Exercise of Gerunds I Use the correct form of verbs The children prefer ( watch) TV to ( read) books The boys like ( play) games but hate ( do) lessons Would you like ( go) now or shall we wait till the end? I can't find my favorite book You ( see) it? We used ( dream) of a television set when we (be) small Would you mind ( show ) me how ( send) an e-mail? He always think about (go) swimming She dislikes (do) a lot of housework My children enjoy ( read) books 10 She looked forward to (see) you 11 They are used to (prepare) new lessons 12 By ( work) day and night , he succeeded in ( finish) the job in time 13 His doctor advised him ( give) up ( smoke) 14 Please stop (talk) We will stop (eat) lunch in ten minutes 15 Stop ( argue) and start( work) 16 I like ( think) carefully about things before ( make) decision 17 Ask him ( come) in Don't keep him ( stand) at the door 18 Did you succeed in ( solve) the problem? 19 Don't forget ( lock) the door before (go) to bed 20 Don't try ( persuad) me Nothing can make me ( change) my mind II Complete each sentence with one of these verbs: answer, apply, lie, make, try, walk, wash, wait, write, wear Use -ing form Could you please stop so much noise? He tried to avoid _ my question Have you finished _ your hair yet? I considered for the job but in the end I decided against it Tim suggested _ for a while I like _ on the beach I always spend my holidays sunbathing I hate letters I can never think what to write Caroline dislikes uniform at work Andrew doesn't mind _ home 10 Sandra gave up _ to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad III Choose the best answer The little boy denied ( going/ to go/ surfing/ to surf) the net during the class Tommy suggested( to visit/ visit/ visiting/ visited) the shrine on the mountain How much time you spend ( posting/ responding/ surfing/ using) the web a day? When I was on holiday, I enjoy(not having to/not have to/no have to/have to no)get up early I finally finished (to cook/being cooked/cooking/to be cooked)at 7.00 pm and served dinner Sam always remembers ( to park/ parking/ being parked/ to be parked in the garage so that the drieway is free for other cars He still denies ( murder/ to murder/ murdering/ to have murderd) his wife I really dislike ( asking/ to ask/ being asked/ to asked) to answer questions in class We can drive half the distance before we stop ( having/ to have/ having had/ for having) lunch 10 Mai often think of ( establish/ establised/ establishing/to estabish) a charity organization