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The Gerund The Ing-Form: Grammar Explorer II

The document discusses the difference between the gerund and present participle forms in English. It notes that the gerund always functions as a noun, while the present participle can function as part of a verb or as an adjective. It provides examples of how gerunds are used after verbs like "enjoy" and "involve", prepositions, and phrasal verbs. The gerund can represent both countable and uncountable nouns. The document concludes with a practice text where the reader must identify whether sentences should use the simple present or gerund form.

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The Gerund The Ing-Form: Grammar Explorer II

The document discusses the difference between the gerund and present participle forms in English. It notes that the gerund always functions as a noun, while the present participle can function as part of a verb or as an adjective. It provides examples of how gerunds are used after verbs like "enjoy" and "involve", prepositions, and phrasal verbs. The gerund can represent both countable and uncountable nouns. The document concludes with a practice text where the reader must identify whether sentences should use the simple present or gerund form.

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Lycée Mohamed BELALEM Beni Slimane W(MEDEA)

THE GERUND THE ING–FORM


The gerund looks exactly the same as a present participle, but it is useful to understand the difference between the
two. The gerund always has the same function as a noun (although it looks like a verb).

We use the -ing form in three different ways.

 as part of a verb called the participle.


E.g. I'm singing. He have been singing since 5 o’clock, etc.
 as an adjective.
E.g. We cook spaghetti in boiling water.
 as a noun or a gerund.
E.g. The smoking of cigarettes is harmful to our health.
Grammar Explorer II
The gerund is used:
 after most verbs of liking and disliking. enjoy, like, love, dislike, detest, dread, hate,
mind, can't stand, etc.

E.g. I enjoy dancing.


Would you mind answering a few questions?

 after some other common verbs.admit, avoid, come, consider, deny, go. involve, miss,
postpone, risk, postpone, stop,etc.
E.g. Stop talking. Let's go swimming.

 after prepositions, including adjective + preposition phrases. keen on, fond of, tired
of, etc.

E.g. I'm fond of cooking.

after phrasal verbs. go on, keep on, give up, etc.



E.g. Go on talking.

Note. After a certain number of verbs and verbal phrases either the gerund or the infinitive
may occur.
E.g. begin, like, cease, continue, dislike, fear, hate, intend. love, prefer, propose,
remember, start, try. For example, after remember, the infinitive refers to the future while
the gerund refers to the past.
Lycée Mohamed BELALEM Beni Slimane W(MEDEA)

I must remember (=not forget) to ask him.


I remember seeing her when she was a little girl.
The gerund maybe:
an uncountable noun in general statements as in Swimming is fun.
an uncountable noun with a quantity word as in He does a lot of reading.
an uncountable noun after a preposition as in I'm fond of cooking.
an unaccountable noun after adjectives and possessives as in Her quick thinking saved her.
an uncountable noun with 'no' in prohibitions such as No parking.
a countable noun in the singular and plural as in I own a painting by Baya / and I like
colourful drawings.
a noun preceded by the definite article, a possessive or demonstrative pronoun as in 1
detest all this questioning and Her singing is beautiful.
Read the text below and decide whether the gerund or the present
simple must be used with the verbs in bold type.
Aim: pps discriminate between the use of the simple present tense and the gerund.
The art of cook require the use of garlic. Of course, the eat or consumption of garlic be
generally not approved of. Work beside someone who has eaten garlic is as bad as sit
beside someone who smoke. But while smoke is definitely bad for you, there is no doubt
that eat garlic be good for your health and your high blood pressure. We are likely to see
more `No smoke' signs, but we won't see any `No breathe' signs for garlic eaters.
Cultivate and export garlic has become big business now that so many people use it for
flavour meat and for make medicine that reduces cholesterol. People often buy it when
they do their shopping. Be a garlic eater is something to be proud of and show that you
enjoy healthy live.
The art of cooking requires the use of garlic. Of course, the eating or consumption of garlic
is generally not approved of. Working beside someone who has eaten garlic is as bad as
sitting beside someone who smokes. But while smoking is definitely bad for you, there is no
doubt that eating garlic is good for your health and your high blood pressure. We are likely
to see more ‘No smoking’ signs, but we won’t see an ‘No breathing’ signs for
garlic eaters.
Cultivating and exporting garlic has become big business now that so many people use it
for flavouring meat and for making medicine that reduces cholesterol. People often buy it
when they do their shopping. Being a garlic eater is something to be proud of and shows that
you enjoy healthy living.

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