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admit	appreciate	avoid He admitted committing the crime. I appreciate your helping me. He avoided seeing his ex-girlfriend.
can't help	can't stand	consider I can't help being late. I can't stand listening to George Bush. Have you considered getting help for your reading problem?
delay	deny	detest Maria delayed getting her teeth fixed. Tom denied taking my dictionary. Anna detests giving herself a shot everyday.
dislike	enjoy	escape I dislike getting up early. Tom enjoys relaxing on weekends. Robert escaped getting caught by the police.
forbid	get / be tired of	get / be accustomed to The rules forbid eating in the library. I'm tired of studying. Mr.Tran has gotten accustomed to living in his new environment.
get / be used to	give up	imagine	Lisa can't get used to working six days a week. Jack couldn't give up smoking. Can you imagine traveling to the moon?
mind	miss	permit Would you mind being quiet for a while? Jane misses seeing her friend who moved out of town. The weather won't permit hiking today.
postpone	practice	quit Suzanne has postponed having surgery. Please practice pronouncing /b/ and /v/ clearly. I'm afraid Mr. Chu will never quit smoking.
recall	recommend	regret Listen for possessive noun (John's) before a gerund and the perfect form of gerunds having been here...having broken up with....to show completed condition or action before present time. I can't recall ever having been here before. The nutritionist recommends John's going on a lowfat diet. Paul regrets having broken up with his girlfriend.
resent	resume	stop I resent your being dishonest with me. We will resume our reading after the break. Please stop annoying your sister.
spend (time or money)	suggest	tolerate You shouldn't spend so much time watching TV. Teenagers spend way too much money buying superfluous unnecessary things. His dad suggested starting a savings plan. Tom can't tolerate working with lazy people.
waste (time or money)			She wasted so much time complaining about her workload. Dan wastes so much money eating in restaurants. She wasted so much time complaining about her workload. Dan wastes so much money eating in restaurants.

Challenge: Use it or Lose it.

      •Write sentences using some of the verbs in the table above.

      •Use gerund direct objects.
      • Show your sentences to a lab instructor in the ESL Lab to make sure they are correct.

Using gerunds in sentences: The following sentences about athletes and athletics have a missing gerund. Choose the most appropriate verb from the table below and make it a gerund to complete the sentences. If you need help, type a question mark in the box. Use the Tab key for answers and for moving to the next blank.

have	wrap	rain	play
soak	rest	pull	yell
get	break	lose	be
miss	fall

1. Jason is a basketball player. He has a bad sprainInjury to a joint caused by twisting it , which requires his ankle tightly before each practice.

2. After a bruising football game, the players look forward to in a hot tub.

3. Many female athletes prefer a female coach.

4. The young baseball players aren't used to their coach's at them every time they make a mistake.

5. The baseball game has been interrupted again due to rain. They will resume as soon as it stops .

6. Chris was benched during the basketball game for too many of his jump shots.

7. Michael has tennis elbow. The doctor recommends his his arm for three weeks.

8. Soccer players have to stretch and warm up before each game to avoid a hamstringThe tendon behind the knee .

9. a technical foul Given for an infraction of the rules governing conduct and sportsmanship for one's temper is one way a coach can really hurt his team.

10. A professional skier's worst nightmare is on the ski slope and a leg.

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