Gerunds

Gerunds!

By Brandon Benalcazar

Gerund:

• Gerunds turn verbs into nouns

• 動名詞は動詞を名詞に変える。

​動詞

名詞

Quick example.

• play soccer

Quick example.

• play soccer

​動詞

• play soccer

• But I want to say, "I like to play soccer."

• play soccer

• But I want to say, "I like to play soccer."

• But, how?

• First, we need to change the 動詞 to a 名詞.

• Change the 動詞 into the ing形.

​play soccer

• Change the 動詞 into the ing形.

​play soccer

​playing soccer

• Now use it like a normal noun!

• 今度は、ふつうの名詞みたいに使ってみよう！

• Make a normal sentence.

• ふつうの文を作ってください。

• I like 

• And use the gerund as a noun!

• それから、ing形を名詞みたいに使ってね！

• I like playing soccer.

Multiple Choice

Which is a ​動詞?

• dog

• cat

• eat

• rice

Reorder

Direct question

• I

• like

• eating

• bread

• .

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

What does a gerund do?

• 動名詞は動詞を名詞に変える。

• 動名詞は名詞を動詞に変える。

• 動名詞は文の最後にしか使えない。

• 動名詞は未来のことを表す。

Multiple Choice

What is okay?

• Drink water is fun.

• Water drink is fun.

• Drinking water is fun.

• Water drinking is fun.

Multiple Choice

How do you turn a 動詞 to a 名詞?

• 動詞形

• ing形

• 名詞形

• ing時制