Forms of Gerund

Insert the appropriate gerundial form

1. Most celebrities have as much interest in ________________________ (write) about as
newspapers have in ________________________ (fill) their pages.
2. Act so that every one of your actions is capable of ________________________ (make)
into a universal rule.
3. Sophia could not remember ever ________________________ (see) her mother cry.
4. Julia ought to have guessed that she couldn't go far in London without
________________________ (recognize).
5. It came to her as a shock now to realize that without ever ________________________
(possess) him. she had lost him.
6. He distracted his mind by ________________________ (go) to as many parties as he
could.
7. She couldn't hide her disappointment at ________________________ (leave out) of the
team.
8. In the present circumstances they are unlikely to risk ________________________
(hold) an election.
9. ________________________ (understand) the bonds of family in Shakespeare's plays is
important to an understanding
of his art as a whole.
10. Her tenderness for Michael and her ever - present sense of ________________________
(be) for years unjust to him filled her with contrition.
11. There is no point in ________________________ (give) him a false impression.
12. Corbett helped himself liberally despite already ________________________ (eat).
13. The Duchess is very active in spite of ________________________ (not be) in
particularly good health of late.
 Homework
Forms of Gerund
Insert the appropriate gerundial form
1. I’m angry at him for ________________________ (tell, not) me the truth.

2. Sometimes adolescents complain about not ________________________ (understand)

by their parents.

3. Jin Won had a narrow escape. He was almost hit by a car. He barely avoided
________________________ (hit) by a speeding automobile.

4. Jack Welles has a good chance of ________________________ (elect). I know I’m

going to vote for him.

5. You must tell me the truth. I insist on ________________________ (tell) the truth.

6. I feel guilty about ________________________ (write, not) to you sooner, but I’ve been
swamped with work lately.

7. You know Jim Darcy, don’t you? – Jim Darcy? I don’t think so. I don’t recall ever
________________________ (meet) him.

8. Mr. Gow mentioned ________________________ (injure) in an accident as a child, but

he never told us the details.

9. I’m annoyed about ________________________ (lose) all that money.

10. I appreciate ________________________ (tell) the news yesterday by someone.