The -ing Form

Grammar Reference

The -ing Form — Exercises

Complete with the correct preposition

Fill in: at / about / of / in / on.

1. The students were crazy playing computer games, but now they are tired doing that.
   
2. Are you good listening to people?
   
3. I am afraid going through the park at night.
   
4. We are not interested learning about physics.
   
5. I am quite keen understanding how devices work so I am not bad mending things.
   

Rewrite using the -ing form

Rewrite each sentence using the words in brackets plus the -ing form.

1. Jon makes friends easily. (good at)
   
2. Kim plays computer games all the time. (crazy about)
   
3. Monica finds it difficult to learn Japanese. (bad at)
   
4. Norma left because she did not want to do more exercise. (tired of)
   

Exercise 3 — Error Correction

1. Find and correct the ONE error: "I am looking forward to see you next week."
   
2. Find and correct the ONE error: "She is good at to cook Italian food."
   
3. Find and correct the ONE error: "After to finish work, he went to the gym."
   
4. Find and correct the ONE error: "They enjoy to play tennis on weekends."
   

The -ing Form — Answer Key

Complete with the correct preposition

1. about
2. at
3. of
4. in
5. on

Rewrite using the -ing form

1. Sample answer: Jon is good at making friends.
2. Sample answer: Kim is crazy about playing computer games.
3. Sample answer: Monica is bad at learning Japanese.
4. Sample answer: Norma was tired of doing more exercise.

Exercise 3 — Error Correction

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