More exercises on gerunds after prepositions

A: Please fill in the correct preposition and the gerund.

1. Marius is very good ____ ___________ (do) archery.

2. Our reason ____ ___________ (go) to Lindelbrunn was the season.

3. Mr S. had the idea ____ ___________ (organise) a disco for the classes.

4. Some people are afraid ____ ___________ (fly).

5. Mr S and Mr Seibel are very bad ____ ___________ (paint).

6. Tourists in New York are interested ____ ___________ (visit) all the sights.

7. I like the idea ____ ___________ (work) in a Spanish school one day.

8. The students of the E-Course English 8 are tired ____ ___________ (write)

tests

9. We talked ____ ___________ (have) a Singstar-party next week.

10. Mr and Mrs B. are dreaming ____ ___________ (go back) to the US one

day.

11. Vegetarians are against ____________ (eat) meat.

12. Ronnie Wood thought ____ ___________ (date) Nicola, a London gem

shop girl.

13. Hillary Clinton was very excited ____ ___________ (hear) about the death

of the tyrant Muammar Gaddafi.

14. Many people in Libya have the hope ____ ___________ (live) in peace

now.

15. The "men in red" are very good ____ ___________ (play) football.

B: Now fill in the correct form of "(to) be" + preposition + gerund.

1. Last week, all the students _____ (be) tired ____ ___________ (stay) at

home.

2. Now they _____ (be) all excited ____ ___________ (go) to Lindelbrunn next

week.