Gerund Verbs Exercises - Test 1

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• 1. Do you mind telling me her name? (tell)
• 2. Finding him decided, I avoided entering into argument with him on those points. (enter)
• 3. However, they would never consider starting from our house. (start)
• 4. I can't understand to treattratingtreattreating any one in that way. (treat)
• 5. You won't mind to waitwaitingwaitting a little while. (wait)

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• 6. It was evident that she feared dicoveringdiscoverdiscovereddiscoveringto discover the reason. (discover)
• 7. I enjoy to writewriteingwritingwritting about these wonderful dogs. (write)
• 8. Movement in any direction suggested to walkwalkwalking on a huge ball. (walk)
• 9. I practiced takeingtaking the ship through maneuvers. (take)
• 10. I couldn't resist stickingto stick in my oar. (stick)
• 11. I wouldn't risk tamperingtempering with the lock. (tamper)
• 12. She loathed staingstayingto stay another minute in it. (stay)
• 13. I enjoyed listeninglistenninglisting and looklooking at them. (listen) (look)
• 14. They kept on studingstudying the flight of birds. (study)
• 15. I don't see anything that I can do, save go ongo on inggo oninggoinggoing on in my former course. (go on)

• 16. He avoids keepingto keep them too long at the same movement, although each should be understood before passing to another. (keep)
• 17. It is scarcely possible to avoid compareingcomparing the eye to a telescope. (compare)
• 18. She could not imagine goinggonegouning to the play but to a good box, at her own command, and in a carriage to take her there. (go)
• 19. Was he so sure that he should enjoy wearwearing clothes again? (wear)
• 20. He narrowly escaped drowingdrowning in the blood. (drown)

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