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<div class="pg_page_title"> When do we use the GERUND? </div> | |||
<blockquote>verbs ending in -ing, ex: doing</blockquote> | |||
==After verbs that express likes/dislikes== | |||
like, love, enjoy, dislike, hate, don't mind, can't stand | ===like, love, enjoy, dislike, hate, don't mind, can't stand ...=== | ||
Example : | |||
*She likes doing crossword puzzles. | |||
*He enjoys listening to music in the car. | |||
admit, appreciate, avoid, consider, delay, deny, finish, | ==After certain other verbs such as :== | ||
===admit, appreciate, avoid, consider, delay, deny, finish, imagine, involve, keep (on), mention, miss, postpone, suggest ...=== | |||
Examples: | |||
*Would you consider doing a few extra hours? | |||
*Can you imagine walking such a long distance? | |||
==After prepositions :== | |||
worried/nervous/anxious | ===worried/nervous/anxious about ...=== | ||
Example : I'm a bit worried about driving in the snow. | |||
interested | ===interested in ...=== | ||
Example : Are you interested in working for us? | |||
instead | ===instead of ...=== | ||
Ex: Would you like to walk instead of taking the bus? | |||
fond | ===fond of ...=== | ||
Ex: My mother is fond of doing crossword puzzles. | |||
keen | ===keen on ...=== | ||
Ex: My dad is keen on watching sports on television. | |||
look forward | ===look forward to ...=== | ||
Ex: Our parents are looking forward to seeing us soon. | |||
good | ===good at ...=== | ||
Ex: Julie is good at making cakes. | |||
before... | ===before...=== | ||
Ex: Before leaving the office, please turn off the lights. | |||
after ... | ===after ...=== | ||
Ex: After tidying the kitchen she went straight to bed. | |||
==After certain expressions :== | |||
' | ===it's no use ...=== | ||
Ex: It's no use pleading - I won't change my mind. | |||
===it's no good ...=== | |||
Ex: It's no good shouting at him - he's deaf! | |||
===there's no point in ...=== | |||
Ex: There's no point in cooking food - nobody's hungry! | |||
==Other Lessons== | |||
| | * [[Language/English/Grammar/When-use-If-or-Whether|When use If or Whether]] | ||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Positions-of-Pronouns-in-Sentences|Positions of Pronouns in Sentences]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Subjunctive-mood|Subjunctive mood]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/The-Hyphen-and-The-Dash-(Part-2)|The Hyphen and The Dash (Part 2)]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Double-Object-Verbs-(Ditransitive-verbs)|Double Object Verbs (Ditransitive verbs)]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Confusion-between-Adjectives-and-Adverbs|Confusion between Adjectives and Adverbs]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Legitimate-Ellipsis-and-False-Ellipsis|Legitimate Ellipsis and False Ellipsis]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Indefinite-Article|Indefinite Article]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Collocations-with-go|Collocations with go]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Beside-and-Besides|Beside and Besides]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:12, 26 March 2023
When do we use the GERUND?
verbs ending in -ing, ex: doing
After verbs that express likes/dislikes[edit | edit source]
like, love, enjoy, dislike, hate, don't mind, can't stand ...[edit | edit source]
Example :
- She likes doing crossword puzzles.
- He enjoys listening to music in the car.
After certain other verbs such as :[edit | edit source]
admit, appreciate, avoid, consider, delay, deny, finish, imagine, involve, keep (on), mention, miss, postpone, suggest ...[edit | edit source]
Examples:
- Would you consider doing a few extra hours?
- Can you imagine walking such a long distance?
After prepositions :[edit | edit source]
worried/nervous/anxious about ...[edit | edit source]
Example : I'm a bit worried about driving in the snow.
interested in ...[edit | edit source]
Example : Are you interested in working for us?
instead of ...[edit | edit source]
Ex: Would you like to walk instead of taking the bus?
fond of ...[edit | edit source]
Ex: My mother is fond of doing crossword puzzles.
keen on ...[edit | edit source]
Ex: My dad is keen on watching sports on television.
look forward to ...[edit | edit source]
Ex: Our parents are looking forward to seeing us soon.
good at ...[edit | edit source]
Ex: Julie is good at making cakes.
before...[edit | edit source]
Ex: Before leaving the office, please turn off the lights.
after ...[edit | edit source]
Ex: After tidying the kitchen she went straight to bed.
After certain expressions :[edit | edit source]
it's no use ...[edit | edit source]
Ex: It's no use pleading - I won't change my mind.
it's no good ...[edit | edit source]
Ex: It's no good shouting at him - he's deaf!
there's no point in ...[edit | edit source]
Ex: There's no point in cooking food - nobody's hungry!
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- When use If or Whether
- Positions of Pronouns in Sentences
- Subjunctive mood
- The Hyphen and The Dash (Part 2)
- Double Object Verbs (Ditransitive verbs)
- Confusion between Adjectives and Adverbs
- Legitimate Ellipsis and False Ellipsis
- Indefinite Article
- Collocations with go
- Beside and Besides