Language worksheet exercise on using verbs with gerunds, including examples and practice sentences.

Let's solve the exercises step by step, focusing on gerunds (verbs ending in -ing) that follow certain verbs like *like, dislike, enjoy, start, stop*, etc.

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🔹 Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with appropriate gerunds

> Note: The first part of the worksheet (3–8) is incomplete — only the sentence structures are given. But based on grammar rules and context, we can infer likely answers.

Let’s complete them:

3. I enjoy walking on the beach.
→ *enjoy + gerund* → "walking" fits naturally.

4. She doesn't like playing with other children.
→ *dislike + gerund* → "playing" is correct.

5. Running is a fast way of getting somewhere.
→ "Running" = activity; "getting" = purpose.

6. She likes sport, especially riding horses and swimming.
→ *riding horses* and *swimming* are common sports activities.

7. After failing several times, I finally passed my exams.
→ *After + gerund* → "failing" makes sense here.

8. I lay in bed and thought about giving up.
→ *think about + gerund* → "giving up" is correct.

✔ So, full answers for Exercise 1:
3. walking
4. playing
5. Running, getting
6. riding, swimming
7. failing
8. giving

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🔹 Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the form of the gerund

We need to change each verb into its -ing form (gerund).

1. Do you like making cakes?
→ ✔ Given: *making* – correct.

2. I dislike getting up at seven o'clock every morning.
→ *get up* → getting up (phrasal verb becomes gerund)

3. I started working here eight or nine years ago.
→ *start + gerund* → working

4. Do you prefer travelling by plane or by ship?
→ *prefer + gerund* → travelling (British English) / traveling (American), but both acceptable.

5. I hate writing 'thank you' letters.
→ *hate + gerund* → writing

6. I gave up driving after I had a bad accident.
→ *give up + gerund* → driving

7. I miss being able to visit my family.
→ *miss + gerund* → being (the state of being able)

8. I love sitting here by the sea in the evenings.
→ *love + gerund* → sitting

9. I think it's time to stop playing football.
→ *stop + gerund* → playing (we stop doing something)

10. What time did you finish reading last night?
→ *finish + gerund* → reading

11. Why don't you like going to discos?
→ *like + gerund* → going

12. I think I'll start packing my suitcase.
→ *start + gerund* → packing

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✔ Final Answers for Exercise 2:

1. making
2. getting up
3. working
4. travelling
5. writing
6. driving
7. being
8. sitting
9. playing
10. reading
11. going
12. packing

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📝 Explanation Summary:

- Verbs like like, love, hate, enjoy, prefer, dislike, miss, start, stop, finish, give up, begin are often followed by a gerund (-ing).
- Some of these verbs (like *like, prefer, start*) can also be followed by an infinitive (*to do*), but in this exercise, we're specifically asked for the gerund form.
- Phrasal verbs (e.g., *get up*, *give up*) become gerunds as getting up, giving up.
- After prepositions (e.g., *about*, *after*, *on*), we always use the gerund.

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✔ All sentences now correctly use gerunds after appropriate verbs.