V5 - Gerund

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Gerund

What is a gerund?

Verb+ing that is used as a noun.

When do you use a gerund?

1. After prepositions like: about, without, to, from, for, on, of

• My parents are talking about moving to another town
• I look forward to meeting you

When do you use a gerund?

2. After certain verbs like: hate, like, stop, enjoy, avoid, remember, mind, keep, miss, suggest, spend,

• So you have stopped biting your nails!
• Why do you always try to avoid meeting him?
  

When do you use a gerund?

3. As subject of a sentence

• Following his advice could get you into trouble
• Criticising others is so easy
  

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
  

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

I stopped smoking / I stopped to smoke

I remember buying my first bike / Remember to buy a bike

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).

Difference gerund, continuous

gerunds are used as nouns, while present participles are used in verb tenses and participle phrases are used as adjectives. The following sentences show how gerunds and participles/participial phrases are used differently.

Cooking is a useful skill to learn. (Cooking is a gerund used as a noun.)

The chefs are cooking steaks. (Cooking is a present participle used to form the present continuous tense.)

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.)

Cooking is a useful skill to learn. (Cooking is a gerund used as a noun.)

The chefs are cooking steaks. (Cooking is a present participle used to form the present continuous tense.)

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.)

Let's practice(gerund &infinitive)

For the next few sentences, write down the correct form of the verb given in brackets

She delayed (get) out of bed

He demanded (speak) to the manager

I miss (go) to the beach

These books are not worth (buy)

I couldn't help (laugh)

Don't forget (buy) some milk

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

I don't mind (stay) up late

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