Verbs Followed by Gerunds

Preliminary Worksheet
Many English sentences are made with two verbs working together. They can be formed by
using certain verbs followed by verbs in gerund form (verb + ing). The box below contains
several verbs that allow this.

enjoy stop keep feel like imagine mind practice

suggest recommend finish go* avoid miss have trouble
think about consider talk about discuss remember take up give up
be worried about be excited about be angry about be happy about
These words can be followed by gerunds or infinitives and retain the same meaning....
like love dislike hate continue try prefer start begin

Let's look at some examples, and note the changes in tense....

I don't mind washing dishes. Let's practice speaking English. The cat loves sleeping on my bed.

Make some sentences with your own ideas. Try to use different tenses too!
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Use the verbs in the box to complete these sentences as many ways as you can. Try to use
the verbs that work best. Try to use different tenses.
1 Joe is _________ being fired. 5 I _________ taking a trip to Europe.
2 Everybody _________ taking tests in math class. 6 Has Mom _________ making dinner
yet?
3 I am _________ leaving this job. 7 Do you _________ turning down the music?
4 When we _________ fishing, we _________ catching many fish right away.

Let's try some longer and more complex sentences....

1 Alice __________ smiling all day yesterday because she was so __________ getting the promotion.
2 My wife __________ flying when we travel because she __________ being sick on the plane.
3 If you __________ understanding the instructions, I __________ asking the teacher for help.

Match the parts of the sentences....

1 Mom tried.... taking this medicine twice a day.
2 Nancy is excited about.... wearing jeans at the office.
3 The doctor recommended.... talking to the kids, but they won't listen.
4 The hikers began.... selling our house next year.
5 We are thinking about.... going out with her new boyfriend.
6 The boss says we must stop.... trekking up the mountain at sunrise.
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