SENIOR 4 GERUNDS OR NOUNS
Paul is swimming in the pool Swimming is his best activity Repeat Paul is swimming in the pool Swimming is his best activity
Susan loves reading novels Reading is a pleasure for her
She is singing a beautiful song Singing is her passion
She is dancing terribly today Dancing is good for health
Chris is good at painting He loves painting on weekends
Choose and create Swim Read Sing Dance Paint
Gerunds We use gerunds when we want to use a verb as an activity you love or hate doing. Examples: Smoking is bad for your health. A popular hobby in England is stamp – collecting. I dislike shopping.
Form If there is more than one consonant, just add ING Think + ing = thinking If there is more than one vowel, just add ING Beat + ing = beating If there is one vowel and one consonant, and the syllable is stressed, double the consonant and add ING Hit + t +ing = hitting If there are one or more consonants and E, remove the E and add ING Take + ing = taking In most other cases, just add ING Study = studying See = seeing
Exercises Change the sentence using a gerund. Example: it’s important to study hard. Studying hard is important 1. It is difficult to read Japanese. ___________________
3. It is depressing to be poor. ___________________ 2. It is essential for a business person to have a laptop computer. _____________________
4. It was exciting to climb the Eiffel Tower. ___________________ 5. It will be hard to pass the test. ___________________
Make sentences using gerunds Mark loves taking a nap after lunch. Napping after lunch is great for Mark.
Susan runs in a marathon once a year Thomas loves playing baseball with friends
Peter doesn’t like reading books Steve enjoys talking on the phone with her mom
Lisa loves jumping a rope in the yard Lucas likes eating cakes
Carl watches TV in the evening Chris plays video games with his friends at home
James rides his tricycle in the park Tom loves telling yokes to his friends
Gerund or verb Frank was swimming in the pool when I saw him. Denise likes dancing and singing. They were dancing and singing in the rain. Cooking with my mum is lots of fun.
Complete the following paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in the box, a gerund or a participle. ARRIVE – DO – ENJOY – HELP – LEARN – READ – SIT – WATCH IT IS 7:00 PM AND BILL (A) ____________ AT THE DINNER TABLE IN FRONT OF THE TV. (B) ______________ AND (C) _______________ TV ARE THE TWO THINGS HE REALLY LOVES. HIS MOTHER (D) ______________ HIS SISTER WITH HER HOMEWORK. THE GIRL DOESN’T REALLY LIKE (E) _____________ HOMEWORK. BILL’S MOTHER LOVES (F) ________________ NEW THINGS SO SHE (G) _____________ HERSELF. BILL’S FATHER OPENS THE FRONT DOOR. (H) “_______________ HOME AT NIGHT IS THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD!”, HE SAYS.