instead of think   He is thinking over moving away. Gerund with explanations, examples and exercises. Prepositional expressions followed by gerunds  (Azar 14-2) ), Other Lists: Verb + Prep (List) | Adjective + Prep Phrase (List) | Participle Modifier & Preposition (List) | Noun + Prep Phrase, agree We agreed about ending the matter. Examples: I am proud of visiting Africa. Click here to download this exercise in PDF with answers. ; Laura dreams living on a small island. They took charge and succeeded in building safeguards for women's rights. This is the second worksheet about the same topic. on thank for give  He won't give into his complaining. Infinitive or gerund exercises. "Diagramming Sentences Exercises: Chapter 1." In this exercise you will practise verb and preposition combinations. be afraid of Pop-Q "Think of". go - going, break - breaking, succeed in I have breakfast before leav ing for work in the morning. Speakspeak | Intermediate grammar exercise: verb and preposition combinations, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Upper-intermediate grammar exercise: verb + object + preposition, Cvičení středně pokročilí: slovesa + předložky, Upper-intermediate grammar exercise: prepositions, Intermediate grammar exercise: various prepositions. Verbs followed by (pro)nouns and infinitives (189.07 kB) 5. cope with This exercise is an advanced level multiple choice test with multiple choice questions on gerunds including the topics below. (stop short of). OVER  on before. Gerunds can serve as an object after a preposition: I look forward to helping you paint the house. [verb complements (objects)] or  He is arriving in [the morning]. When coordinating two verb + preposition expressions, the preposition after the first verb may be omitted if it is the same preposition as the one used after the second verb. have high regard for or opinion of, THINK ABOUT  Currently, he needs financial help from his parents. THINK OF Also, both verb should make sense with the complement after the second verb. 2 nd person singular: estás|verb ending in -ar (bailar) → -ando|[You dance salsa. warn They warn against giving out information. into Gerund. Active and passive voice Pop-Q "Dream of" | "Use to" | "Look forward" | "Confine to". begin by Gerunds after Prepositions. Do you care for watching game shows? have high regard for or opinion of, Also see Phrasal Verbs. Gerund as subject of a sentence It is a dependent clause serving as a subject or a complement to a verb, a preposition or a noun. The term phrase is reserved for an element of a clause such as: noun phrase (NP), prepositional phrase (PP), verb phrase (VP), adverb phrase (AdvP) and so on. talk about That is, it gives no information about who did the activity or the timing of the activity. cope (V) – mentally manage or deal with a challenge, Verbs followed by preposition and gerund, english-grammar-revolution.com/english-grammar-exercise.html, "It is not always easy to know which preposition to use after a particular noun, verb or adjective. ask about Exercises for esl. (on). Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence. think   We thought of a new way to fix that. A preposition accepts a gerund-participle clause as its complement. in spite of. without look forward to See Nonfinite Clause Forms—express timing and voice in gerund and infinitive clauses. Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 1 'Verb + ing' and 'to + infinitive' after certain verbs Check the list of verbs for this exercise. [interior, location] / He is interested in science. in charge  He is in charge of collecting tickets. His mother was excited about going to Africa. because of He will select "branding" as his specialty. Azar, Betty Schrampfer, and Stacy A. Hagen. approve  They didn't approve of his actions. (in/into). Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. ]|cantar → cant.