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Gerund, what are you?

As an English teacher, I noticed that many people have particular difficulties with gerund. And today we will sort it out on the shelves.





Let's start with a fairy tale. Once upon a time there was a verb ( swim, jump, run ... ), I decided to change gender, that is, to become a noun. And turned into a gerund. And he did not remain a verb, and did not become a noun. It turned out to be something incomprehensible, something in between, let's say: swimming, jumping, reading.





We understand it like this





swimming - swimming ,





reading -Read





jumping - jumping .





jumping -, .





, . - , . :





speaking, listening, reading, writing.





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that's the question…
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  1. Playing computer makes me nerd happy. . (, " , - .)





  2. Running makes me better. . (, , , ).





  3. Starting new business is not easy. . ( , . " "… , , .)





: , . 2 , - to play , - playing (.. ). : I want to play football with Vasya. I enjoy playing football.





To -/- /- , :

1. : want, would like .





She would like to become an actress. She would like to become an actress.
She would like to become an actress. - .

2. : plan, decide, be going .





I am going to be a businessman. I intend to become a businessman.
I am going to be a businessman. .

NB: going ~ing , . am/is/are !





3. /, -: agree, refuse, offer, promise.





Team lead agreed to help us with the presentation. Team Lead agreed to help us with the presentation.
Team lead agreed to help us with the presentation. - .

4. , , 99% , manage, hope, afford, deserve, choose, seem t o -//-( , - ).





We managed to visit Japan. We did manage to visit Japan.
We managed to visit Japan. .

:

  1. like, love, enjoy, hate, can't stand, dislike, (not) mind. , -, -.





I love listening to jazz. I love listening to jazz.
I love listening to jazz. .

2. - on, in, at: keen on, interested in, good at, congratulate sb on, tired of …





He is interested in writing music. He is interested in making music. We are keen on making Power Point presentations. We are good at making Power Point presentations. He thanked us for coming to his concert. He thanked us for coming to his concert.
He is interested in writing music. . We are keen on making Power Point presentations. Power Point . He thanked us for coming to his concert. , .

3. , keep, avoid, spend time, go, miss, practise, admit, give up, stop.





Keep going, man! Keep up the good work, dude!
Keep going , man! , !

4. : , , after, before, while. . :





He lived in Liverpool before moving to Blackpool. He lived in Liverpool before moving to Blackpool.
He lived in Liverpool before moving to Blackpool. .

NB: like to-//-, . - : “I like to play football”, . 





, , -ing.





, . , , , , Penny Lane We will rock you, . , .





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  1. I am watching TV now. . Present Continuous. , be (am/is/are was/were ) .





  2. Talking about myself, I`m a very shy guy. , . talking ? .





This is perhaps all there is to know about a gerund. Now is the time to put knowledge into practice. Here are some helpful exercises





Do 1 exercise per day, looking at this article (you don't need to cram anything) and you will be happy.





PS For fans who want to speak like Her Majesty, you can go through these exercises. But this time, do not peep anywhere. How do you like this challenge?





PPS Just in case, I'll leave a couple of links on Facebook and Instagram if you want to elaborate on this topic in more detail.







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