Gerunds – Subjects & Objects
Gerunds – After Prepositions & Expressions
Gerunds vs. Infinitives
Infinitives
Gerunds after Prepositions - 2
100
Identify the subject: “Swimming is fun.”
Swimming
100
Fill in the blank: “I’m good at ___ (draw).”
drawing
100
Choose the correct:
a-) “I like to dance.”
b-) "I like dancing."
c-) both 'a' and 'b' are correct
c-) Both are correct, but "dancing" is more common in casual use.
100
What is the infinitive form of the verb “eat”?
to eat
100
Choose the correct sentence with gerund after a preposition:
a-) "They are afraid to lost the match."
b-) "They are afraid of losing the match."
c-) "They are afraid to lose the match."
b-) "They are afraid of losing the match."
NOTE: c-) the verb is in the infinitive form
200
What’s the gerund in this sentence: “I enjoy reading novels.”
Reading
200
Chose the sentence with the correct gerund form:
a-) "I am interested in learn."
b-) "I am interested to learn."
c-) "I am interested in learning."
c-) "I am interested in learning."
200
Choose: “She decided (going / to go) home early.”
"She decided to go home early."
200
Fill in the blank: “She wants ___ (travel) to Japan.”
to travel
200
Choose the correct sentence with gerund after a preposition:
a-) "Try to rest before traveling."b-) "Try resting before travel."
c-) "Try to rest before to travel."
a-) "Try to rest before traveling."
300
Correct this: “To swim is good for your health.” (Use a gerund)
"Swimming is good for your health."
300
Choose the correct word:
“He apologized for (being / to be) late.”
being
300
Which one is correct if I quit smoking?
“I stopped (to smoke / smoking)”
"I stopped smoking."
300
What kind of verbs are followed by infinitives?
Emotion or feeling type verbs such as:
Want, need, decide, plan, hope, promise, etc.
300
Choose the correct sentence with gerund after a preposition:
a-) "She is good to paint."
b-) "She is good with paint."
c-) "She is good at painting."
c-) "She is good at painting."
400
Choose the correct form: “She dislikes (to wait / waiting) for people.”
"She dislikes waiting for people."
400
What is the gerund?
a-) "I can't help laughing with you."
b-) "I can't help to laugh with you."
c-) "I can't help laugh with you."
a-) "I can't help laughing with you."
400
What’s the difference:
“I stopped smoking” vs. “I stopped to smoke”?
Stopped smoking = quit;
stopped to smoke = paused something else to smoke
400
Choose the correct infinitive sentence:
a-) "He wants leaving work early today."
b-) "He wants leave work early today."
c-) "He wants to leave work early today."
c-) "He wants to leave work early today."
400
Choose the correct sentence with gerund after a preposition:
a-) "I look forward to seeing you again soon."
b-) "I look forward to see you again soon."
c-) "I am looking forward to see you again soon."
a-) "I look forward to seeing you again soon."
500
Rewrite using a gerund: “To travel around the world is my dream.”
"Traveling around the world is my dream."
500
What’s the rule for verbs after prepositions?
Verbs must be in gerund (-ing) form after prepositions.
500
Which verbs can be followed by both gerunds and infinitives with a change in meaning?
Remember, stop, try, forget, regret
500
What infinitive explains why you are all in this class?
a-) to learn
b-) to learn
c-) to learn
d-) all of the above
d-) all of the above
500
What is the rule about gerunds and prepositions that has NO EXCEPTIONS?
If a verb follows a preposition, it MUST be a gerund.