Some expressions in English are followed by gerunds.
For example:
Theres no point in Theres no point in taking the car. Well never find a place to park. I cant help I cant help thinking how stupid I was not to do what you suggested in the beginning. I cant stand I cant stand hanging on the phone and listening to stupid music when companies put me on hold. Have a problem/Have (some) problems/Have no problem - Im afraid Im having problems understanding your accent. Its no use Its no use asking Simon to give you a lift. His cars being repaired. Its a waste of time/money Its a waste of money buying mobile phone applications when there are so many good free ones available.
Complete the following sentences with one word taken from the previous expressions. Consulta el diccionario
1. She has no answering the phone and dealing with emails, its the software program shes having trouble with.
2. Its a of money getting the additional insurance for the laptop. Its almost the same price to buy a new one.
3. Theres no in asking Jenny to bring any food. Shes a terrible cook.
4. Its no phoning on a Monday, theyll be closed.
5. I cant laughing when I hear the name Donald. I used to go to school with a boy called Donald Duck.
6. I cant taking the early red-eye flight when I travel by plane. It takes me days to catch up on my sleep.
7. I help wondering what my life would be like now if I had got married three years ago.
1. having an iMac, three laptops and an iPhone, Pepito decided to buy an iPad.
2. My dad put me under a lot of pressure to study law and become a lawyer, what I really wanted to do was be a gardener.
3. Even neither of us like Kevin Costner, we decided to see the film.
4. Pete and Suzie have had another baby, the fact that Pete lost his job last year.
5. Sally and Dean were poor, they weren't unhappy.
6. Kevins a good guy to go out and have a beer with, he gets a bit aggressive when hes had too much to drink,
7. We didnt go to the British Museum, staying in a hotel only 10 minutes walk from it.
8. My sisters gone skiing in the Pyrenees, of the lack of snow this year.
9. I didnt think that much of her when we first spoke on the phone. , the first time we met in person it was love at first sight.
10. Id love to go to New York for a couple of weeks. , its so expensive at the moment, I think Ill go to London instead.
My dad put me under a lot of
pressure to study law and become
a lawyer...