Prime Time 5/6, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

Gerund and infinitives 1 Gerunds Spot the forms of the gerund in these sentences and underline or highlight them. 1. I hate playing computer games. I get so tired after a while. 2. Writing letters to support Amnesty International has become a kind of hobby for her. 3. He wants to show that he is a nice guy by helping his grandmother. 4. Clive is very good at reading my father’s handwriting. I sometimes can’t read it. 2 Verbs followed by gerunds only a) Complete the sentence with the verbs in brackets. Use gerunds only. 1. Do you enjoy reading ( read ) as much as I do? 2. The team did not give up ( fight ) until the finishing line. 3. Do you mind ( do ) my homework for me? 4. Go on ( read ) . 5. Imagine ( walk ) through a forest at night. 6. She did not want to risk ( lose ) her job. b) Highlight the verbs before the gerund. 3 Adjectives, nouns and phrases followed by gerunds only Complete the sentence with the verbs in brackets. Use gerunds only. 1. When I arrived, everybody was busy ( clean ) the house. 2. Stop this. It’s not worth ( drive ) around without knowing where to go. 3. The actor had enormous difficulties ( remember ) the lines. 4. It’s no use ( go ) home now. There is still a lot more to come. 5. When the children went on their summer camps, it felt like ( be ) alone in the world because nobody was there I could talk to. 4 Gerunds after prepositions Complete the sentence with the verbs in brackets. Use gerunds only. 1. The policeman turned round without ( look ) at the people behind him. 2. In spite of ( learn ) French for years he could not book a room at a hotel. I had to do it instead. 3. Apart from ( look ) after the customers I also have to do various office jobs. TIP • Prime Time 5: Unit 7  S. 91 90 Gerund and infinitives 9 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv