Gerunds Practice (B1-B2) - English Grammar Quiz

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7-minute daily practice: 15 Gerunds exercises for Level B1-B2. Short enough to fit into a coffee break, thorough enough to make real progress. Covers the most important aspects of gerunds with instant feedback on every answer.

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Question 1: My sister enjoys ___ new recipes on weekends.

Question 1 options
'Trying' is correct because the verb 'enjoy' is always followed by a gerund (verb + -ing), not an infinitive or base form. 'To try' (infinitive) and 'tried' (past tense) are incorrect after 'enjoy', and 'try' (base form) cannot follow a verb directly here.
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Question 2: ___ a foreign language requires a lot of daily practice.

Question 2 options
'Learning' is correct because a gerund (verb + -ing) can function as the subject of a sentence. 'To learn' is an infinitive, 'Learned' is a past tense verb, and 'Learn' is a base form — none of these can serve as a noun subject in standard grammar the way a gerund can.
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Question 3: A gerund is formed by adding -ing to a verb, and it functions as a noun in a sentence.

Question 3 options
True because gerunds are verbal nouns — they look like present participles but act as nouns, filling positions such as subject, object, or complement in a sentence.
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Question 4: In the sentence 'Swimming every morning keeps her healthy,' what role does 'Swimming' play?

Question 4 options
'Swimming' is a gerund functioning as the subject of the sentence. It names the activity being discussed, which is the noun role, not a verb tense, adjective, or adverb role.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • hobby
  • her favourite
  • is
  • Reading long novels

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The correct order is 'Reading long novels is her favourite hobby' because the gerund phrase 'Reading long novels' acts as the subject, followed by the linking verb 'is' and the subject complement 'her favourite hobby'.
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Question 6: Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Question 6 options
'She suggested going to the park after lunch' is correct because 'suggest' is always followed by a gerund, not an infinitive. The other options incorrectly use 'to go', 'go', or 'went' after 'suggested'.
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Question 7: Customer: 'Why don't we save time by ___ the form online instead of printing it?' Assistant: 'Good idea! That's much faster.'

Question 7 options
'Completing' is correct because after the preposition 'by', a gerund must be used. 'Complete' (base form), 'to complete' (infinitive), and 'completed' (past form) cannot follow a preposition.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses a gerund (not an infinitive) after the preposition?

Question 8 options
'He left without saying goodbye' is correct because prepositions must be followed by a gerund, not an infinitive. 'Without to say', 'without said', and 'without say' are all grammatically wrong after a preposition.
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Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • learning about
  • They are
  • different cultures
  • interested in

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The correct order is 'They are interested in learning about different cultures' because 'interested in' is followed by a gerund as the object of the preposition 'in'.
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Question 10: His main goal this year is ___ a new skill that will help his career.

Question 10 options
'Developing' is correct because a gerund is used as a subject complement after the linking verb 'is' to rename or describe the subject. 'Developed', 'develop', and 'to developing' are not standard grammatical completions in this complement position with the same function.
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Question 11: Which statement about gerunds is true?

Question 11 options
Gerunds can appear in four main noun positions: subject, direct object, subject complement, and object of a preposition. They are not limited to one position, they always end in -ing, and they function as nouns — not verbs — even though they are formed from verbs.
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Question 12: Rewrite using a gerund as the subject: 'It is stressful to manage a large team.' → ___ a large team is stressful.

Question 12 options
'Managing' is correct because when transforming a sentence with 'It is + adjective + to + verb' into a gerund-subject structure, the infinitive verb becomes a gerund (-ing form) placed at the start as the subject.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
Cooking healthy meals takes time and effort.
I really enjoy hiking in the mountains.
Her greatest passion is painting landscapes.
He improved his English by practising every day.
Gerund as subject
Gerund as object of a preposition
Gerund as subject complement
Gerund as direct object

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Gerunds function as nouns and can serve as the subject, direct object, subject complement, or object of a preposition in a sentence.
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Question 14: In the sentence 'She is running to catch the bus,' the word 'running' is a gerund.

Question 14 options
False because in this sentence 'is running' is a present continuous verb form (present participle), not a gerund. A gerund functions as a noun, but here 'running' is part of the verb phrase describing an action in progress.
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Question 15: Which sentence uses a gerund to express a general activity as the topic of discussion, rather than a specific ongoing action?

Question 15 options
'Travelling abroad broadens your mind' uses 'travelling' as a gerund subject to express a general activity or concept. The other options either use present continuous tenses or infinitives, which do not carry the same 'general topic' meaning as a gerund subject.