Gerund (verb ing) used after

certain verbs expressing

preference:
like, hate, mind, dont mind, prefer

Examples:
Examples:
She
Shelikes
likesskiing.
skiing.
IIprefer
reading
prefer readingto
to
listening.
listening.
They
Theyhate
hategoing
goingshopping.
shopping.
IIdont
mind
dont mindreading
readingand
and
writing.
writing.
He
Heminds
mindsbeing
beingcalled
calledaa
stubborn.
stubborn.
IIhate
hateeating
eatingveggies.
veggies.
Express
Expressyour
yourpreference
preference
using
usinggerunds
gerundsand
andaaverb
verb
of
preference.
of preference.
--read
readmagazines
magazines
--write
writeessays
essays
--cook
cook
--play
playthe
theviolin
violin
--jog
jog
--watch
watchcomedies
comedies
--camp
camp
--wear
weartights
tights

Write true sentences about members of your family. Use verbs of preference follo
by a gerund Use these verbs: travel by plane, play PC games, swim, cook, wait a
station, make the bed, write letters, do the ironing.
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Example: I dont mind listening opera. Its enjoyable.
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Example: I prefer playing tennis to reading comics.

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Tell
Tellyour
yourclassmate
classmatewhat
what _________________________________________________________________
you
youprefer
preferdoing
doingon
onaa
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Saturday
afternoon.Use
Saturday afternoon.Use _________________________________________________________________
these
theseprompts:
prompts:
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--watch
watchTV
TV
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--read
readaapoem
poem
Ask your classmate about his/her preference on these activities.
--cook
cookdinner
dinner
A: Do you prefer playing tennis to reading comics?
--listen
listento
tomusic
music
B: Yes, I do. I hate reading comics.
--play
playthe
thepiano
piano
or
--run
runin
inthe
thepark
park
B: No, I dont. I like reading comics.
--solve
solveaapuzzle
puzzle
--knit
knit
Look
Lookat
atthe
theinformation
information
and
write
sentences:
and write sentences:
Maria
Maria
--cooking
cookingXX
XX
--reading
reading
--surfing
surfing//
--playing
playingbaseball
baseballXX
Peter
Peter
--cooking
cooking//
--reading
readingXX
XX
--surfing
surfing

--playing
playingbaseball
baseball

like - dont like - X dont mind - / be keen on -

hate XX
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