Uses of the gerund

 Uses of the gerund (verb + -ing) 

The gerund is the base form of the verb+ ing.

lt can be positive (e.g. going) 

or negative (e.g. not going)

Use the gerund:

1 As the subject or object of a sentence. 

Eating outside in the summer makes me feel good. 

My idea of happiness is getting up late and not going to work.

2 after some verbs, e.g. like, love, hate, enjoy, etc

I hate not getting to the airport early

 I enjoy reading in bed. 

 Have you Finished tidying your room? 

 I want to go on working until I'm 60. 

I hate being late when I'm meeting someone. 

 I like having breakfast in a cafe. 

 I love waking up on a sunny morning. 

 I don't mind doing the ironing. It's quite relaxing. 

 She spends hours talking on the phone. 

 It started raining at 5.30 in the morning. 

 Please stop making such a noise. I can't think. 

 I don't feel like cooking today. Let's go out for lunch. 

3 after prepositions. 

 l'm thinking of buying a new car. 

He left without saying goodbye.

Smoking  is unhealthy, but a lot of people find it difficult to stop.

They're thinking of moving  house.

She's going to continue studying for another two years, until her exams.

I'm not really interested in going to university.

They don't like walking and go everywhere by car.

He's an artistic person - very good at writing  poetry.

I have decided to stop going out  in the evenings so that I can save some money for my holidays.

I enjoy working  in the garden at weekends.

That machine? Oh, it's used for making  toasted sandwiches

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Choose five things to talk about from the 

list below. 

• you don't mind doing in the house 

• you like doing with your family 

• you love doing in the summer 

• you don't feel like doing at weekends 

• you spend too much time doing 

• you dream of doing 

• you hate doing at work I school 

• you don't like doing alone 

• you are thinking of doing this weekend 

• you think you are very good (or very bad) 

at doing