Exploring Gerunds After Prepositions

This video tutorial reviews the use of prepositions and gerunds, focusing on how adjectives are paired with specific prepositions followed by gerunds. It provides examples and practice sentences to reinforce learning. The tutorial also covers verbs that require prepositions before gerunds, offering additional practice and resources for further study.

Which of the following is an example of a preposition?

• run

• quickly

• in

• happy

What preposition follows the adjective 'afraid'?

• for

• of

• in

• at

Complete the sentence: 'She is good ___ cooking.'

• on

• in

• at

• for

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• He is interested for speaking other languages.

• He is interested on speaking other languages.

• He is interested in speaking other languages.

• He is interested to speak other languages.

What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: 'Jerry is interested in ___ foreign languages.'

• learning

• learns

• learn

• learned

Which adjective fits best in the sentence: 'Ingrid is ___ at dancing.'

• afraid

• worried

• good

• interested

What preposition follows the verb 'apologize'?

• to

• for

• in

• about

Complete the sentence: 'Elaine always complains ___ doing homework.'

• in

• for

• to

• about

Which verb fits best in the sentence: 'Tanya ___ on visiting her family in Mexico next month.'

• thanks

• plans

• believes

• complains

What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: 'Josh is looking forward to ___ to Disneyland.'

• gone

• going

• goes

• go