INSPIRA TION 1

Worksheet
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verb + gerund
1 Complete the table with the gerund form of the verb.

I like dancing (dance).

You like painting (paint).
He likes fishing (fish).
She likes swimming (swim).
We like riding (ride).
They like cooking (cook).

Now make the sentences negative. Now make questions.

e.g. I don’t like dancing. e.g. Do I like dancing?
You don’t like painting do you like painting?
He doesn’t likesfishing does he like fishing?
She doesn’t likes swimming does she likes swimming?
They don’t like cooking do they like cooking?
We don’t like riding do you like riding?

2 Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in brackets.
SARA Hi you two! What are you doing?
STEVE We’re playing basketball. Do you want to play?
SARA No thanks. I (1) don’t like playing (not like / play) basketball.
CARL Wow! I (2) love playing (love / play) basketball, it’s great!
STEVE What do you (3) like doing (like / do)?
SARA Well, I (4) like riding (like / ride).
CARL Yeah! That can be fun.
SARA And I (5) like dancing (like / dance).
STEVE Dancing! Oh, I (6) hate dancing (hate / dance). I can’t dance.
SARA That’s not true. Everyone can dance.
STEVE Not me!
SARA So I know you (7) like playing (like / play) basketball, but what else do you
(8) like doing (like / do)?
STEVE I (9) like playing (like / play)
chess. CARL Chess! That’s
boring.

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3 Read the conversation in exercise 2. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 Carl likes playing basketball. T
2 Sara likes playing basketball.F
3 She likes riding.T
4 Carl likes riding.T
5 Steve doesn’t like dancing.T
6 Carl likes playing chess.F

4 Write sentences using the prompts.

e.g. He / love / fish
He loves fishing.
1 Steve / love / play / volleyball
Steve loves playing volleyball
2 Sara / love / ride
Sara loves riding
3 She / don’t mind / swim
She doesn’t mind swimming
4 Carl / don’t like / play / chess
Carl doesn’t like playing chess
5 you / like / dance / ?
Do you like dancing?
6 They / like / sail
They like sailing
7 Barbara / like / cook / ?
Does she like cooking?

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