VERBS + GERUND (VERB + -ING)
a Complete the gerund column with a verb from the list in the gerund.
be cook do have make rain read talk tidy wake up work
Have you
your room?
gerund
1 enjoy
I enjoy
in bed.
reading
2 finish
finished
3 go on (= continue) I want to go on until I'm 60.
4 hate
I hate late when I'm meeting someone.
5 like
I like breakfast in a cafe.
6 love
I love on a sunny morning.
7 (don't) mind I don't mind the ironing. It's quite relaxing.
8 spend (time) She spends hours
on the phone
9 start
It started at 5.30 in the morning.
such a noise. I can't think.
11 feel like
I don't feel like today. Let's go out for lunch.
* start can be used with a gerund or infinitive, eg. It started raining. It started to rain.
10 stop
Please stop
Answers & Comments
Verified answer
2 Have you finished tidying your room?
tidying
3 I want to go on working until I'm 60.
working
4 I hate being late when I'm meeting someone.
being
5 I like having breakfast in a cafe.
having
6 I love waking up on a sunny morning.
waking up
7 I don't mind doing the ironing. It's quite relaxing.
doing
8 She spends hours talking on the phone.
9 It started raining at 5.30 in the morning.
raining
10 Please stop making such a noise. I can't think.
making
11 I don't feel like cooking today. Let's go out for lunch.
cooking
Перевод:
2 Ты закончил убирать свою комнату?
3 Я хочу продолжать работать до 60 лет.
4 Я ненавижу опаздывать, когда встречаюсь с кем-то.
5 Мне нравится завтракать в кафе.
6 Я люблю просыпаться солнечным утром.
7 Я не против гладить. Это довольно расслабляет.
8 Она часами разговаривает по телефону.
9 Дождь начался в 5.30 утра.
10 Пожалуйста, перестань шуметь. Я не могу думать.
11 Мне сегодня не хочется готовить. Пойдем пообедаем куда-нибудь.