Verb + -ing (stop doing... / enjoy doing etc.)

Question 1 of 15

1

He tried to avoid ______________ my question.

Select one of the following:

answering
asking
being
letting

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

1

Could you please stop _________________ so much noise?

Select one of the following:

dealing
explaining
dancing
making

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

1

I enjoy __________________ to music.

Select one of the following:

hearing
clapping
singing
listening

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

1

I considered _______________________ for the job, but in the end i decided against it.

Select one of the following:

applying
talking
working
speaking

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

1

We need to change our rutine.... We can't go on ____________________________ like this.

Select one of the following:

saying
knowing
living
crawling

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

1

What a stupid thing to do!. Can you imagine anybody _________________ something so stupid?

Select one of the following:

doing
experiencing
seeing
creating

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

1

I've given up _________________________ to lose weight - It's impossible.

Select one of the following:

using
reading
trying
losing

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

1

If you gamble, you risk ______________ your money.

Select one of the following:

jumping
reading
paying
losing

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

1

I've put off _______________________ this bill so many times. I really must do it today.

Select one of the following:

listening
paying
being
losing

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

1

I don't mind you ___________________my phone. But please ask me first.

Select one of the following:

forgetting
using
reading
paying

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

1

The sentence: "Distance can't stop me from loving you" is gramatically correct.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

1

The sentence: "It's better to avoid eating before taking a swim" is gramatically correct.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

1

The interrogative sentence: "Shall we postpone to have the meeting until next Friday?" is grammatically correct.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

1

The sentence: Would you mind looking at me when i talk to you? Is grammatically correct.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

1

The interrogative structure: "Would you mind to not interrupt all the time?" is grammatically correct.

Select one of the following:

True
False

	Created by Teacher Vic over 9 years ago

A 10 question test to help apply your knowledge on how to use gerunds.

Verb + -ing (stop doing... / enjoy doing etc.)

Question 1 of 15

He tried to avoid ______________ my question.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

Could you please stop _________________ so much noise?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

I enjoy __________________ to music.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

I considered _______________________ for the job, but in the end i decided against it.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

We need to change our rutine.... We can't go on ____________________________ like this.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

What a stupid thing to do!. Can you imagine anybody _________________ something so stupid?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

I've given up _________________________ to lose weight - It's impossible.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

If you gamble, you risk ______________ your money.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

I've put off _______________________ this bill so many times. I really must do it today.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

I don't mind you ___________________my phone. But please ask me first.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

The sentence: "Distance can't stop me from loving you" is gramatically correct.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

The sentence: "It's better to avoid eating before taking a swim" is gramatically correct.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

The interrogative sentence: "Shall we postpone to have the meeting until next Friday?" is grammatically correct.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

The sentence: Would you mind looking at me when i talk to you? Is grammatically correct.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

The interrogative structure: "Would you mind to not interrupt all the time?" is grammatically correct.

Select one of the following:

Explanation