Gerund (-ing form)

Gerund (-ing form)

My favourite hobby is snapping photos with my new smartphone.

Gerund (-ing form)

Read the following sentences:

✓I enjoy running early in the morning at the gym.
✓I’m good at designing and making my own clothes.
✓I went walking in the park with my best friend and her dog.
✓We like reading about music and cinema.
✓My mum can’t stand driving her car at rush hour.
Gerund (-ing form)
Now, study the following table and learn how to use the -ing form or Gerund:
Uses
After some verbs: enjoy, like, love,
prefer, hate, avoid, finish, imagine,
stop, mind …
After prepositions: in, on, at,
before, by, for …
After the verb to go + sport or
activity we go out to do.
As subject, object or complement
of a clause.
After some expressions: can’t help,
can’t stand, it’s no use, it’s no good,
have difficulty (in) …
Examples
My dad enjoys watching the news
as soon as he wakes up.
Thank you for coming here tonight.
Let’s go running on the beach
tomorrow at 8 o’clock.
Reading is my favourite summer
activity.
My uncle avoids drinking alcohol. Note:
The gerund always has the same function
Peter has no difficulty in solving as a noun (although it looks like a verb).
Maths exercises.
Gerund (-ing form)
A. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box.
singing
1. She is good at __________.
playing cards. travel; make; swim; sing; live;
2. I don't like _________
smoke; play; be; do
swimming in the sea.
3. They are afraid of ___________
smoking
4. You should give up _________.
being a pop star.
5. Sam dreams of ________
making friends.
6. He is interested in ________
travelling by plane.
7. My uncle is afraid of __________
doing her own housework.
8. She’s 82, but she insists on _______
living on a small island.
9. Laura dreams about ________
Gerund (-ing form used as a noun or in a noun phrase)
GERUND (-ING FORM)
B. Look at the pictures and write sentences using the Gerund (-ing form).
1. She’s good at cooking. 4. Sleeping is his favourite
/ Cooking is her job. hobby.

2. They all like reading. / Reading 5. They’re very good

is useful and a pleasure. at skateboarding.

3. Women are often better 6. Taking selfies is a modern

at driving than men. craze.
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