More exercises on gerunds after prepositions
A: Please fill in the correct preposition and the gerund.
1. Marius is very good ____ ___________ (do) archery.
2. Our reason ____ ___________ (go) to Lindelbrunn was the season.
3. Mr S. had the idea ____ ___________ (organise) a disco for the classes.
4. Some people are afraid ____ ___________ (fly).
5. Mr S and Mr Seibel are very bad ____ ___________ (paint).
6. Tourists in New York are interested ____ ___________ (visit) all the sights.
7. I like the idea ____ ___________ (work) in a Spanish school one day.
8. The students of the E-Course English 8 are tired ____ ___________ (write)
tests
9. We talked ____ ___________ (have) a Singstar-party next week.
10. Mr and Mrs B. are dreaming ____ ___________ (go back) to the US one
day.
11. Vegetarians are against ____________ (eat) meat.
12. Ronnie Wood thought ____ ___________ (date) Nicola, a London gem
shop girl.
13. Hillary Clinton was very excited ____ ___________ (hear) about the death
of the tyrant Muammar Gaddafi.
14. Many people in Libya have the hope ____ ___________ (live) in peace
now.
15. The "men in red" are very good ____ ___________ (play) football.
B: Now fill in the correct form of "(to) be" + preposition + gerund.
1. Last week, all the students _____ (be) tired ____ ___________ (stay) at
home.
2. Now they _____ (be) all excited ____ ___________ (go) to Lindelbrunn next
week.
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