Gerund part 4

We use the Gerund after the following verbs:

1/ admit
He admitted having driven too fast.

2/ avoid
They avoid going on holiday on Saturdays.

3/ carry on
If we carry on sleeping so badly, we may need help.

4/ consider
Ralph is considering buying a new house.

5/ delay
I delayed telling Max the news.

6/ deny
She denied buying new shoes.

7/ dislike
We dislike reading poems.

8/ can't help
He couldn't help falling in love with her.

9/ enjoy
I enjoy playing chess.

10/ finish
They finished working in the garden.

11/ give up
Susan gives up playing ice-hockey.

12/ imagine
He imagined driving a new car.

13/ include
You responsibility includes taking reservations on the phone.

14/ involve
The project will involve growing plants.

15/ justify
I cannot justify paying $100 for this ticket.

16/ keep (on)
They keep on running.

17/ mention
Did Alex ever mention playing baseball?

18/ mind
I don't mind sleeping on the couch.

19/ miss
They miss playing with their friends.

20/ practise
She practised playing hockey.

21/ regret
Do you regret having mentioned it?

22/ risk
You risk catching a cold.

23/ suggest
She suggested flying to Cairo.




Verbs Followed by a Gerund

Ex. They enjoyed working on the boat. 

admit
advise
appreciate
avoid
can't help
complete
consider
delay
deny
detest
dislike
enjoy
escape
excuse
finish
forbid
get through
have
imagine
mind
miss
permit
postpone
practice
quit
recall
report
resent
resist
resume
risk
spend (time)
suggest
tolerate
waste (time)

Gerund Part 5

We use the Gerund after the following phrases:

1/ to be busy
He is busy reading the paper.

2/ couldn't help
She couldn't help eating another apple.

3/ don't mind
I don't mind telling them my opinion.

4/ feel like
We feel like having a cup of tea.

5/ how about
How about walking home instead of taking the car?

6/ it's (no) good
It's no good talking to this girl.

7/ it's no use
It's no use talking to the headmaster.

8/ spend one's time
They spend their time reading.

9/ there's no
There's no cheating anymore.

10/ there's no point
There's no point in complaining further.

11/ what about
What about going to the zoo?

12/ worth
The book is worth reading.



We use the Gerund after the following prepositions:

1/ after
After having a shower, I waited for Steven.

2/ before
The tablet must not be taken before getting up in the morning.

3/ by
I manage it by working much longer than 40-hour weeks.

4/ in spite of
In spite of studying a lot he didn't pass the exams.

5/ on
She intended on calling her sister.

6/ without
He told the joke without laughing.







Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund

Ex. We concentrated on doing well. 

admit to
approve of
argue about
believe in
care about
complain about
concentrate on
confess to
depend on
disapprove of
discourage from
dream about
feel like
forget about
insist on
object to