GI005 gerund with preposition

GERUND - INFINITIVE

GI 5

Fill in the gerund with the correct preposition.
1. She is looking forward _________________ his aunt in Chicago. (visit)
2. My wife is keen _________________ pop songs. (sing)
3. His mother was excited _________________ to Africa. (go)
4. The secretary carried _________________ the letter. (type)
5. The construction workers worried _________________ their jobs. (lose)
6. They tried to cope _________________ in bad weather. (work)
7. The pupil is known _________________ problems. (cause)
8. My wife apologized _________________ late. (be)
9. The teacher always keeps _________________ his timetable. (complain)
10. I insisted _________________ the dog for a walk myself. (take)
11. The teenager is addicted _________________ TV. (watch)
12. The actor is famous _________________ crazy once in a while. (be)
13. The money will be devoted _________________ the environment. (protect)
14. The au-pair succeeds _________________ the children busy for some time. (keep)
15. He blamed me _________________ the CD player. (damage)
16. George Clooney is proud _________________ in humanitarian projects. (take part)
17. I’m tired _________________ the same things over and over again. (repeat)
18. She said she was sorry _________________ the vase. (break)
19. She is scared _________________ alone at night. (be)
20. I’m very excited _________________ tomorrow’s game. (attend)
21. Jamie is sick _________________ hamburgers all the time. (eat)
22. She ran away _________________ behind her. (look)
23. The hikers are worried _________________ enough water. (not have)
24. We are accustomed _________________ our own bath. (have)
25. He has a habit _________________ in the morning. (smoke)
26. The main disadvantage _________________ is that planes are often delayed. (fly)

27. Her reputation _________________ difficult games is well-known. (win)
28. My sister has got a talent _________________ languages. (learn)
29. He took credit _________________ the goal. (score)
30. She has a lot of experience _________________ with mentally ill patients. (deal)


GERUND - INFINITIVE

Fill in the gerund with the correct preposition.
1. She is looking forward to visiting his aunt in Chicago.
2. My wife is keen on singing pop songs.
3. His mother was excited about going to Africa.
4. The secretary carried on typing the letter.
5. The construction workers worried about losing their jobs.
6. They tried to cope with working in bad weather.
7. The pupil is known for causing problems.
8. My wife apologized for being late.
9. The teacher always keeps complaining about his timetable.
10. I insisted on taking the dog for a walk myself.
11. The teenager is addicted to watching TV.
12. The actor is famous for being crazy once in a while.
13. The money will be devoted to protecting the environment.
14. The au-pair succeeds in keeping the children busy for some time.
15. He blamed me for damaging the CD player.
16. George Clooney is proud of taking part in humanitarian projects.
17. I’m tired of repeating the same things over and over again.
18. She said she was sorry about breaking the vase.
19. She is scared of being alone at night.
20. I’m very excited about attending tomorrow’s game.
21. Jamie is sick of eating hamburgers all the time.

22. She ran away without looking behind her.
23. The hikers are worried about not having enough water.
24. We are accustomed to having our own bath.
25. He has a habit of smoking in the morning.
26. The main disadvantage of flying is that planes are often delayed.
27. Her reputation for winning difficult games is well-known.
28. My sister has got a talent for learning languages.
29. He took credit for scoring the goal.
30. She has a lot of experience in dealing with mentally ill patients.

GI 5