Grammar Exercises

to be aware of 
to be busy in 
to be capable of 
to be fond of 
to be guilty of 
 
to be indignant at 
to be interested in 
to be pleased
(displeased) at/with 
 to be proud of 
 to be sure of 
to be surprised 
(astonished) at 
 to 
be 
worth 
(while) 
Exercise 2. Use the required form of the Gerund and insert prepositions where 
necessary. 

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1. Good-bye, and thank you ever so much ____ (to come) with me. 2. She was afraid 
____ (to go) on public transport. 3. She began to have frightful pains all over her, and 
she held her breath to prevent herself ___ (to cry) out and ___ (to wake) her mother. 4. 
She had the local habit ____ (to place) the word ‗eh‘ at the end of her remarks, 
questions and answers. 5. I was aware ____ (to plunge) into a network of fresh 
difficulties. 6. His mother would not like the idea ____ (to eat) fruit unwashed. 7. I 
don‘t see the use ___ (to read) the same thing over and over again. 8. I enjoy ___ (to 
see) movies when I eat popcorn. 9. I can‘t tell you how grateful I am to you ___ (to 
listen) to me. I had to talk about it and it was so kind of you to listen. 10. Miss Brodie 
was greatly taken aback and suffered greatly from a sense ___ (to betray). 11. That child 
needs ____ (to take) care of. 12. Did he suspect her ____ (to see) him enter the room? 
13. His heart sank at the thought ___ (to go) out into the bleak darkness. 14. These girls 
did not say anything to the others ___ (to paint) by the art master. 15. I am not very 
good ____ (to guess). 16. Ann could not remember ____ (to ask) about it. Yet her 
brother said he had done it two or three times already.