24400 i love meeting people

After certain verbs: admit, avoid, can’t stand,
consider, don’t mind, enjoy, feel like, finish, give
up, hate, imagine, love, miss, practise, start,
stop, suggest, try.
Example: I hate studying Maths

Complete with the verbs in brackets,
using the –ing form.
a) When the players finished ………., they
all had a shower. (train)
b) My brother can’t stand ……….. to opera.

After prepositions

(listen)

Example: I had a cup of tea before catching the
train.
As the subject of a sentence:
Example: Visiting other countries is always fun.

c)

The

woman

left

without

…………

goodbye. (say)
d) The doctor is busy at the moment.
Would you mind……….. ? (wait)
e) If she wants to be fit, she’ll have to
give up ……………. (smoke)
f) My dad is very good at ………. tennis.
(play)
g) When the visiting team scored a goal,
the spectators stopped ……….. (sing)
h) I’m tired of ………….. (wait) for her.

i) Philip
apologized
for ………. late. (be)
MATCH THE TWO PARTS
OF THE
SENTENCE
1.- He’s afraid

a) at learning languages

2.- She’s good

b)waiting for the bus

3.- They’re angry

c) travelling in Africa

4.- I can’t stand

d) of diving

5.- She enjoys

e) packing their suitcases

6.- They’ve finished

f) cycling to walking

7.- He’s looking forward to

g) seeing her next month

8.- You prefer

h) about missing the flight