9 90 Gerund and infinitives Gerunds: 1st form of the verb + -ing Spot the forms of the gerund in these sentences and underline or highlight them. 1. I hate playing computer games. I get so tired after a while. 2. Writing letters to support Amnesty International has become a kind of hobby for her. 3. He wants to show that he is a nice guy by helping his grandmother. 4. Clive is very good at reading out loud. Verbs followed by gerunds only a) Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use gerunds only. 1. Do you enjoy reading (read) as much as I do? 2. The team did not give up (fight) until the finishing line. 3. Do you mind (do) my homework for me? 4. Go on (read). 5. Imagine (walk) through a forest at night. 6. She did not want to risk (lose) her job. b) Highlight the verbs before the gerund and write the whole phrase (verb + gerund) into your learning journal. Adjectives, nouns and phrases followed by gerunds only a) Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use gerunds only. 1. When I arrived, everybody was busy (clean) the house. 2. Stop this. It’s not worth (drive) around without knowing where to go. 3. The actor had enormous difficulties (remember) the lines. 4. It’s no use (go) home now. There is still a lot more to come. 5. When the children went on their summer camps, it felt like (be) alone in the world because there was nobody at home I could talk to. b) Copy the phrases in bold and the gerunds into your learning journal. Gerunds after prepositions Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use gerunds only. 1. The policeman turned round without (look) at the people behind him. 2. In spite of (learn) French for years, he could not book a room at a hotel. I had to do it instead. 3. Apart from (look) after the customers, I also have to do various office jobs. Tip T See grammar in the coursebooks • Prime Time 5: Unit 7 page 91 • Prime Time 5: Grammar page 157 • Prime Time 6: Grammar page 180 1 2 | 08.2020 | Seite 1 rbeit 2 bewegen Arbeitsheft Arbeitheftv. Buch Buchverweis Blatt Blattverweis Checkliste Mappe 1 Mappe 2 Blatt 2 2 Verschriften 3 Verschriften 4 Schreiben 2 Malen 1 Schreiben 1 Schreiben 2 Schwingen Silbenbögen Ausmalen nummerieren* n König Schneiden Kleben Dreieck Lineal Spiel Modell Experiment Mikroskop interaktiv Smilies Lesen 1 Lesen 2 Hören Riechen Sprechen Achte auf Achtung! Frage Dokument urell Flaggen Daten-CD Audio-CD Musik Audio-CD Sprache Hör-CD/GYV Video-DVD 1 Video-DVD 2 Video Sprechen Film Maus Taschenrechner Podcast Handy Telefon Tastatur Audio bschnitte Fakultativ > Seiten Verweise Aufzählung 1 Aufzählung 2 Diagramm Fresch Smbole Standard Fresch Symbole für Zebra Merk- wörter Silbenschwingen Verlängern Groß oder klein? Groß oder klein? Weiterschwingen Wortbausteine Ableiten Nach-schlagen Merk- wörter Ableiten Sprechen hören schwingen Verbraucherbildung Symbole Marketing mit eBook CD-ROM/ offline Whiteboard mobile devices online Buchhandel lieferbar nur an Lehrer lieferbar auslauf- ender Titel unverbindliche Preisempfehlung Festpreis Prüfstück Langenscheidt Pons KLT EKS L P T S 3 rbeit 2 bewegen Arbeitsheft Arbeitheftv. Buch Buchverweis Blatt Blattverweis Checkliste Mappe 1 Mappe 2 Blatt 2 2 Verschriften 3 Verschriften 4 Schreiben 2 Malen 1 Schreiben 1 Schreiben 2 Schwingen Silbenbögen Ausmalen nummerieren* n König Schneiden Kleben Dreieck Lineal Spiel Modell Experiment Mikroskop interaktiv Smilies Lesen 1 Lesen 2 Hören Riechen Sprechen Achte auf Achtung! Frage Dokument urell Flaggen Daten-CD Audio-CD Musik Audio-CD Sprache Hör-CD/GYV Video-DVD 1 Video-DVD 2 Video Sprechen Film Maus Taschenrechner Podcast Handy Telefon Tastatur Audio bschnitte Fakultativ > Seiten Verweise Aufzählung 1 Aufzählung 2 Diagramm Fresch Smbole Standard Fresch Symbole für Zebra Symbole Marketing mit eBook CD-ROM/ offline Whiteboard mobile devices online Buchhandel lieferbar nur an Lehrer lieferbar auslauf- ender Titel unverbindliche Preisempfehlung Festpreis Prüfstück Langenscheidt Pons KLT EKS L P T S 4 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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