GRAMMAR: Gerund - {-ing forms)
1 Underline the gerunds {-ing forms) in the sentences below.
Which -ing form:
• is the subject of the sentence?
• is the object of the sentence?
• comes after a preposition?
a I hate buying presents.
b Sunbathing is one of my favourite hobbies!
c I'm very keen on reading.
2 Complete the gaps with one word only.
a Karen chocolate: she is specially keen white chocolate.
b Dave doesn't buying presents for his family. In fact, he can't it!
c Hazel is crazy watching Formula One on TV, but she doesn't like football or tennis very
d Simon enjoys sunbathing because he lying down and also because he's on reading.
e Jane hates long car journeys, but she loves by train.
3 Make 6 true sentencesabout your own likes and dislikes using the words in the box in Language focus 1, exercise 1 and the phrases for likes and dislikes.
4 Make these sentences true, using the -ing form.
a I find cooking very relaxing. - образец
b can be stressful.
c I'm (not) very interested in .
d I find quite boring.
eis good fun.
f is bad for you.
g is good for you.
h My friend (name) is crazy about
i I think is difficult.
j can be very dangerous.

mk515    1   14.04.2020 20:19    229