GERUND

VERB + GERUND

I enjoy walking in the park A gerund is the –ing form of a verb. It

is used as a noun. In walking is a
gerund. It is used as the object of the
verb enjoy.
COMMON VERBS FOLLOWED BY The verbs in the list are followed by
GERUNDS gerunds. The list also contains phrasal
verbs (e.g.,put off) that are followed
- Enjoy by gerunds.
- Ex: I enjoy working in my The verbs in the list are NOT followed
garden by to + the simple form of a verb
- Finish ( an infinitive)
- Ex: ann finished studying at
midnight INCORRECT : I enjoy to walk in the
- Stop park
- Ex: it stopped raining a few INCORRECT : bob finished to study
minutes ago INCORRECT : I’m thinking to go to
- Quit Hawaii.
- Ex: david quit smoking
- Mind
- Ex: would you mind opening
the window?
- Postpone
- Ex: I postpone doing my
homework
- Put off
- Ex: I put off doing my
homework
- Keep (on)
- Ex: keep (on) working.don’t
stop
- Consider
- Ex: I’m considering going to
hawaii
- Think about
- Ex: I’m thinking about going
to hawaii
- Discuss
- Ex: they discussed getting a
new car
- Talk about
 - Ex: they talked about
getting a new car
I considered not going to class Negative form : not + gerund

VERB + GERUND OR INFINITIVE

a. It began raining Some verb are followed by either a

b. It began to rain gerund ar an infinitive. Usually there is no
difference in meaning. (a) and (b) have
the same meaning.
Common verbs followed by ether a gerund
or an infinitive.
- Begin
- Start
- Continue
- Like
- Love
- Hate
- Can’t stand

Compare : Like and love can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive:

I like going / to go to movies. I love playing / to play chess.

Wold like and would love are followed by infinitives:

I would like to go to a movie tonight. I’d love to play a game of chess right now.
PREPOSITION + GERUND

a. Kate insisted on coming with us A preposition is followed by a gerund, not

b. We’re exited about going to Tahiti an infinitive, In (a) : the preposition (on) is
c. I apologized for being late followed by a gerund (coming).
COMMON EXPRESSIONS WITH
PREPOSITIONS FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS
- Be afraid of ( doing something )
- Apologize for
- Believe in
- Dream about
- Be exited about
- Feel like
- Forgive (some one ) for
- Be good at
- Insist on
- Be interested in
- Look forward to
- Be nervous about
- Plan on
- Be responsible for
- Stop ( someone ) from
- Thank (someone) for
- Be tired of
- Worry about / be worried about
USING GERUNDS AS SUBJECTS ; USING IT +
INFINITIVE
a. Riding horses is fun
b. It is fun to ride horses
c. Coming to class on time is
important
d. It is important to come to class on
time
(a) And (b) have the same meaning
In (a) : a gerund (riding) is the subject of
the sentence. Notice : the verb (is) Is
singular because a Gerund is singular.
In (b) : The word it is used as the subject
of the sentence. The word it has the same
meaning as the infinitive phrase at the end
of the sentence : it means to ride horses.