EXERCISES ON GERUND

Exercise I. Define the form of the Gerund.

Having stood; reading; being written; having been written; having written; walking; having discovered; having been attracted; being surprised; sitting; having sat; hearing; having heard.

Exercise II. Select the correct variant to fill in the blanks.

1. Father told me about________.Greek and Latin at high school.

a) being teached c) his being taught

b) having been taught d) his having being taught

2. He deserves _____________because he does good things.

a) praising c)having praised

b) being praised d) being praising

3. I remember______________ this movie some years ago.

a) to see c) being seen

b) seing d) seeing

4. My Granny stopped __________ when her eyes went bad.

a) to knit c) to be knitting

b) knitting d) kniting

5. My grandmother __________alone.

a) is used to living c) is used to live

b) used to living d) is used to her living

6. I don?t like _______________to and that, I think, is what you are trying to do.

a) being lied c) having been lied

b) lying d) having lied

7. ____________on campus roads and streets is permitted at any time.

a) being driven c) driving

b) having driven d) having been driven

8. If you are interested in ____________in a committee of some kind, please, sign up here!

a) being involve c) involving

b)having involve d) being involved

9. He tries to avoid ______________controversial subjects.

a) him discussing c) discussing

b) his discussing d) being discussed

10. She promised that she wouldn?t forget ___________the book the next day.

a) bringing c) having brought

b) being brought d) to bring

Exercise III. Insert the preposition into the gap where necessary.

1. My friend warned me _____ doing business with this firm.

2. I had to bite my lip to prevent myself _____ laughing.

3. He will persist _____ smoking though he is unwell.

4. It was cool out and Mary felt _____ staying at home.

5. You can?t blame people _____ misunderstanding you.

6. Are you used being spoken to like that by your employer?

7. Have you ever dreamed _____ starting a business?

8. He only succeeded ____being taken for a bore.

9. I thanked him again ____lending me the car.

10. I have been thinking ____trying my hand at it myself.

11. I specialize_____helping business run more efficiently.

12. Vehicles without permits may be prohibited_____parking on university property.

13. When traffic control signals are not in operation at pedestrian crossings, a vehicle must yield the right of way, _______slowing down or stopping.

14. Do not schedule an appointment during class hours; an appointment is not an acceptable excuse _______ missing class.

15. He was excused _______attendance at the lecture.

Exercise IV. Open the brackets and use the proper gerund and the proper preposition if necessary.

1 .She apologized for (cause) so much trouble.

2. We do not object ? (to take him with us)

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3 .The speaker was annoyed at (to interrupt) every other moment.

4. Does James insist ? (to be present at the conference?)

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5. He showed no sign of (hurt)

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6. He had never thought of security because he had no idea of (kidnap).

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7 Emphasis will be an early correction of problems that might interfere??(to learn).

8. My mother doesn?t approve??my (to stay up) late on school nights.

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9. She insisted ?..(to be right). ___________________________________________________________________________

10. Our people need to become involved?.(to solve)these problems on a local level.

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