{"id":73898,"date":"2020-04-10T11:27:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T11:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73898"},"modified":"2024-05-17T05:57:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T05:57:16","slug":"when-and-where-to-use-gerunds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/when-and-where-to-use-gerunds\/","title":{"rendered":"When And Where To Use Gerunds?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gerunds are ing forms that serve the same purpose as nouns. That means a gerund can be the subject or object of a verb. It can also be the object of a preposition or the complement of the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some nouns, adjectives and verbs are followed by gerunds whereas some other nouns, adjectives and verbs are followed by infinitives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gerund vs. Infinitive worksheet<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the blanks with a gerund or infinitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. She refused &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. to me. (listen)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. I hate the idea of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. alone. (be)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. They have promised &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; (help)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. We should not expect them &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. (help)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. She is quite good at &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. (draw)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. We can&#8217;t afford &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. money on luxuries. (spend)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. She does not mind &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. on clothes. (spend)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. Would you mind &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; for me? (wait)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. She has a good chance of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. (win)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. She has a good chance &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. (win)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. He was arrested for &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. drugs. (peddle)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. You must abstain &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; (from dealing \/ to deal) with dishonest people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13. I have finished &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; (cook)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14. He is used to &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. on his own. (live)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15. I am tired of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; to her sob stories. (listen)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16. I could not stop her from &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. (leave)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17. It takes a lot of effort &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. a new skill. (learn)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18. They don&#8217;t permit &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. in front of their gate. (park)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19. They don&#8217;t allow people &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. in front of their gate. (park)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20. He is used to &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. in night shifts. (work)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. to listen, 2. being, 3. to help, 4. to help, 5. drawing, 6. to spend, 7. spending, 8. waiting, 9. of winning, 10. to win, 11. peddling, 12. from dealing, 13. cooking, 14. living, 15. listening, 16. leaving, 17. to learn, 18. parking, 19. to park, 20. working<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See also<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/gerunds-after-prepositions.htm\">Gerunds after prepositions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/gerunds-after-nouns.htm\">Gerunds after nouns<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/gerunds-after-verbs.htm\">Gerunds after verbs<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gerunds are ing forms that serve the same purpose as nouns. That means a gerund can be the subject or object of a verb. 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