Week 2: Gerund Flashcards
We use gerunds (verb + ing)
- After certain verbs - I enjoy singing
- After prepositions - I drank a cup of coffee before leaving
- As the subject or object of a sentence - Swimming is good exercise
enjoy
enjoy: I enjoyed living in France.
fancy
fancy: I fancy seeing a film tonight.
discuss
discuss: We discussed going on holiday together.
dislike
dislike: I dislike waiting for buses.
finish
finish: We’ve finished preparing for the meeting.
mind
mind: I don’t mind coming early.
suggest
suggest: He suggested staying at the Grand Hotel.
recommend
recommend: They recommended meeting earlier.
keep
keep: He kept working, although he felt ill.
avoid
avoid: She avoided talking to her boss.
miss
miss: She misses living near the beach.
appreciate
appreciate: I appreciated her helping me.
delay
delay: He delayed doing his taxes.
postpone
postpone: He postponed returning to Paris
practise
practise: She practised singing the song.
consider
consider: She considered moving to New York
can’t stand
can’t stand: He can’t stand her smoking in the office.
can’t help
can’t help: He can’t help talking so loudly.
risk
risk: He risked being caught.
admit
admit: He admitted cheating on the test.
deny
deny: He denied committing the crime.
mention
mention: He mentioned going to that college.
imagine
imagine: He imagines working there one day.
tolerate
tolerate: I tolerated her talking.
understand
understand: I understand his quitting.
involve
involve: The job involves travelling to Japan once a month.
complete
complete: He completed renovating the house.
report
report: He reported her stealing the money.
anticipate
anticipate: I anticipated arriving late.
recall
recall: Tom recalled using his credit card at the store.
