Week 2: Gerund

Question 1

We use gerunds (verb + ing)

Answer 1

1. After certain verbs - I enjoy singing
2. After prepositions - I drank a cup of coffee before leaving
3. As the subject or object of a sentence - Swimming is good exercise

Question 2

enjoy

Answer 2

enjoy: I enjoyed living in France.

Question 3

fancy

Answer 3

fancy: I fancy seeing a film tonight.

Question 4

discuss

Answer 4

discuss: We discussed going on holiday together.

Question 5

dislike

Answer 5

dislike: I dislike waiting for buses.

Question 6

finish

Answer 6

finish: We’ve finished preparing for the meeting.

Question 7

mind

Answer 7

mind: I don’t mind coming early.

Question 8

suggest

Answer 8

suggest: He suggested staying at the Grand Hotel.

Question 9

recommend

Answer 9

recommend: They recommended meeting earlier.

Question 10

keep

Answer 10

keep: He kept working, although he felt ill.

Question 11

avoid

Answer 11

avoid: She avoided talking to her boss.

Question 12

miss

Answer 12

miss: She misses living near the beach.

Question 13

appreciate

Answer 13

appreciate: I appreciated her helping me.

Question 14

delay

Answer 14

delay: He delayed doing his taxes.

Question 15

postpone

Answer 15

postpone: He postponed returning to Paris

Question 16

practise

Answer 16

practise: She practised singing the song.

Question 17

consider

Answer 17

consider: She considered moving to New York

Question 18

can’t stand

Answer 18

can’t stand: He can’t stand her smoking in the office.

Question 19

can’t help

Answer 19

can’t help: He can’t help talking so loudly.

Question 20

risk

Answer 20

risk: He risked being caught.

Question 21

admit

Answer 21

admit: He admitted cheating on the test.

Question 22

deny

Answer 22

deny: He denied committing the crime.

Question 23

mention

Answer 23

mention: He mentioned going to that college.

Question 24

imagine

Answer 24

imagine: He imagines working there one day.

Question 25

tolerate

Answer 25

tolerate: I tolerated her talking.

Question 26

understand

Answer 26

understand: I understand his quitting.

Question 27

involve

Answer 27

involve: The job involves travelling to Japan once a month.

Question 28

complete

Answer 28

complete: He completed renovating the house.

Question 29

report

Answer 29

report: He reported her stealing the money.

Question 30

anticipate

Answer 30

anticipate: I anticipated arriving late.

Question 31

recall

Answer 31

recall: Tom recalled using his credit card at the store.