18.2.1 Verb + -ing (Gerund and Particle)

18.2.1 Verb + -ing (Gerund and Particle)

Rewrite the following sentences turning the appropriate verbs into gerunds or verbs + ing. Click the question to check your answer.

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1. You must start to behave like an adult.

2. When do you go to start working?

3. I think they are preventing me to win the race.

4. He hugged her, almost lift her off the ground.

5. To lose another match will get the manager into trouble.

6. Never punish children to make them go hungry.

7. He had hurt his leg and limped badly.

8. Please, will you all join with me to sing the national anthem.

9. They use different criteria to judge success at school.

10. She had great difficulty to learn to read and write.

11. It has rained for an hour now.

12. I wrote to explain the issues in great detail.

13. Those boys often go around to whistle at girls.

14. I love to sit and to watch the world go by.

14. I love to sit and to watch the world go by.

14. l love sitting and watching the world go by.

15. Look at that monkey scratch all over the body.

16. To write poetry kept him busy during his leisure.

17. Her grandmother is interested to learn how to knit.

18. Their enjoyment is to fish and boat at the lake.

18. Their enjoyment is to fish and boat at the lake.

18. Their enjoyment is fishing and boating at the lake.

19. She was sorry to lose my book.

20. Are you used to sit cross-legged?

21. He doesn't mind to be reminded of his past mistakes.

22. She seems to like to interrupt our conversation.

23. Have you ever tried to make a fire without a match?

24. You must avoid to bend at the waist when lift heavy objects.

24. You must avoid to bend at the waist when lift heavy objects.

24. You must avoid bending at the waist when lifting heavy objects.

25. While he was speaking, the guests listened with great interest.