The Gerund

Bruno Garcia Julio Sanchez Amine Belalouach Ali Valanejad Benjamin Louisy

Introduction A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding « -ing ». You can use a gerund as the subject, direct object, subject complement as object of preposition.

Gerund as Subject or Complement Both gerunds and infinitives can be used as the subject or the complement of a sentence. But using a gerund is more natural and common in everyday English. Ex: Stoning women is prohibited  Normal subject To stone women is prohibited  Less common

Gerund as Direct Object It is more difficult to choose, but usually the main verb in the sentence determines whether you use a gerund or an infinitive. You have a list of words that are followed by gerunds and infinitives : Gerund : http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerund_list.com Infinitive : http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/infinitive_list.htm

Gerund as Subject Complement The gerund is formed using the auxiliary be. Ex : My cat's favorite activity is sleeping. (The gerund is sleeping.) My cat's favorite food is salmon. (The gerund has been removed.)

TEST

Test 1 Patrick : (To swim )________ is my favorite hobby . What’s yours ? Karim : ____________. (to eat ) Patrick : I don’t think that counts as a hobby ,Bruno what else do you enjoy ___________.(to do) Karim : Why do you ______(to ask )? What do you know ? Where am I ? Can’t you just leave me alone ? Patrick : I’m just curious . Take it easy, man . You are __________(to act ) really strangely . Karim : I love you .

Solution test 1 Patrick : Swimming is my favorite hobby . What’s yours ? Karim : Eating. Patrick : I don’t think that counts as a hobby ,Bruno what else do you enjoy doing? Karim : Why do you ask? What do you know ? Where am I ? Can’t you just leave me alone ? Patrick : I’m just curious . Take it easy, man . You are acting really strangely . Karim : I love you .

Test 2 1. We could go to the park. => She suggested ... . 2. Do you want to learn French ? => He didn't fancy ... . 3. I know you smoke in the hall. => She admits ... . 4. Why don't we take a week off ? => They felt like ... . 5. If only we weren't too young ! They regretted ... . 6. You have broken the frame. => She denied ... 7. Can you wait a minute, please ? => The customer didn't mind ... . 8. Why do you avoid my questions ? => She keeps ... . 9. Close the door ! => Would you mind ... ? 10. You shouldn't have spent all your money => He denied ... (gérondif parfait) . 11. Tell us why you have taken our car. => I admitted ... 12. You said she was a liar . => I regret ...

Solutions test 2 1. We could go to the park. => She suggested … GOING TO THE PARK 2. Do you want to learn French ? => He didn't fancy ... LEARNING FRENCH 3. I know you smoke in the hall. => She admits ... SMOKING IN THE HALL 4. Why don't we take a week off ? => They felt like ... TAKING A WEEK OFF 5. If only we weren't too young ! They regretted ... BEING TOO YOUNG 6. You have broken the frame. => She denied ... HAVING BROKEN THE FRAME 7. Can you wait a minute, please ? => The customer didn't mind ... WAITING A MINUTE 8. Why do you avoid my questions ? => She keeps ... AVOIDING MY QUESTIONS 9. Close the door ! => Would you mind ... CLOSING THE DOOR 10. You shouldn't have spent all your money => He denied … HAVING SPENT ALL HIS MONEY 11. Tell us why you have taken our car. => I admitted ... HAVING TAKEN THEIR CAR -ou- HAVING TAKEN YOUR CAR 12. You said she was a liar . => I regret ... HAVING SAID SHE WAS A LIAR.

Bibliography www.englishpage.com http://owl.english.purdue.edu www.wikipedia.com