LESSON FOR BAC STUDENTS/gerund/INF+ING

rafai الإثنين 3 مايو 2010 - 12:52

Gerund/Infinitive
- Exercises

Use -ing form used as a noun

Form

Infinitive + -ing

Examples

Going to parties is fun.	I enjoy reading.
Gerund is subject	Gerund is object

We use the Gerund after prepositions.

Adjective + preposition

We use the Gerund after the following phrases:
afraid of	They are afraid of losing the match.
/at	Pat is angry about walking in the rain.
bad at good at	John is good at working in the garden.
clever at	He is clever at skateboarding.

crazy about	The girl is crazy about playing tennis.
disappointed about/at	He is disappointed about seeing such a bad report.
excited about	We are excited about making our own film.
famous for	Sandy is famous for singing songs.
fed up with	I'm fed up with being treated as a child.
fond of	Hannah is fond of going to parties.
glad about	She is glad about getting married again.
happy about/at	The children are not happy about seeing a doctor.
interested in	Are you interested in writing poems?
keen on	Joe is keen on drawing.
proud of	She is proud of riding a snowboard.
sick of	We're sick of sitting around like this.
sorry about/for	He's sorry for eating in the lesson.
tired of	I'm tired of waiting you.
used to	She is used to smoking.
worried about	I'm worried about making mistakes.

We use the Gerund after prepositions.

non + preposition

We use the Gerund after the following nouns:
advantage of	What is the advantage of arming over hunting?
chance of	There's a chance of catching a cold these days.
choice between	There's a choice between flying to London Heathrow or Stansted.
danger of	Peggy is in danger of making a mistake.
difficulty in	He has difficulty in sending SMS.
doubt about	He is in doubt about buying the correct software for his computer system.
hope of	There's little hope of catching Schumacher's Ferrari.
idea of	I like the idea of setting up a new email account.
interest in	There's no interest in writing letters.
method of	This is a simple method of finding solutions.
opportunity of	There's some opportunity of bringing her parents together again.
possibility of	These new wheels offer the possibility of riding tubeless.
problem of	He has the problem of swimming too slow.
reason for	There's a real reason for winning the contest.
risk of	There's a risk of digging too deep.