The gerund is the –ing form of verbs that acts as nouns.
Walking
is considered the most useful exercise for all.
(Here,
the verb ‘WALK’ having –ing form acts as noun. So, in the sentence ‘walking’ is considered as gerund.
Usage of Gerund
Subject:
Flying always gives me pleasure.
Object:
Promise
to teach me painting.
After
prepositions:
- My mother is
good at cooking.
- My friend
insisted on visiting his native village.
After
a number of phrasal verbs/ phrases although
having ‘to’
to look forward to take to accustomed to
(be) used to get
used to due to
owing to addicted
to devoted to
with a view to object
to prefer (verb+ing)
to (verb+ing)
For Example:
- I am looking
forward to borrowing some money from you.
- I am not used
to waiting for train.
- She took to
studying English.
- I prefer listening
to reading.
As compound
nouns
a swimming pool, a driving lesson, train-spotting,
bird-watching
After
the expressions:
can't stand, can't
help, can't see,
worth, it's
no use/good, can't bear
For Example:
- She can’t
help falling in love with the crazy poet.
- He can't bear possessing so much property.
- I couldn't see wasting a lot of money for smoking.
- I can't stand
waiting for bus.
- It's no
use/good planning to leave the job.
- It is worth walking
a mile after dinner.
After certain verbs
admit consider delay
advise dislike deny
appreciate enjoy suggest
allow resist understand
avoid imagine miss
permit reject practice
For
example:
- I don’t enjoy cooking.
- you should not admit overeating.
- Rony considers cooking for
our dinner.
- Sojal delays telling new
excuse daily.
- I miss playing football with my friends.
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