2. DEFINITION
• A Gerund is the form of
a verb when it acts as a
noun by adding suffix
“-ing” word.
• So the pattern is :
VERB + ing
3. Kind of Gerund
1. Gerund as Subject, examples :
s + p +o/c
Ving
Eg: reading many book improves
your knowledge
4. 2. Gerund as Object that follows the
verb. There are some verbs must be
followed by gerund, such as :
S+p+o ving/to inf
Consider, Advice,
Deny,Admit,,Avoid,Like,Excuse,Finish,For
give ,Keep,Imagine ,Mind,Postpone
,Miss,Pardon ,Practice ,Stop
,Suggest,Report,Appreciate
,Enjoy,Delay ,etc.
Eg. Doyou mind reading leading your
computer
5. • Facultative verb
Stop,remember, forget,regret,try.
+ ving/to inf
Eg. I have beenn working and now i want to stop to smoke
my father was chain smoker, at the age of 50, he stopped smoking
for suffering for cancer
6. • 3. as complement
S+P+C ving
s c
Eg. my hobby is reading
s p c
reading is my hobby
s p c
7. 3. Gerund as Object that
follows the preposition. The
prepositions that must be
followed by gerund are :
About,By,Of,In,from,Instead
of,About,On,After,Without,Apart
from,Because of,Before.
Note : commonly paired by prepo
Look at,look for, look into,look after, look
about,accustured to, (tobe)use to,call
for,think about,think of,interested in
Eg. I have been interested in playing
music since iwas 7 years old
8. 4.from passive meaning
S+P+tobe+V3
Note : tobe+V3 change into ving.
p = need,requre,demand,want
Eg. This room need cleaned
Change into
this room need cleaning
9. 5 . Gerund as Modifiers. For the
examples :
Cats usually snore while they
are sleeping = Cats usually
snore while sleeping.
Because he didn’t study well, he
didn’t pass the test = Because
of not studying well he didn’t
pass the test.
After I do my homework, I will
play football = After doing the
homework, I will play football.
10. 6. Gerund with Possessive pronoun
(my, your, its, her, his, their, our).
The examples :
We are looking forward to your
coming next week.
Before your leaving for Bali next
week, my parents are going to
have a small gathering at home
this weekend.
His writing makes a lot of people
happy.