Gerunds As Subjects

A gerund is always singular, if we want to use them as

the subject, the sentence has to start with any of
them most of the time.
Reading books is one of my hobbies Doing yoga makes me feel relaxed
Studying English has helped me a lot Going shopping makes me happy
Cycling is a good sport Watching movies is a waste of time for
some people
 Gerunds As Objects
The next verbs are generally followed by gerunds
• Love • Like • Hate • Enjoy • Not Mind
• Feel like • Stand • Imagine • Admit • Avoid
• Consider • Delay • Deny • Keep • Continue
• Recommend • Suggest • Insist • Resist • Mention
I love spending my time with you She hated studying in that school
He imagined winning the lottery He delayed paying his telephone bill
We enjoyed going to the party My brother tries to avoid doing his homework
Gerunds After Prepositions
The following words are prepositions and are often
followed by gerunds.
• By / Of • About • Afraid Of • With • Good At
• Before • After • Bad At • From • Look Forward To

I am good at learning new things! We look forward to seeing you tomorrow
My sister is bad at driving They went to sleep after arriving
I am going to rest before traveling She’s excited about seeing her boyfriend