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Focus 5 - Advanced Gerunds Practice

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    Practice simple gerunds, perfect gerunds (having + past participle), passive gerunds, and prepositional patterns from Focus 5.
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  • Have you ever _______________(consider/take) a year off work?
    considered taking
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  • In our company__________(be/salesperson) involves travelling around the country.
    being a salesperson
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  • Tom’s mother can’t _______________ (imagine/he/ work) in the medical field.
    imagine him/his working
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  • On _____________ (offer/internship), you are expected to contact the company as soon as possible and confirm your acceptance or rejection of the offer.
    being offered an internship
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  • I apologised ________________________ (not/ finish) the project before the deadline.
    for not finishing/ for not having finished
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  • When oplivia started working here she had _____________ (difficult /get ) to grips with our database.
    difficulty in getting
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  • Complete with a perfect gerund: He denied _____ (tell) anyone about the secret plan.
    having told
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  • Complete with a passive gerund: Do you prefer _____ (ask) out on a date, or asking someone yourself?
    being asked
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  • Complete with a perfect gerund: She regretted _____ (enroll) in the course so late in the semester.
    having enrolled
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  • Complete with a simple gerund: I don't mind _____ (help) you with your homework after dinner.
    helping
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  • Complete with a passive gerund: Are you interested in entertaining yourself or in _____ (entertain) by others?
    being entertained
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  • Complete with a perfect gerund: The boss admitted to _____ (assign) the wrong tasks to the team.
    having assigned
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  • Correct the mistake: He apologized for to be late to the meeting.
    He apologized for being late ...
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  • Complete with a perfect gerund: After _____ (say) goodbye, she turned around and left.
    having said
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