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GERUNDS
A gerund is the . ing of a verb. The gerund functions mainly as a noun and is often called
a verbal noun.
Forms of gerunds.
Active : She is good at teaching retarded children.
Passive : Being defeated is unpleasant.
g. She en!oys listening to the stories.
Fishing re"uires a lot of patience.
Underline the correct gerunds.
#. She is good at $ dance % dancing &.
'. (e is cra)y about $ singing % sing &.
*. + don,t li-e $ play % playing & cards.
.. They are afraid of $ s/imming % s/im & in the sea.
0. 1ou should give up $ smo-ing % smo-e &.
2. Sam dreams of $ being % be& a popstar.
3. (e is interested in $ ma-e % ma-ing & friends.
4. 5y uncle is afraid of $ going % go & by plane.
6. 7e insist on $ coo-ing % coo- & the dinner ourselves.
#8. 9an en!oys $ reading % read & science fiction.
##. :heryl suggested $ see % seeing & a movie after /or-.
#'. + miss $ /or-ing % /or- & in the travel industry. 5aybe + can get my old !ob bac-.
#*. 9o you mind $ helping % help & me translate this letter;
#.. 1ou,ve never mentioned $ live % living & in <apan before. (o/ long did you live there;=
#0. +f he -eeps $ coming%come & to /or- late> he,s going to get fired?
#2. 5y friend is good at $ playing % play & volleyball.
#3. She complains about $bully % bullying &.
#4. They are afraid of $ lose % losing & the match.
#6. She doesn,t feel li-e $ /or-ing % /or- & on the computer.
'8. 7e are loo-ing for/ard to $ going % go & out at the /ee-end.
'#. @aura dreams of $ live % living & on a small island.
''. Andre/ apologi)ed for $ being % been & late.
'*. 9o you agree /ith $ staying % stayed & in a foreign country;
'.. The girls insisted on $ going % go & out /ith Aerry.
'0. d/ard thin-s of $ climbing % climbed & trees this afternoon.
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Fill in the blanks with the correct gerunds.
'2. 7hen you have finished BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB the letter> sho/ it to me. $ /rite &
'3. 1ou cant -eep on BBBBBBBBBbread every day. $ eat &
'4. 7ill you stop BBBBBBBBB around; $ fool &
'6. + dont thin- the house needs BBBBBBBBBB. $ repaint &
*8. 5y brother is good at BBBBBBBBB cloc-s and /atches. $ repair &
*#. She is sic- of BBBBBBBB in bed every day. $ sleep &
*'. (e /as accused of BBBBBBBBB lies. $ tell &
**. 9o you mind BBBBBBBB out for a second; $ go &
*.. 7ould you mind BBBBBBBBB more clearly; $ spea- &
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*0. + /ouldnt mind BBBBBBBBB you the truth. $ tell &
*2. + en!oy BBBBBBBBB in my garden. $ /or- &
*3. Cob finished BBBBBBBBBB at midnight. $ study &
*4. +t stopped BBBBBBBBB a fe/ minutes ago. $ rain &
*6. 9avid "uit BBBBBBBBBBB. $ smo-e &
.8. 7ould you mind BBBBBBBBB the /indo/; $ open &
.#. + postponed BBBBBBBBBBB my home/or-. $ do &
.'. + put off BBBBBBBBB my home/or-. $ do &
.*. Aeep BBBBBBBBB. 9ont stop. $ do &
... +m considering BBBBBBBBB to (a/aii. $ go &
.0. +m thin-ing about BBBBBBBBB to :hina. $ go &
.2. They tal-ed about BBBBBBBB a ne/ car. $ get &
.3. + en!oy BBBBBBBBB gourmet meals. $ coo- &
.4. llen started BBBBBBBBB about her problem. $ tal- &
.6. +t began BBBBBBBBB. $ rain &
08. 7e finished BBBBBBBBBaround seven. $ eat &
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1uri /as in his first year at university> studying (istory. (e /as rather a la)y student> and
he tended to avoid $0#&BBBBBBBBB $/or-& /henever he could. +n the middle of the semester> his
history professor gave out an assignment> due in t/o /ee-s. 1uri intended to do the
assignment> but he postponed $0'&BBBBBBBBB $/rite& it for a /ee-.
The follo/ing /ee-> he forgot to do it. The night before the assignment /as due> he
suddenly remembered it> and rushed to the library. (e tried to read as much as possible on the
topic> but there /asn,t enough time. 1uri considered $0*&BBBBBBBBB $as-& for more time to do
his paper> but the (istory professor /as -no/n to be very tough on students> so finally he
decided to cheat and copy his paper from some/here else. (e found an old article on the same
topic> and "uic-ly typed it out. The neDt day> he submitted the paper.
The follo/ing /ee-> he /as alarmed to see the professor approaching him> loo-ing
angry. E+s this your o/n /or-> or did you copy it;E as-ed the professor. 1uri denied
$0.&BBBBBBBB$copy& the paper. E+f you eDpect me to believe that> you must be very stupid>E said
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the professor. Every /ord is ta-en from an article + /rote myself five years ago. 9id you really
thin- + /ould forget $00&BBBBBBBBBBB$/rite& it;E

The thief admitted $02&BBBBBBBB$ steal &the money the night before :hristmas.
The police recommended $03&BBBBBBBBB$ loc- &all the doors and /indo/s before
$04&BBBBBBB$ leave & the house.
All the neighbours agreed to cooperate /ith the police> so that more burglars /ere
arrested. Some neighbours have decided to put a surveillance camera and an alarm in their
houses. The police -eep $06&BBBBBBBBBB$ say &that there,s no need to create a social alarm.

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7e have al/ays lived inland> but + remember $28&BBBBBBBBB$ spend & my holidays by
the sea /hen + /as a child.
5y father rented a flat near the beach because my mum suggested
$2#&BBBBBBBBBB$ go &to the beach for a change.
5y father said /e couldn,t afford to spend the /hole summer there> but /e could stay for
a month.
very day> /hen + finished $2'&BBBBBBBBBB$ build &my sandcastles> my parents too- me
for a /al- along the beach. 7hen that /onderful summer /as over> my parents promised to
come bac- the neDt year.


$2*&BBBBBBBBBB$ Fo &to parties is the best /ay to fight stress or that,s /hat they say.
(o/ever> + /ent to a party last /ee-> /hich didn,t help at all. At first> + en!oyed
$2.&BBBBBBB$ dance & and $20&BBBBBBBBB$ drin- &/ith my friends> but all of a sudden> a couple
of mas-ed guys appeared and as-ed everyone to give them the money and !e/els. Gne of them
pretended to have a gun in his poc-et and the other threatened to use his -nife against the
guests.
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Some guests managed to escape through the bac- door> others ris-ed
$22&BBBBBBBBBBBBBB$ !ump& through an open /indo/> but + /as so scared that + didn,t even
attempt to escape. Finally> the police arrived and arrested the t/o thugs> /ho resisted
$23&BBBBBBBBBBB$ be & arrested and /ere in!ured.
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
+ used to li-e going to our local cinema. +t /as old and rather uncomfortable> but it had
character. Ho/ theyIve stopped $24&BBBBBB $ sho/ & films there. The o/ner /ould li-e to go on
$26&BBBBBBB$ run & the cinema> but he /ould need to ma-e a lot of improvements> /hich /ould
mean $38& BBBBBBBB $ spend & tens of thousands of pounds. + remember $3#&BBBBBBBB $ /atch&
the last film at cinema. +t /as a murder mystery. +t /as five minutes from the end> and /e /ere
trying to /or- out /ho the murderer /as /hen suddenly all the lights /ent out and the film
stopped. 7e sat in the dar- for a fe/ minutes> and then the o/ner appeared /ith a torch.
J + regret to tell you>K he said J that our electricity has failed. + donIt mean to disappoint
you> but +Im afraid /e canIt sho/ you the end of the film. 7eIve tried $3'&BBBBBBBBB $ phone &
the electricity company> but they say they canIt help.K(e /ent on to eDplain to the audience ho/
the film ended. + didnIt understand the story. Cut + donIt regret $3*&BBBBBBBB $ go & to the
cinema on that last evening.
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3.. The students /ere discouraged from BBBBBBB Free- in class.
a & spea- b& spea-ing
c& spo-e d& spea-s
30. There,s no point in BBBBBBB him for it.
a & blaming b& blames
c& blame d& blamed
32. (e suggested BBBBBBB a ne/ business.
a & starts b& started
c& start d& starting
33. 7e finally succeeded in BBBBBBBBt/o tic-ets for the concert.
a & got b& get
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c& getting d& gets
34. +t,s very easy to do> so stopBBBBBBBB?
a & /orry b& /orrying
c& /orries d& /orried
36. They agreed to her BBBBBBB /ith us.
a & goes b& gone
c& go d& going
48. (ave you finished BBBBBBBB your nails;
a& biting b& bite
c& bitten d& bites
4#. :ould you please stop BBBBBBB so much noise;
a & ma-es b& ma-ing
c & made d& ma-e
4'. The phone rang /hile Ann /as having dinner. She didn,t ans/er it. She !ust carried on
BBBBBBBB.
a & eating b& eats
c & eaten d& ate
4*. 7hy do you -eep on BBBBBBB at me li-e that;
a & loo-ed b& loo-es
c & loo-ing d& loo-
4.. + don,t en!oy BBBBBBB letters.
a & /riting b& /rites
c& /rote d& /rite
40. Their names sounded familiar but + couldn,t remember BBBBBBBB them.
a & meets b& met
c & meet d& meeting
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42. +t,s no use BBBBBBBB to ignore him.
a & pretends b& pretending
c& pretended d& spea-s
43. +,ve got a terrible headache. + tried BBBBBBBB an aspirin but it didn,t help.
a & ta-es b& too-
c& ta-e d& ta-ing
44. +,m the boss. +,m not used to BBBBBBBB told /hat to do.
a & been b& be
c& being d& L
46. ventually you /ill have to stop BBBBBBB so many s/eets.
a & eats b& ate
c& eaten d& eating
68. + don,t remember BBBBBBBBB you before.7ho are you;
a & seen b& seeing
c& see d& sa/
6#. 5om hates BBBBBBBBBB to parties.
a & goes b& gone
c& /ent d& going
6'. 1ou can,t do it.1ou must give up BBBBBBBBB.
a & trying b& tries
c& try d& tried
6*. (o/ about BBBBBBBBBB some/here peaceful;
a & goes b& go
c& gone d& going
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6.. Please stop BBBBBBBB your -nuc-les.
a & crac-ing b& crac-ed
c & crac- d& crac-s
60. + dont mind BBBBBBBBBBBB /ith four roommates.
a & lives b& living
c& live d& lived
62. Aen had to "uit BBBBBBBBBB because he hurt his -nee.
a & !ogging b& !og
c& !ogs d& to !og
63. BBBBBBBBBBBBBB in the dentists clinic ma-es me nervous.
a & 7ait b& 7aited
c& 7aiting d& 7aits
64. 7e en!oy BBBBBBBBBBB those children.
a & teach b& teaching
c& to teach d& teaches
66. +ts no good BBBBBBBBBBBBB over /hat you have done.
a & cried b& crying
c& cries d& cry
#88. BBBBBBBBBBBBBB occupies a lot of his time.
a & Mead b& Meads
c& Meading d& To read
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GERUNDS " #NS$ERS
Underline the correct gerunds.
#. dancing.
'. singing
*. playing
.. s/imming
0. smo-ing
2. being
3. ma-ing
4. going
6. coo-ing
#8. reading
##. seeing
#'. /or-ing
#*. helping %
#.. living &
#0. coming
#2. playing
#3. bullying
#4. losing
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#6. /or-ing
'8. going
'#. living
''. being
'*. staying
'.. going
'0. climbing
Fill in the blanks with the correct gerunds.
'2. /riting
'3. eating
'4. fooling
'6. repainting
*8. repairing
*#. sleeping
*'. telling
**. going
*.. spea-ing
*0. telling
*2. /or-ing
*3. studying
*4. raining
*6. smo-ing
.8. opening
.#. doing
.'. doing
.*. doing
... going
.0. going
.2. getting
.3. coo-ing
.4. tal-ing
.6. raining
08. eating
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0#. 7or-ing
0'. 7riting
0*. As-ing
0.. :opying
00. 7riting
02. Stealing
03. @oc-ing
04. @eaving
06. Saying
28. Spending
2#. Foing
2'. Cuilding
2*. Foing
2.. 9ancing
20. 9rin-ing
22. <umping
23. Ceing
24. Sho/ing
26. Munning
38. Spending
3#. 7atching
3'. Phoning
3*. Foing
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Choose the best answers.
3.. b& spea-ing
30. a & blaming
32. d& starting
33. c& getting
34. b& /orrying
36. d& going
48. a& biting
4#. a& ma-ing
4'. a & eating
4*. c & loo-ing
4.. a & /riting
40. d& meeting
42. b& pretending
43. d& ta-ing
44. c& being
46. d& eating
68. b& seeing
6#. d& going
6'. a & trying
6*. d& going
6.. a & crac-ing .
60. b& living
62. a & !ogging
63. c& 7aiting
64. b& teaching
66. b& crying
#88.c& Meading
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