Gerunds Quiz

What is a Gerund?

• It's a word that has an ING termination and can be a subject or an object.

• It is a word that has an ING termination and is used to describe an action in progress.

• It is a word that has an ING termination and is used to talk about actions in the present.

• It is a word that has an ING termination and is used to talk about actions in the past.

Choose the sentence that uses the Gerund as an OBJECT:

• Analilia proposed staying together in the enchanted house.

• Daphne and Angel were checking important documents.

• Itzel and Irene said that the movie was fun and interesting.

• Eduardo said that dancing was easy.

Choose the sentence that uses the Gerund as an OBJECT:

• Our teacher is listening to the National Aerobic Championship theme song for the 25th time.

• George recommended driving carefully in the rain.

• Lupita and her son are building amazing furniture.

• Breaking the Law plays in Saúl's MP3.

Choose the sentence that uses the Gerund as an OBJECT:

• Claudia missed working with her classmates in the quarantine.

• Isaac was not participating because he lost his phone.

• Watching Youtube taught me how to fight Grizzly bears.

• Irene described the dog as "friendly and loving."

Choose the sentence that uses the Gerund as a SUBJECT:

• Aerobic dancing is a competitive discipline around the world. The teacher didn't know that.

• Itzel made an amazing yo-yo trick.

• Eduardo told the teacher that the cafeteria was burning.

• We started running when we saw the flying vaccum cleaner.

Choose the sentence that uses the Gerund as a SUBJECT:

• Texting while driving causes more deaths than sharks.

• We were watching funny videos when the bird started spitting fire.

• The class was boring, so we proposed a different activity.

• We avoided being interviewed by pretending we didn't speak Spanish.

Choose the sentence that uses the Gerund as a SUBJECT:

• Escaping the prison was difficult, we had to eat the steel bars.

• She considered walking, but the place was 6 kms. away.

• The child had been listening carefully to his Mom's story.

• The students were laughing when it happened, so they couldn't hear that they had an exam the next morning.

Complete the sentence with a phrase such as CAN'T STAND, DON'T MIND or CAN'T HELP: When I see a cockroach flying to my face, I _____________screaming like a banshee.

Complete the sentence with a phrase such as CAN'T STAND, DON'T MIND or CAN'T HELP: Many people in my city dislike rain, but I ____________ getting wet in the rain.

Complete the sentence with a phrase such as CAN'T STAND, DON'T MIND or CAN'T HELP:

*it's 3:17 a.m.* The dog is barking again? Argh! I _______________ it anymore!