Ing - Gerunds and participles

Ing - Gerunds and Participles
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Ing - Gerunds and Participles

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What is a gerund?
Verb+ing that is used as a noun.

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When do you use a gerund?
1. With  prepositions like: about, without, to, from, for, on, of
  • My parents are talking about moving to another town.
  • I look forward to hearing from you.


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When do you use a gerund?
2. After certain verbs like: hate, like, stop, remember, enjoy, avoid,  mind, keep, miss, suggest, spend,
  • So you have stopped biting your nails!
  • Why do you always try to avoid meeting him?

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When do you use a gerund?
3. As subject of a sentence (participle phrase)
  • Following his advice could get you into trouble
  • Criticising others is so easy

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When do you use a gerund?
4. After certain words and expressions like: feel like, it's no use, it's worth, there's no, be busy, can't help
  • Do you feel like going out on Friday?
  • There's no denying he sings well

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Watch out!
After the verbs to stop, to remember and to forget you can use both a gerund or an infinitive
This choice changes the meaning
What is the difference between:
I stopped smoking. / I stopped to smoke.
I remember buying my first bike. / Remember to buy a bike.

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The form of a gerund
Unless a verb ends in -ee or -ie, we drop the final -e in a verb before adding -ing as in joking, taking, and making.
If a verb ends in -ee, add -ing like normal as in agreeing, fleeing, and seeing.
If a verb ends in -ie, replace it with –y before adding -ing as in lying (lie), tying (tie), and dying (die).

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Difference gerund, continuous
The following sentences show how gerunds and participles/participial phrases are used differently.
  1. Cooking is a useful skill to learn. (Cooking is a gerund used as a noun.)
  2. The chefs are cooking steaks. (Cooking is a present participle used to form the present continuous tense.)
  3. Chef Romero, cooking with gusto, prepared a 10-course meal. (Cooking is used as a participle in a participle phrase that modifies the noun Chef Romero.)

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Let's practice!
For the next few sentences, write down the correct form of the verb given in brackets using either a gerund/participle (verb + -ing) or the infinitive (to + verb)

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She delayed (get) out of bed

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He demanded (speak) to the manager

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I miss (go) to the beach

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These books are not worth (buy)

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I couldn't help (laugh)

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Don't forget (buy) some milk

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I really can't stand (wait) for the bus

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I don't mind (stay) up late

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Now do the Cambridge exercises page 18 - 19!
https://youtu.be/w8cKRoJfBzM

Slide 19 - Tekstslide