GERUND AFTER VERBS

Gerund may replace nouns or pronouns as subjects, objects or complements. (Not is used before
gerund to form negative).
Gerund is used after some verbs indicating like and dislike such as like, love,help, prfer, enjoy ,
dislike , hate, ect. to express a habit.
Ex!" love playing the piano
!#he hates watching soccer
Gerund is used after some other verbs such as mind , avoid , deny , stop , finish , continue , go on ,
etc.
Ex!$ould you mind opening the %indo%s for me&
Notes:
' Gerund used after some verbs give passive meaning.
Ex. (he house needs paiting. ( ) (he house needs to be painted).
*y shoes want meading. ( ) *y shoes %ant to be meaded).
(he machine re!ires clearing. () (he machine re+uires to be cleared).
' ,fter some verbs such as remember, try, forget, mean, hate...both gerund and infinitive are used- but
the meaning of the sentence changes.
"#$ircle the %est answer#
.. " finally finished at /.00pm and served dinner .
,. cooking 1. being cooked 2 . to cook 3.to be cooked
4.5uang continued to the city center.
,. drive 1. to have been driving 2. to drive 3. to driving
6.7oko tried the bus , but he missed it.
,. catch up 1. catch 2. to catch 3. catching
8.9ietnamese %omen today often prefer mordern clothing at %ork , because it is more
convinient.
,. %ear 1. %ore 2. %ears 3.to %ear
:. $ould you mind me a push&
,. being given1. giving 2. give3. to give
;.(hey %ent boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank before home late in
the evening.
,. go 1. they go 2. going 3. to go
/.(hey make their living by fish in the river.
,. catch 1. to catch 2. catching 3. caught
<.*r =obinson helped him the bookcase up the stairs.
,. to carrying 1. for carrying2. carrying 3. carry
>. #ome sports are so violent and " don?t like them.
,. %atching 1. to %atch 2. , and 1 are correctd 3. , and 1 are incorrect.
.0. @o% much time do you spend the %eb each day &
,. surfing 1. surfs 2. surf 3. to surf
... " like on #undays.
,. do anything 1. not doing anything 2. do nothing 3.doing nothing
.4.(he children enjoy in the river .
,. s%im 1. s%imming 2. s%am 3. s%ims
.6. (hank you for me.
,. invite 1.invited 2. inviting 3. invitation
.8. " forgot off the light before going out.
,. to turn 1. turn 2. turning 3. turned
.:. *aryam and " enjoy to the park on summer evenings.
,. to go 1. going 2. being gone 3. go
.;. *aryam loves people.
,. meet 1. met 2. meeting 3. see
./. 7ou cannot make if they don?t %ant to.
,. people learn 1. people to learn 2. that people 3. people learning
.<. #he took lessons ho% to play the violin.
,. learn 1. learning 2. to learn 3. %hich learning
.>. @er telephone number is easy .
,. remembering 1. remembered 2. remember 3. to remember
40. @e is the first student the scholarship this year.
,. %ho %in 1. to %in 2. %inning 3. %hose %on
4.. $ould you like to go out or %ould you rather here&
,. to stay 1. staying 2. stayed 3. stay
44.@e hates cooking meals and clothes.
,.to %ash 1.%ash 2.%ashed 3.%ashing
46. " heard them .
,. to cry 1.cried 2. cry 3. to crying
48.3on?t go out. AAAAAAAAA %inds are blo%ing outside .
, . violence 1 . violently 2 . violent 3 . , B 1
4:. (hey can?t consider a ne% before the old one.
,. to buy C selling 1. buying C selling 2. to buy C to sell 3. buying C to sell
4;. (hey %ere seen the bus.
,. get off 1. to get off 2. get 3 . getting
4/.7ou must learn to %ork hard and money.
,. saving 1. save2. saved 3. to save
4<. (he man could see the red lights of the ambulance.
,. injured C flashed 1. injuredC flashing 2. injuring C flashing 3. injuringC flashed
4>. $hat " like is in the sea and then on the %arm sand
,. to s%im C to lie 1. s%imming C layin 2. to s%im C to laying 3. to s%im C lying
60. *y teacher had to ask them .
,. stopping C to play 1. to stop C playing
2. stop C to playing 3. stop C to play