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Gerunds and  infinitives

                 71   Gerunds


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                                   have      study      smoke     work      live
                                   move      get  up    say       go        make
                                   watch     hdp        eat       write     see
                                    learn    look  after  become  walk      go  out


                                  Write  the  verbs  in  the  box  in  the  correct  form  in  these  sentences.  Use  each  verb
                                  once  only.
                                       1  ..Smoking..  is  unhealthy,  but  a  lot  of people  find  it  difficult  to  stop.

                                      2   I'm  fed  up  with                  in  the  city  -  it's  too  dirty
                                          and  crowded.
                                      3  1 enjoy                      in  the  garden  at  weekends.

                                      4  I  have  decided  to  stop                in  the  evenings  so  that  I
                                          can  save  some  money  for  my  holidays.
                                      5   He's  an  artistic  person  -  very  good  at           poetry.
                                      6   They  don't  like                  and  go  everywhere  by  car.
                                      7   I'm  not  really  interested  in              to  university.

                                      8   She's  going  to  continue                 for  another  two  years,
                                          until  her  exams.
                                      9   They're  thinking  of                  house.

                                       10  That machine?  Oh, it's used  for               toasted  sandwiches.
                                       11  They've given up                    meat.
                                       12  Before                    a  teacher,  he  worked  in  advertising.
                                       13                      children  can  be  very  tiring.
                                       14  We're  looking  forward  to                you.

                                       15  They hate                     early  in  the  morning.
                                       16  Thank  you  for                   me  organize  the  party.
                                       17  They're  very  keen  on                 how  to  play  chess.

                                       18  We love                     parties.
                                       19  She  left without                  goodbye.
                                      20                       television  seems  to  be  our  national  sport.








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