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Gerunds Verbs + ing Gerunds can be used in the following cases As the subject of a sentence • Smoking in bad for your health. • We all enjoy eating out. As an object of certain verbs and expressions. • That car isn’t worth buying. After prepositions • He is interested in collecting stamps. • I’m tired of waiting for him. Gerunds • Gerunds are formed with ING: – walking, talking, thinking, listening • A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing." • The gerund form of the verb "read" is "reading." You can use a gerund as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence. Examples – Reading helps you learn English. subject of sentence – Her favorite hobby is reading. noun – I enjoy reading. object of sentence List of Verbs Followed by Gerunds • http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/geru nd_list.htm Verbs Followed by Gerunds • • • • • • • avoid deny dislike enjoy finish keep miss • • • • • practice remember risk stop suggest Gerunds are used after prepositions. • Most commonly, these are "verb + preposition + V-ing. He can’t talk about her without crying. Thanks for helping me. Let’s thing about moving to Kfar Saba. She prefers driving to taking the bus. A Gerund is used after these propositions • • • • • • in without for of on against • • • • • • • from by after before about at to A Gerund is used after these common expressions • • • • • • Be used to Can’t help Can’t stand End up Feel like Get used to • • • • • • Give up It’s no use It’s (not) worthwhile Keep on Look forward to Not mind Examples • My sister and I are used to staying alone at night. • We are looking forward to having you stay for the summer. • I don’t feel like staying. Let’s go out. • Harry can’t stand arguing with his parents all the time. Gerunds Tutorial • • • • Gerunds and Infinitives 1 http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/q7g/geru1.htm http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/q7g/geru2.htm http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/q7g/geru3.htm
