THE GERUND

VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE VERBS WITH PREPOSITIONS FOLLOWED EXPRESSIONS FOLLOWED

GERUND BY THE GERUND
BY THE GERUND
admit accuse of feel like
have a difficult time
advise adjust to forgive for
have a good time
allow agree with give up
appreciate apologize for insist on have a hard time

avoid approve of keep on have a problem

can't help ask about look forward to
have difficulty
can't stand ask for object to
consider begin by pay for have an easy time

delay believe in prevent sb. from have fun

deny be used to protect from
have no difficulty
dislike blame for put off
have no problem
enjoy care for rely on
escape carry on spend money on spend one’s time
fancy complain about spend time on waste one's time
finish concentrate on succeed in
go (in go swimming) congratulate on suspect of
imagine consist of take part in
involve cope with talk about / of
keep decide against thank for
mention decide for think of
mind depend on use for
miss die of warn against
permit dream about / Of worry about
postpone escape from
practise
reject
resist
risk
stop
suggest
understand
waste time / money

. Example: I enjoy cooking Example: I'm looking forward to seeing you Example: They had fun dancing.

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 EXERCISES

Complete using the verbs in the box in the gerund

1. I can't help _____________worried about the situation in the Iraq.

2. I think most people prefer _____________in comfortable cars to _____________
3. She loves _____________in the lake.
4. There's no _____________that he enjoys _____________to his own voice.
5. Don't keep on _____________like that; you will wake up your mother.
6. I enjoy _____________in the afternoon after _____________to finish _____________my English homework.
7. She likes _____________pieces of knitting but hates _____________them.
8. I dread _____________examinations for fear of _____________
9. I couldn't resist _____________the lovely apples.
10. I wouldn't miss _____________that lovely film for the world!

take see begin do fail feel walk shout rest listen finish ride swim deny try buy

Complete the sentences with a gerund form.

1. She is good at_________________.

2. He is crazy about _________________.
3. I don't like _________________.
4. They are afraid of _________________.
5. You should give up _________________.
6. Sam dreams of _________________.
7. He is interested in _________________.
8. My uncle is afraid of _________________.
9. We insist on _________________.

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