GERUNDS

A gerund can be:

the subject of the sentence Swimming is my favorite sport.
the object of the sentence They enjoy watching movies.
the object of the preposition Hes concerned about passing Grammar 5.
Note: A gerund subject takes a singular verb. Eating raw oysters is disgusting.
To make a gerund negative, put not before it. Not arriving on time makes me
uncomfortable.
These verbs are followed by a gerund:
admit

delay

imagine

practice

advise

deny

keep

quit

appreciate

discuss

mind

recommend

avoid

dislike

miss

regret

cant help

enjoy

permit

risk

consider

finish

postpone

suggest

Go + gerund (recreational activities)

I go hiking every Sunday.
boating

fishing

sailing

skiing

bowling

hiking

shopping

swimming

camping

hunting

sightseeing

dancing

jogging

skating

Verbs of perception can be followed by verb-ing or an infinitive

see

look at

hear

feel

notice

observe

listen to

smell

watch
We heard dogs [who are] barking behind the herd of sheep.
Remember, forget+ gerund
refers back to the past to things that one did. Forget...ing is used mostly in the phrase
Ill never forget...ing... and expressions with similar meanings.
I still remember buying my first bicycle.
Ill never forget meeting the President.
Regret+ gerund
refers back to pastsomething that one is sorry one did
I regret leaving school at 14 it was a big mistake.
Try + gerund
is used to talk about making an experiment-doing something to see what will happen.
I tried sending her flowers, writing her letters, and giving her presents, but she
still wouldnt speak to me.
Special expressions + verb-ing
have: fun, a good time, trouble, difficulty,etc.
She had a good time watching the ice skating competition.
spend time, waste time
He spends a lot of time playing computer games.
sit, stand, or lie + expression of place
I stood at the bus stop waiting for 45 minutes.

find or catch + (pro)noun

I found the cat sleeping in my bed.
A gerund can be the object of a preposition after a verb or adjective (see list below)
He complained about getting a bad grade.
She is upset about leaving her homework at home.
PREPOSITIONS
Verbs + preposition
adjust to

hear of

thank...for

agree with

insist on

think about

apologize to...for

listen to

wait for

approve of

look at

warn...about

argue about

look for

worry about

believe in

look forward to

dream about/of

blame...for

object to

feel like

care about

plan on

forget about

complain about

prevent...from

forgive...for

concentrate on

rely on

hear about

consist of

speak about

suspect...of

deal with

succeed in

take care of

decide on

depend on

talk about

disapprove of
The dots (...) indicate than an object is needed: "She thanked the man for helping her
carry her groceries."

Adjective + Preposition
accustomed to

interested in

upset about

sorry about

afraid of

lazy about

used to

sorry for

amazed at/by

mad about

worried about

sure of

angry about/at

mad at

grateful to...for

surprised at

ashamed of

opposed to

guilty of

tired of

aware of

proud of

happy about

glad about

bored with/by

responsible for

excited about

good at

capable of

sad about

famous for

sick of

concerned about

satisfied with

fond of

different from