Gerunds
- What is a “Gerund”? It’s the “verb” + ing to form a “noun”
Ex. Work – working Play – playing jump - jumping
- Gerunds can be used as a subject.
Ex. Playing (subject) sports is fun.
Exercising (subject) regularly is important.
- Gerunds can also be used as an object.
Ex. They quit smoking. (Object)
Dan enjoys watching (Object) TV every night.
- We use “gerunds” after verb “to go”
Ex. Let’s go fishing.
Last week we went camping.
- Gerunds also follow prepositions
Ex. I’m interested in reading.
Ex. He’s afraid of going to the park at night.
- Gerunds come after some verbs.
Ex. I enjoy knitting.
We miss going to the gym.
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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of gerunds:
1. I enjoy --------------------
2. -------------------- is my favorite hobby.
3. Let’s go -------------------- this weekend.
4. He was angry about --------------------.
5. -------------------- is good for our health.
6. She practises -------------------- the violin every night.
7. Consider -------------------- to improve your mental health.
8. What is the purpose of --------------------?
9. My country is famous for --------------------.
10. -------------------- makes Tymon happy.
11. I’m sorry for --------------------.
12. -------------------- is her preferred activity.
13. We spend a lot of time -------------------- together.
14. When we go -------------------- we take nothing with us except a towel.
15. I can’t imagine myself --------------------.
16. Sam is good at --------------------.
17. Many people avoid -------------------- for a better health.
18. They dislike --------------------.
19. Sarah didn’t mention --------------------.
20. Peter is used to --------------------.
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