Verb Gerund PatternsSet 1

1Fill in the blank with the correct verb phrase:"Painting ..... a new hobby that I practice on the weekends."
2Do you enjoy ..... fantasy novels?
3VocabularyI go to the cinema every week because .....
4..... books about cooking is one of my hobbies.
5Heavy workloads make it hard for many people to resist (work/ to work/ working) from home outside office hours.
6After deny
7There are several people in my class who are ..... to major in English.
8Complete the sentence:The ..... dog wouldn't stop chasing its tail.
9When I'm tired, I enjoy ..... TV. It's relaxing.
10Running for president is a serious ambition.
11Pick the verb for the sentenceShe is very good at ..... that song.
12Jill's car, damaged by the wreck, was towed to a gas station. What is the participle?
13Decide whether the verb is in a present participle or past participle form.He is finished with the project.
14What is the correct verb form to complete the sentence?To increase student participation in after-class activities, this report recommends ..... club budgets to 10,000 AED per year.
15Do you fancy ..... away for the weekend?
16Suburbanites are pouring their creative juices into Halloween celebrations
17The government requires that a census taken every ten years so that accurate statistics may be compiled.
18Completa con el presente continuo: The dog ..... (run).
19..... between Limpopo and Luvuvuhu Riven Kruger National Park is the ancestral hom of the Makulele people.
20Is the blue word/phrase a VERB or a PARTICIPLE?The first baseman, running quickly, caught the ball near the fence.
21I will not forget ..... mangoes when I was child.
22They spent two months ..... their house.
23I regret ..... harder in school.
24Choose the correct gerund to complete the sentences ..... soup on cold days can keep you warm. I also think ..... on a sweater can help you keep warm.
25He regrets (to not have/not having) studied harder in school.
26Choose the gerund phrase in the sentence below:Makai recently tried skateboarding at the skatepark, and he liked it.
27The suspects are believed ..... east, so all officers east of the city should be alert.
28I don't mind ....., but I'd rather her boyfriend didn't.
29Glistening in the summer sun, the orange snow cone looked delicious.
30Which part of the sentence is a participle? We should volunteer to rebuild the destroyed homes from Hurricane Harvey.
31She isn't ..... to ..... a bike.
32UNIT 7VERB PATTERNSChoose the correct alternative.
33Are you god at ..... tennis?
34I gave up ..... abroad for half the year after I had children.
35She is ..... her bike.
36Nurse Zara is ..... care of another patient right now.
37You have to risk ..... someone you don't like.
38What was this man doing on the side of the street?
39Fill in the blank: "She is excited about ..... (travel) to Europe."
40Which sentence is using the progressive aspect?
41The man ..... next to the General is a high-ranking official.
42EXERCISE 33: Correct the errors.13. According to this legend, a man went in search of a hidden village, he finally found it after walk two hundred mile.
43Ann has been ..... English for 7 years.
44I like ..... everyday after work
45Identify the error: She enjoys to swimming in the ocean.
46Tom apologized for (be) late.
47..... in this class all day and ..... around my friends is an enjoyable way to spend my time.
48In the sentence 'Her voice trembling, she gave her speech, ' identify the participle.
49The politician's broken promises were all that the voters remembered.Explain the function of the verbal.
50What Aashvi loves
51Choose the option that best completes the sentence.John denied ..... the money from his mother.
52Despite the extremely bad weather in the mountains, my friends decided not cancelling their trip across the mountain pass
53Diana is ..... her bike.
54You ..... studying German.
55A gerund can function as a noun in a sentence.
56Last year Beth decided to ..... an new hobby.
57I love ..... with new recipes.
58Rectify the error by choosing the correct option.My brother helped to decorating the house with streamers and balloons. My father bought all kinds of food and drinks.
59Which word represents the GERUND in the sentence below?
60Do you ..... collecting stamps?
61Encouraging ..... can promote self-identity and confidence in clients.