 GERUND

Gerund as a subject
Ex:
1. Reading a novel is his hobby
2. studying English is very important.
3. it is useful for our health to walk every
morning
4. Walking every morning is useful for our
health
 Exercise
 1. it is Vincent's hobby to read a novel
 2. it is dangerous for the visitors to swim in

the beach
 3. it is Reynald’s hobby to fish
 4. it is wrong to disobey our parents
 5. it is important to be polite to another

people
Gerund as Complement (object)
Ex :
1. Sasha ‘s hobby is reading a novel
2. Her profession is teaching in an vocational
school
 Gerund as a Object
Ex :
1. Hadi has finished doing homework
2. Could you stop making so much noise?

VERB + Gerund
- Admit - delay - finish - like
 Avoid _ Deny - hate - love
 Begin- dislike - imagine - mind
 Consider - enjoy - intend- miss
 Continue - fancy - involve -postpone
 Regret
 Risk
 Start
 Stop
 suggest
 Fill the sentence with some word in the table!
-Open - meet
-Speak - rain
-Study - listen
- fly - buy
-Have - corrupt

1. Hadi postponed having Lunch because he had

to meet an important client
2. The suspect admitted …. The money
3. Would you mind ….. The window?
4. the student practiced ….. English with their
friend
5. It stopped …. A few minute ago
6. She always avoids …. Me
7. Learning English involves ….. The history of
English
8. I very much enjoy….. To classical music
9. Anna never flies because she hates …..
10. Hadi intends …. The house
 Gerund after possessive adjective
Possessive adjective are my, your, his, her, our
and there.
Ex
1. Our meeting will be held in the head office?
2. Does my smoking annoy you?

 Gerund after preposition ( in, at, with,

about,etc) + gerund
EX :
1. This knife is only for cutting meat
2. I’m not interested in learning match
 Gerund as prohibition
EX:
 No smoking
 No parking
 Warning
 no loitering