Gerunds and Verbs

Gerunds – Subjects & Objects

100

Identify the subject: “Swimming is fun.”

Swimming

200

What’s the gerund in this sentence: “I enjoy reading novels.”

Reading

300

Correct this: “To swim is good for your health.” (Use a gerund)

"Swimming is good for your health."

400

Choose the correct form: “She dislikes (to wait / waiting) for people.”

"She dislikes waiting for people."

500

Rewrite using a gerund: “To travel around the world is my dream.”

"Traveling around the world is my dream."

Gerunds – After Prepositions & Expressions

100

Fill in the blank: “I’m good at ___ (draw).”

drawing

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."

300

Choose the correct word: 

“He apologized for (being / to be) late.”

being

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."

500

What’s the rule for verbs after prepositions?

Verbs must be in gerund (-ing) form after prepositions.

Gerunds vs. Infinitives

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.

200

Choose: “She decided (going / to go) home early.”

"She decided to go home early."

300

Which one is correct if I quit smoking? 

“I stopped (to smoke / smoking)” 

"I stopped smoking."

400

What’s the difference:

 “I stopped smoking” vs. “I stopped to smoke”?

Stopped smoking = quit; 

stopped to smoke = paused something else to smoke

500

Which verbs can be followed by both gerunds and infinitives with a change in meaning?

Remember, stop, try, forget, regret

Infinitives

100

What is the infinitive form of the verb “eat”?

to eat

200

Fill in the blank: “She wants ___ (travel) to Japan.”

to travel

300

What kind of verbs are followed by infinitives?

Emotion or feeling type verbs such as:

Want, need, decide, plan, hope, promise, etc.

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."

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

Gerunds after Prepositions - 2

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

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

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 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

What is the rule about gerunds and prepositions that has NO EXCEPTIONS?

If a verb follows a preposition, it MUST be a gerund.