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Gerunds I’m loving gerunds

Gerunds I’m loving gerunds. Maria Cordón Ren á t ó R é t h á ti. IB R. INDEX. What are gerunds ? Gerund after certain verbs Gerund vs. Present Participle Gerund in Past Participle Gerund as Subject , Object or Complement Gerund after Prepositions and Phrasal V erbs

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Gerunds I’m loving gerunds

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  1. GerundsI’mlovinggerunds Maria Cordón Renátó Rétháti IBR

  2. INDEX • What are gerunds? • Gerundaftercertainverbs • Gerund vs. PresentParticiple • Gerund in PastParticiple • Gerund as Subject, ObjectorComplement • GerundafterPrepositions and PhrasalVerbs • Gerund in Passivesense

  3. 1. What are gerunds? • Gerundsor Verbal nouns • Whenwe use a verb in –ingformlike anoun, verboradjective. • Examples: Thatis ballet dancing.

  4. 2. Gerundsaftercertainverbs • Admit, appreciate, avoid, carry on, consider, defer, delay, deny, detest, dislike, endure, enjoy, escape, excuse, face, feel like, finish, forgive, give up, can't help, imagine, involve, leave off, mention, mind, miss, postpone, practise, put off, report, resent, risk, can't stand, suggest, understand. • Examples: CristinaRogdríguezis consideringhaving a holiday. I dislikeeating. verb+ gerund

  5. 3. Gerund vs. PresentParticiple • Whenwe use a verb in –ingformlike a noun • Example: Fishingisfun. • Whenwe use a verb in –ingformlike averb/ adjective • Example: XaviAndres is fishing. Gerund PresentParticiple

  6. 4. Gerund in PastParciple • Suggeststhatthegerundhappenedbeforesomethingelse. • Examples: MyhavingbeentoAsia helpedme learnthelanguagewhen I tookclasses. Havingtakena physicsclasshelped me in calculus. Beingacceptedto Harvard Universitywasthegreatestday of mylife.

  7. 5. Gerund as Object, Subject and Complement

  8. 6. GerundafterPrepositions and PhrasalVerbs • We use gerund (verb + -ing) afterpreposition: • Example:I’mverygoodat rememberingnames. • Example: She’s given up smoking prep + gerund • We use gerund (verb + -ing) afterphrasalverbs: Phrasalverb + gerund

  9. 7. Gerund in Passivesense

  10. 7. Gerund in Passivesense • Examples: I havethreeshirtsthatneedwashing. (needto be washed) Thisletterrequiressigning. (needsto be signed)

  11. EXERCISES Set thefiretothe rain, Adele

  12. Whyweusegerund? • E.g. Smoking is bannedinallpublicplaces. Subject • Areyouafraid of flying? • Beingan onlychild is a bit boring. • He’s tribleatlearninglanguages. • Everybodywentondancinguntilaftermidnight. • She’s worriedaboutfailingtheexam. Preposition Subject Preposition Phrasalverb Preposition

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