Exercise 2.4

Complete these sentences with the necessary preposition plus one of the verbs in the gerund.

 

about at for in
of to with without

 

bake buy educate feel get give join
lose move open read see work write

 

1. I am thinking of buying a new car next year.

2. Mike is tired … for the company without holidays.

3. Are you good … essays in English?

4. My friends talked … house next autumn.

5. Is your son interested … the sport club?

6. Parents are deeply worried … their children about HIV.

7. Samantha is blissfully happy … married to Nick next month.

8. My granny is famous … delicious pies.

9. Jane was looking forward … her former classmates at a reunion party.

10. I’m so bored … this book! It never ends!

11. My grandfather was very fond … advice to all my friends.

12. I apologize … my temper.

13. That day I left the office … tired.

14. Our new project is connected … more hospitals and health centres.