SENIOR 4SENIOR 4GERUNDS OR NOUNS

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GerundsGerunds• We use gerunds

when we want to use a verb as an activity you love or hate doing.

• Examples:a.Smoking is bad

for your health.b.A popular hobby

in England is stamp – collecting.

c.I dislike shopping.

FormForm • 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

ExercisesExercises Change the

sentence using a gerund.

Example:a.it’s important

to study hard.b.Studying hard

is important

1. It is difficult to read Japanese.

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2. It is essential for a business person to have a laptop computer.

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3. It is depressing to be poor.

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4. It was exciting to climb the Eiffel Tower.

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5. It will be hard to pass the test.

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Make sentences using Make sentences using gerundsgerunds

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 booksSteve 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 eveningChris plays video games with his friends at home

James rides his tricycle in the park Tom loves telling yokes to his friends

Gerund or verbGerund or verba. Frank was

swimming in the pool when I saw him.

b. Denise likes dancing and singing.

c. They were dancing and singing in the rain.

d. Cooking with my mum is lots of fun.

Complete the following paragraph with the correct Complete the following paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in the box, a gerund or a form of the verbs in the box, a gerund or a participle.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.