The Gerund is always used after:
| 1. Such verbs as:
avoid involve
consider keep
delay like
deny love
dislike prefer
enjoy regret
excuse risk
finish start
forgive stop
hate suggest
2. Verbs followed by prepositions:
accuse of look forward to
agree to object to
apologize for persist in
approve of prevent from
complain of rely on
congratulate on stop from
count on succeed in
depend on suspect of
feel like thank for
give up think of
insist on
3. Word combinations:
be afraid of be guilty of
be angry for be interested in
be bored with be pleased at
be busy be proud of
be disappointed at be sorry for
be engaged in be sure of
be fond of be surprised at
be good at be worried about
be grateful for be worth
can’t stand be responsible for
can’t help be no use
have difficulty in
4. Prepositions:
after on
before without
instead of by
in spite of
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1. Stop arguingand start working.
2. I suggest taking a taxi.
3. I don’t enjoy going to the dentist.
4. Would you mind putting your pet snake
somewhere else?
5. I love going to discos.
6. The children prefer watching TV to
reading.
7. She risks losing all her money.
8. She denied committing the crime.
1. He is thinking of leaving his job
2. They succeeded in findinga new flat.
3. Thank you for coming.
4. He was accused of having broken the law.
5. I insisted on his coming with us.
6. I apologize for being so awkward.
7. I don’t feel like working.
8. We are looking forward to seeing you again.
9. She suspected him of deceivingher.
10. All the happiness of my life depends on
yourlovingme.
1. She was afraid of falling.
2. He couldn’t help laughing.
3. There is no use crying over split milk.
4. She was sorry for being rude.
5. He is proud of having won in the chess
tournament.
6. Do you have any difficulty in getting a visa?
7. “The Titanic” is worth seeing.
8. Mr Snow is very busy writing his memoirs.
9. She can’t stand going to discos.
10. Mike is fond of collectingstamps.
11. Jill is good at drawing.
1. They ran five miles without stopping.
2. Before going to bed she locked the door.
3. John went to his office in spite of beingill.
4. You can improve your figure by doing
gymnastics.
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