Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. She is good at (dance) ………………. .
2. He is crazy about (sing) ………………. .
3. I don`t like (play) ………………. . cards.
4. They are afraid of (swim) ………………. in the sea.
5. You should give up (smoke) ……………….
6. Sam dreams of (be) ………………. a popstar.
7. He is interested in (make) ………………. friends.
8. My uncle is afraid of (go) ………………. by plane.
9. We insist on (cook) ………………. the dinner ourselves.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. (cook) ………………. is one of her hobbies.
2. (cycle) ………………. is fun.
3. (Get) ………………. a good job is not easy.
4. (Find) ………………. a parking space is quite difficult in this area.
5. (drive) ………………. becomes more and more expensive.
6. (learn) ………………. about other cultures makes people more tolerant.
7. No (smoke) ………………. in this area.
8. (work) ………………. overtime is quite common in this company.
9. (eat) ………………. fruits and vegetables is good for your health.
10. (make) ………………. fun of other people is not nice.
Exercise 3: Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with `to`):
1) I don`t fancy(go) ………………. out tonight.
2) She avoided(tell) ………………. him about her plans.
3) I would like (come) ………………. to the party with you.
4) He enjoys (have) ………………. a bath in the evening.
5) She kept(talk) ………………. during the film.
6) I am learning (speak) ………………. English.
7) Do you mind (give) ………………. me a hand?
8) She helped me (carry) ………………. my suitcases.
9) I`ve finished (cook) ……………….- come and eat!
10) He decided (study) ……………….………………. biology.
11) I dislike (wait). ……………….……………….
12) He asked (come) ………………. with us.
13) I promise (help) ………………. you tomorrow.
14) We discussed (go) ………………. to the cinema, but in the end we stayed at home.
15) She agreed(bring) ………………. the pudding to the dinner.
16) I don`t recommend (take) ………………. the bus - it takes forever!
17) We hope (visit) ………………. Amsterdam next month.
18) She suggested (go) ………………. to the museum.
19) They plan (start) ………………. college in the autumn.
20) I don`t want (leave) ………………. yet