VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS

(PART- II)
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From the discussion we have made in the previous blog GERUND, we may conclude that GERUND may be used as:

1) as subject of a sentence
2) after prepositions
3) after certain verbs and
4) in noun compounds.

Now let us give some examples of VERBS + GERUND sentences/ Verbs Followed by Gerunds:-

• Try to avoid making him angry
• She dreads getting old.
• Do you enjoy teaching?
• He narrowly escaped being run over.
• He kept complaining.
• Stop taking.
• Is there anything here worth buying?
• It’s no use arguing.
• I couldn’t help laughing.
• Always remember after ‘use ‘ and’ help ‘
• Verb + ING should be used.
• We should also remember that the verb ‘MIND ‘ is used chiefly in the negative and interrogative sentences.
• Would you mind waiting a moment?
• I don’t mind waiting.

SOME SPECIAL CASES:–
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1)EXCUSE, FORGIVE, PARDON and PREVENT are used as :

Pronoun + preposition + GERUND

• Forgive me for ringing you up so early.
• I can’t prevent him from speaking to you.

2) After WOULD LIKE, WOULD LOVE, WOULD PREFER, WOULD HATE — use TO:

• I would like to thank you.
• She would love to have her own flat.
• I would prefer to make my own way.
• I would hate to live here.

Also Read: What is Gerund?

3) REGRET TO SAY :- expressing something unpleasant or giving bad news.

I regret to say I don’t have much sympathy with you.

REGRET + GERUND:- to feel sorry about something already done.
I regret spending all the money.

4) REMEMBER/FORGET + TO :- first remember and then do the action.

• I must remember to post the letter today.
• The clothes are still dirty because I forgot to switch on the washing machine.

REMEMBER/FORGET + GERUND:-

• first do the action and then remember it.
• I can’t remember posting the letter.
• I’ll never forget flying over the Himalayas.

5) NEED TO DO: has to do.

I need to get up early tomorrow.

NEED +GERUND:- needs to be done.

The grass needs cutting, it’s got very long.

We also know there is PRESENT PARTICIPLE with the same form VERB + ING. We will discuss this in our next BLOG.

THANKS.