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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
Kind of Gerund
1. Gerund as Subject, examples :
s + p +o/c
Ving
Eg: reading many book improves
your knowledge
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
• 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
• 3. as complement
S+P+C ving
s c
Eg. my hobby is reading
s p c
reading is my hobby
s p c
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
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
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.
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.
7. After expressing
S+can’t+stand/stop/bear+ving
Eg. I can’t stop remembering you
It’s+no use/no worth+ving
Eg. It’s no use wasting time here

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Gerund by hussein abdurrohman hs

  • 1.
  • 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.
  • 11. 7. After expressing S+can’t+stand/stop/bear+ving Eg. I can’t stop remembering you It’s+no use/no worth+ving Eg. It’s no use wasting time here