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GERUND, PRESENT PARTICIPLE_11

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the gerund phrase:

After the accident, Laura was afraid of driving her car.

a)

After the accident

b)

Laura was afriad

c)

Afraid of driving

d)

driving her car

2.

What is the function of the gerund phrase?

After the accident, Laura was afraid of driving her car.

a)

subject (S)

b)

subject complement (SC)

c)

direct object (DO)

d)

indirect object (IO)

e)

object of the preposition (OP)

3.

What is the function of the gerund phrase?

Learning a new language is taking longer than I expected.

a)

subject (S)

b)

subject complement (SC)

c)

direct object (DO)

d)

indirect object (IO)

e)

object of the preposition (OP)

4.

A gerund is a form of a verb that acts as a _____.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

5.

Identify the gerund.

Halim was punished for cheating.

a)

Halim

b)

was

c)

punished

d)

cheating

6.

Identify the gerund

Many of the laughing students love singing.

a)

Many

b)

laughing

c)

love

d)

singing

7.

Identify the gerunds (check three):

Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.

a)

acting

b)

keeping

c)

coughing

d)

art

8.
The doctor encouraged his patients ______ healthy food.
a)
eating
b)
eat
c)
to eat
d)
eat to
9.
When I met her I couldn’t help ______ her.
a)
hug
b)
huges
c)
to hug
d)
hugging
10.

Is playing a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

I was playing outside yesterday.

a)

gerund

b)

present participle

11.

Is hitting a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

I could tell she felt like hitting me.

a)

gerund

b)

present participle

12.
One of my employees failed ................... the deadline.
a)
to meet 
b)
meeting 
13.
I don't expect you .................... all the names and dates.
a)
remembering
b)
to remember
14.
I didn't mean ............... you
a)
to hurt
b)
hurting 
15.
My husband is considering ................... the job.
a)
changing
b)
to change
16.
His company guaranteed ............... the employees' families
a)
to look after
b)
looking after
17.
I miss .................. to the cinema on a regular basis.
a)
going 
b)
to go
18.
I resent ................ with this group of people. 
a)
to cooperate
b)
cooperating 
19.
The president claims ................. his money legally.
a)
to earn 
b)
earning
20.
Let's carry on ................. this crime.
a)
investigating
b)
to investigate 
21.
It seems ................... the only possible answer.
a)
being
b)
to be
22.
By having made this decision she risked ............. all her fortune.
a)
losing
b)
to lose
23.

___________________ in the company for many years, he knew everyone and everything.

a)

Having worked

b)

Worked

c)

Working

d)

To work

24.

He was sitting in an armchair ____________ a magazine.

a)

read

b)

reading

c)

having read

d)

to read

25.

The cup _________ with milk stood on the table.

a)

having fill

b)

filling

c)

having filled

d)

filled

26.

_________________from Brazil, he is not used to such cold weather.

a)

Having come

b)

Coming

c)

Having came

d)

Came

27.

You will annoy people, _______________like that.

a)

talking

b)

talked

c)

having talk

d)

having talked

28.

Participles act like _____________________.

a)

Adjectives

b)

Nouns

c)

Verbs

d)

Adverbs

29.

Present participles always end in ___________________.

a)

-en

b)

-ed

c)

-ing

d)

-s

30.

Identify the participle in the sentence:

The flying insect was a nuisance.

a)

Insect

b)

Flying

c)

Nuisance

d)

No participle

31.

Use the verb stop and create a perfect infinitive. The rain seemed (a)   . (= It seemed that the rain stopped before 6 P.M.)

32.

Use the verbs have and create a perfect gerund. I appreciate (a)   the opportunity to meet him. (= I appreciate that I met him.)

33.

Use the verb tell and create a perfect passive gerund. I appreciate (a)   the news. (= I appreciate that somebody told me the news.)

34.

In addition to dissatisfaction (arise)..., we had to handle open protest.

(a)  

35.

We would all like (consult)... about future decisions.

(a)  

36.

Many pretend (have)... internet problems at the time when they want to justify a missed lesson.

(a)  

37.

"to have broken" the back of the problem... is:

a)

perfect infinitive

b)

present perfect

c)

perfect gerund

38.

The coach made Adam ... after practice and do more drills.

a)

staying

b)

stay

c)

to stay

d)

stays

39.

Michelle decided ... the UFO club.

a)

joining

b)

join

c)

to join

d)

to joining

40.

It wasn't windy enough ... kitesurfing today.

a)

to go

b)

to going

c)

going

d)

go

41.

Those other surfers had better ... (listen) because this advice leads to victories.

(a)  

42.
Can you imagine ___ in a Paris cafe drinking a perfect cup of coffee?
a)
sit
b)
to sit 
c)
sitting
43.

There were some marks on the wall, but they seemed________.

a)

to vanish

b)

vanishing

c)

to have vanished

d)

having vanished

44.

The suspects are believed__________east, so all officers east of the city should be alert.

a)

to be heading

b)

to head

c)

heading

d)

having headed

45.

The watch appears _______during business hours.

a)

to be stealing

b)

to steal

c)

to have stolen

d)

to have been stolen

46.

You’ll see gold flashing sign and the theater will be on your left. It’s impossible _________it.

a)

to miss

b)

missing

c)

to have missed

d)

to be missing

47.

I ________to return by 7 o’clock

a)

am interested in

b)

expect

c)

have a hard time

d)

can’t imagine

48.

If Oleg isn’t doing a good job, he needs_________.

a)

to tell

b)

to be told

c)

telling

d)

being told

49.

I hope _______ by a multinational company after I graduate.

a)

to hire

b)

to be hired

c)

hiring

d)

being hired

50.

Some of the consultants are willing ______by the hour instead of the day, so if hourly rates are easier for the accounts, let’s pay them that way.

a)

paying

b)

to pay

c)

to have paid

d)

to be paid

51.

The picture seems _________around 1600.

a)

to have been painted

b)

to paint

c)

having been painted

d)

painting

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