Gerunds

Gerunds

Let's revise some important ideas

How does a gerund look like?

Multiple Choice

Ａ gerund looks like

• A. sleeping

• B. sleeped

• C. slept

^{Gerund is formed by adding 'ing' to a verb}

e.g. swim + ing ; sing + ing ; cook + ing

Multiple Choice

What is the part of speech of a gerund?

• verb

• adjective

• noun

• adverb

Multiple Select

When do we use gerund? (check all answers applied)

• After certain verbs like "avoid", "deny", "enjoy", "involve", "mind" and "suggest".

• after certain expressions such as "I can't stand", "It's no good", "It's no use", "How about" and "There is no point".

• After prepositions (e.g. for, about, before, by, apart from, and, without)

• Used as the subject of a sentence. For example, "Swimming" is good for health.

'-ing'.... participle? gerund? verb?

• I like swimming.

• I am singing.

• I like relaxing movies. 

Participle = adjective

When it is a 'present participle" in the form of "verb+ing", it plays the role of an adjective.

The song is really relaxing.

The boys like to play exciting games.

Verb

When it goes with verb-to-be (is/am/are/was/were...), it is part of the verb.

She is sleeping.

Miss Chan has been teaching since 8.15am this morning.

The kids were paying attention.

Gerund = noun

Having online lesson is very tiring.

We are looking forward to returning to school.

How about taking a 5-minute break?

Watch the video clip and identify all the gerunds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-S9FNz1ZRA