1. Alikataa *kwa kucheza* (for playing) mpira wa miguu jana.
2. Bado natembea *kwa kuimba* (while singing) nyimbo za kiswahili.
3. Alinisaidia *kwa kusafisha* (by cleaning) nyumba yangu.
4. Yeye hupendelea *kwa kuandika* (by writing) barua pepe.
5. Walipata *kwa kusoma* (from reading) vitabu vingi.
6. Nilikuwa tayari *kwa kuiacha* (to leave) kazi yangu.
7. Mimi huenda kazini *kwa kutembea* (by walking).
8. Yeye husherehekea *kwa kucheza* (by dancing) sana.
9. Alikuwa mgonjwa *kutokana na kula* (from eating) chakula kibaya.
10. Ninafurahi *kwa kusikia* (to hear) habari njema.
11. Ni muhimu *kwa kusoma* (to read) habari za sasa.
12. Ninaenda shuleni *kwa kuendesha* (by riding) baiskeli.
13. Yeye huishi *kwa kufanya* (by doing) kazi nzuri.
14. Wao husema *kwa kuongea* (by speaking) Kiswahili.
15. Sisi hupenda *kwa kuangalia* (by watching) michezo ya mpira.
Exercise 2: Filling in the blanks with correct preposition + gerund combinations
1. Yeye hukumbuka *kwa kuandika* (by writing) kumbukumbu.
2. Wao husaidia *kwa kuosha* (by washing) magari.
3. Ninapenda *kwa kusoma* (reading) vitabu.
4. Yeye hufanya kazi *kwa kuchora* (by drawing) michoro.
5. Alilipa deni lake *kwa kufanya* (by doing) kazi za ziada.
6. Ninaishi *kwa kufanya* (by doing) kazi yangu.
7. Walipata pesa *kutokana na kuuza* (from selling) vitu.
8. Alikuwa na furaha *kwa kuona* (to see) familia yake.
9. Ninafurahi sana *kwa kusikia* (to hear) sauti yako.
10. Wao hufurahi *kwa kuimba* (by singing) nyimbo nzuri.
11. Alipendelea *kwa kusoma* (reading) ripoti hiyo.
12. Najifunza *kwa kuandika* (by writing) barua.
13. Yeye hupenda sana *kwa kucheza* (by playing) piano.
14. Anasaidia *kwa kutafsiri* (by translating) maandishi.
15. Wao hufanya kazi nzuri *kwa kutumia* (by using) kompyuta.