Gerunds in English
Gerunds formed by adding -ing suffix to elephants have an important place in this language in terms of the variety of words in English. Learning this subject is very important in terms of establishing a correct and regular sentence in English. In fact, before you start learning this basic grammar topic, you can review the following examples:
- I saw her talking to her friend.
- My brain needs resting.
As you can see in these examples, the rest and talk verbs are not the main verbs of these sentences. Although the main verbs are see and need, other verbs have -ing suffix and these verbs with -ing suffix are called gerunds.
Here are 58 Verbs Followed by Gerunds
| Verb + Gerund |
| acknowledge anticipate appreciate consider defend deny detest discuss dislike endure enjoy go imagine involve keep mention m omit postpone practice prevent quit |
| Verb + Preposition + Gerund |
| adapt to apologize for approve of ask about believe in blame for care about complain about consist of disapprove of discourage from engage in forgive for give up help with look forward to participate in persist in plan on prepare for profit from prohibit from put off |
| Be + Adjective + Prep. + Gerund |
| be afraid of be angry about be ashamed of be capable of be certain about be concerned with be critical of be discouraged from be enthusiastic about be familiar with be famous for be fond of be glad about be good at be happy about be interested in be known for be nervous about be perfect for be proud of be responsible for be sad about |
