Grammar - Gerund
Gerunds are always used after certain verbs. The most common verbs are:
Admit / Anticipate / Appreciate / Avoid / Cannot help / Consider / Deny / Dislike / Enjoy / Give up / Finish / Involve (entail) / Keep on (persist) / Mention / Mind / Miss / Postpone / Practise / Prevent / Propose / Put off / Recall / Recommend / Report / Resent / Resist / Risk / Stop (prevent) / Stop (cease) / Suggest
Some verbs can be used with either a gerund or an infinitive without any change of meaning.
- E.g. begin, continue, start
Some verbs can be used with either the gerund or infinitive but there is a difference of meaning.
- E.g. remember, forget, and stop.
Certain phrases are always followed by the gerund.
- E.g. It's no good, it's no use, it's not worth..
A. Complete the following sentences using one of the verbs from the list above.
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| 1) | If you can´t smoking, at least you could cut down a bit! | |
| 2) | I´ve going the dentist for as long as I could but I now I´ve no choice. | |
| 3) | The shoes seemed such a bargain that I couldn´t buying them. | |
| 4) | Now I´m living on my own, I really having someone to chat to. | |
| 5) | I eating chocolate for 40 whole days. | |
| 6) | My neighbour going to the supermarket on the corner not the one opposite the station. | |
| 7) | If you insist on taking your case to court you losing everything. | |
| 8) | The thief stealing the car from the car park. | |
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