The Gerund

Use

-ing form used as a noun

Form

infinitive + -ing

Examples

Going to parties is fun.
Gerund is subject

I enjoy reading.
Gerund is object

We use the Gerund after prepositions.
adjective + preposition

We use the Gerund after the following phrases:

1/ afraid of
They are afraid of losing the match.

2/ angry about / at
Pat is angry about walking in the rain.

3/ bad at / good at
John is good at working in the garden.

4/ clever at
He is clever at skateboarding.

5/ crazy about
The girl is crazy about playing tennis.

6/ disappointed about / at
He is disappointed about seeing such a bad report.

7/ excited about
We are excited about making our own film.

8/ famous for
Sandy is famous for singing songs.

9/ fed up with
I'm fed up with being treated as a child.

10/ fond of
Hannah is fond of going to parties.

11/ glad about
She is glad about getting married again.

12/ happy about/at
The children are not happy about seeing a doctor.

13/ interested in
Are you interested in writing poems?

14/ keen on
Joe is keen on drawing.

15/ proud of
She is proud of riding a snowboard.

16/ sick of
We're sick of sitting around like this.

17/ sorry about/for
He's sorry for eating in the lesson.

18/ tired of
I'm tired of waiting you.

19/ used to
She is used to smoking.

20/ worried about
I'm worried about making mistakes.

Gerund part 2

We use the Gerund after prepositions.

noun + preposition

We use the Gerund after the following nouns:

1/ advantage of
What is the advantage of farming over hunting?

2/ chance of
There's a chance of catching a cold these days.

3/ choice between
There's a choice between flying to London Heathrow or Stansted.

4/ danger of
Peggy is in danger of making a mistake.

5/ difficulty in
He has difficulty in sending SMS.

6/ doubt about
He is in doubt about buying the correct software for his computer system.

7/ hope of
There's little hope of catching Schumacher's Ferrari.

8/ idea of
I like the idea of setting up a new email account.

9/ interest in
There's no interest in writing letters.

10/ method of
This is a simple method of finding solutions.

11/ opportunity of
There's some opportunity of bringing her parents together again.

12/ possibility of
These new wheels offer the possibility of riding tubeless.

13/ problem of
He has the problem of swimming too slow.

14/ reason for
There's a real reason for winning the contest.

15/ risk of
There's a risk of digging too deep.

16/ trouble in
He was in trouble for stealing.

17/ way of
This is a new way of building a wall.

Gerund part 3

We use the Gerund after prepositions.

verb + preposition

Exception: to Here we use the phrase: looking forward to + Gerund

Example:I'm looking forward to seeing you soon.

We use the Gerund after the following phrases:

1/ accuse of
They were accused of breaking into a shop.

2/ agree with
I agree with playing darts.

3/ apologize for
They apologize for being late.

4/ believe in
She doesn't believe in getting lost in the wood.

5/ blame for
The reporter is blamed for writing bad stories.

6/ complain about
She complains about bullying.

7/ concentrate on
Do you concentrate on reading or writing?

8/ congratulate +(subject) + on
I wanted to congratulate you on making such a good speech.

9/ cope with
He is not sure how to cope with getting older.

10/ decide against
They decided against stealing the car.

11/ depend on
Success may depend on becoming more patient.

12/ dream about/of
Sue dreams of being a pop star.

13/ feel like
They feel like going to bed.

14/ get used to
You must get used to working long hours.

15/ insist on
The girls insisted on going out with Mark.

16/ look forward to
I'm looking forward to seeing you soon.

17/ prevent +(subject) + from
How can I prevent Kate from working in this shop?

18/ rely on
He doesn't rely on winning in the casino.

19/ succeed in
How then can I succeed in learning chemistry?

20/ specialize in
The firm specialized in designing websites.

21/ stop + (subject) + from
I stopped Andrew from smoking.

22/ talk about/of
They often talk about travelling to New Zealand.

23/ think of
Frank thinks of playing chess.

24/ warn +(subject)+ against
We warned them against using this computer.

25/ worry about
The patient worries about doing the check-up.