Exercise 1. You can use either gerunds or infinitives after the following verbs. Find the
odd word in the chain of the verbs. Example: fancy avoid agree postpone 1) deny
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afford
suggest
2) offer
mention
risk
mind
3) put off
prove
learn
aim
4) admit
fancy
fail
consider
5) expect
happen
give up tend
6) enjoy
endure
imagine appear
7) can't help adore
refuse
carry on
8) delay
have difficulty intend
spend time
9) can't stand keep
resist
seem
10) be busy
neglect
threaten plan
Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences using gerunds. 1. (Be) free and alone is a good thing if you are tired of big cities.
2. (Find) you here was a quite a surprise.
3. If this is what you intend (ask) me, stop (waste) your time.
4. They kept on (talk) though the band began (play).
5. Everyone enjoyed (swim) in the river.
6. My watch needs (repair).
7. He never mentioned (live) in Prague.
8. He does not seem to mind (air) the room.
9. Just imagine (go) there together.
10. Don't put off (do) it now. If you postpone (receive) a visa again, you will miss an
excellent opportunity of (go) there.
Exercise 3. Match the parts of the sentences. 1) Making money
2) Being born in my provincial town
3) There is a general feeling all around
4) He promised them that no harm
5) Would you mind
a) would come to them for signing the papers.
b) looking up his telephone number?
c) is my dream also.
d) wasn't much different from being born in Brooklyn.
e) that her running away was a good thing.
Exercise 4. Complete the following sentences with gerunds formed from the verbs given
