Ángela Ruiz
1 Rewrite the sentences using gerunds.
Tim cycled into town. He didn’t stop.
Tim cycled into town without stopping.
1 Rachel lost the race. She was very angry.
Rachel was angry about ____________________________________________________________
2 We didn’t go to the cinema, we watched a video at home.
Instead of ____________________________________________________________
3 Ivan passed his driving test because he practised every weekend.
By ____________________________________________________________
4 Gillian read the newspaper then she phoned her friend.
Before ____________________________________________________________
5 They left the disco and went for a coffee.
After ____________________________________________________________
6 Jake has split up with his girlfriend. He’s upset.
Jake is upset about ____________________________________________________________
2 Choose the correct forms.
1 Tony wants to go / going travelling before he goes to university.
2 He promised to buy / buying her a diamond ring for their anniversary.
3 Have you ever considered studying / to study abroad?
4 He agreed to buy / buying the motorbike for £2,000.
5 John has been a farmer for twenty years. He’s used to getting up / get up early.
6 It’s cold today. You shouldn’t go out without wearing / to wear your coat.
3 Fill in the blanks with a suitable gerund.
1. Be careful! That dog is capable of ____________________ you if you make it angry.
2. Ian finally succeeded in ____________________ the job he wanted.
3. When he lived abroad, we often missed ____________________ our friends and family.
4. The dentist told Joe he must give up ____________________ sweets.
5. The judge found the man guilty of ____________________ more than 20 cars.
6. I am looking forward to ____________________ him tomorrow.
7. They’ve been talking about ____________________ a new house.
8. Mike isn’t used to ____________________ in public.
9. What is the use of ____________________ the police?
10. Anna is not at all frightened of ____________________ to the dentist.
11. He’s thinking of ____________________ his motorbike and ____________________ a car.
12. She doesn’t remember ____________________ anything about the wedding.
13. Has he finished ____________________ yet?
14. Jeff never talks about ____________________ his family.
15. Do you have any objection to ____________________ late for the next few days?
4 Complete the story with gerunds or infinitives.
Haunted house
When I was a child I used to spend my holidays at my aunt and uncle’s old country house.
One summer I remember 1_________________ (have) a strange experience.
It was a hot afternoon, and my cousins suggested 2_________________ (play) hide-and-seek.
But instead of 3_________________ (go) outside, we decided that we 4_________________ (play)
in the attic. After we 5_________________ (turn off) all the lights, we all hid in different places. I
managed 6_________________ (hide) behind an old sofa.
Then something odd happened. In the darkness we heard footsteps come into the room.
The footsteps seemed 7_________________ (walk) towards the sofa. I wanted
8_________________ (move), but I couldn’t. I expected something terrible 9_________________
(happen). Then suddenly the footsteps stopped and the door slammed shut. After
10_________________ (wait) for a few seconds, we jumped up and ran downstairs without
11_________________ (stop).
We told my aunt and uncle, but they refused 12_________________ (believe) us. Mysteriously
the house burned down a year later. The fire started in the attic.
1 Rewrite the sentences using gerunds.
Tim cycled into town. He didn’t stop.
Tim cycled into town without stopping.
1 Rachel lost the race. She was very angry.
Rachel was angry about ____________________________________________________________
2 We didn’t go to the cinema, we watched a video at home.
Instead of ____________________________________________________________
3 Ivan passed his driving test because he practised every weekend.
By ____________________________________________________________
4 Gillian read the newspaper then she phoned her friend.
Before ____________________________________________________________
5 They left the disco and went for a coffee.
After ____________________________________________________________
6 Jake has split up with his girlfriend. He’s upset.
Jake is upset about ____________________________________________________________
2 Choose the correct forms.
1 Tony wants to go / going travelling before he goes to university.
2 He promised to buy / buying her a diamond ring for their anniversary.
3 Have you ever considered studying / to study abroad?
4 He agreed to buy / buying the motorbike for £2,000.
5 John has been a farmer for twenty years. He’s used to getting up / get up early.
6 It’s cold today. You shouldn’t go out without wearing / to wear your coat.
3 Fill in the blanks with a suitable gerund.
1. Be careful! That dog is capable of ____________________ you if you make it angry.
2. Ian finally succeeded in ____________________ the job he wanted.
3. When he lived abroad, we often missed ____________________ our friends and family.
4. The dentist told Joe he must give up ____________________ sweets.
5. The judge found the man guilty of ____________________ more than 20 cars.
6. I am looking forward to ____________________ him tomorrow.
7. They’ve been talking about ____________________ a new house.
8. Mike isn’t used to ____________________ in public.
9. What is the use of ____________________ the police?
10. Anna is not at all frightened of ____________________ to the dentist.
11. He’s thinking of ____________________ his motorbike and ____________________ a car.
12. She doesn’t remember ____________________ anything about the wedding.
13. Has he finished ____________________ yet?
14. Jeff never talks about ____________________ his family.
15. Do you have any objection to ____________________ late for the next few days?
4 Complete the story with gerunds or infinitives.
Haunted house
When I was a child I used to spend my holidays at my aunt and uncle’s old country house.
One summer I remember 1_________________ (have) a strange experience.
It was a hot afternoon, and my cousins suggested 2_________________ (play) hide-and-seek.
But instead of 3_________________ (go) outside, we decided that we 4_________________ (play)
in the attic. After we 5_________________ (turn off) all the lights, we all hid in different places. I
managed 6_________________ (hide) behind an old sofa.
Then something odd happened. In the darkness we heard footsteps come into the room.
The footsteps seemed 7_________________ (walk) towards the sofa. I wanted
8_________________ (move), but I couldn’t. I expected something terrible 9_________________
(happen). Then suddenly the footsteps stopped and the door slammed shut. After
10_________________ (wait) for a few seconds, we jumped up and ran downstairs without
11_________________ (stop).
We told my aunt and uncle, but they refused 12_________________ (believe) us. Mysteriously
the house burned down a year later. The fire started in the attic.
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