GERUND AFTER VERBS Gerund may replace nouns or pronouns as subjects, objects or complements.. Not is used before gerund to form negative.. Gerund is used after some verbs indicating l
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Gerund may replace nouns or pronouns as subjects, objects or complements (Not is used before gerund to form negative)
Gerund is used after some verbs indicating like and dislike such as like, love,help, prfer, enjoy ,
dislike , hate, ect to express a habit.
Ex:-I love playing the piano
-She hates watching soccer
Gerund is used after some other verbs such as mind , avoid , deny , stop , finish , continue , go on , etc
Ex:-Would you mind opening the windows for me?
Notes:
+ Gerund used after some verbs give passive meaning
Ex The house needs paiting ( = The house needs to be painted).
My shoes want meading ( = My shoes want to be meaded).
The machine requires clearing (= The machine requires to be cleared).
+ After some verbs such as remember, try, forget, mean, hate both gerund and infinitive are used; but
the meaning of the sentence changes
I.Circle the best answer.
1 I finally finished at 7.00pm and served dinner
A cooking B being cooked C to cook D.to be cooked
2.Quang continued to the city center
A drive B to have been driving C to drive D to driving
3.Yoko tried the bus , but he missed it
A catch up B catch C to catch D catching
4.Vietnamese women today often prefer mordern clothing at work , because it is more convinient
5 Would you mind me a push?
A being givenB giving C give D to give
6.They went boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank before home late in the evening
7.They make their living by fish in the river
8.Mr Robinson helped him the bookcase up the stairs
A to carrying B for carryingC carrying D carry
9 Some sports are so violent and I don’t like them
A watching B to watch C A and B are correctd D A and B are incorrect
10 How much time do you spend the web each day ?
A surfing B surfs C surf D to surf
11 I like on Sundays
A do anything B not doing anything C do nothing D.doing nothing
12.The children enjoy in the river
13 Thank you for me
14 I forgot off the light before going out
15 Maryam and I enjoy to the park on summer evenings
16 Maryam loves people
Trang 217 You cannot make if they don’t want to.
A people learn B people to learn C that people D people learning
18 She took lessons how to play the violin
19 Her telephone number is easy
A remembering B remembered C remember D to remember
20 He is the first student the scholarship this year
21 Would you like to go out or would you rather here?
22.He hates cooking meals and clothes
23 I heard them
24.Don’t go out _ winds are blowing outside
A violence B violently C violent D A & B
25 They can’t consider a new before the old one
A to buy / selling B buying / selling C to buy / to sell D buying / to sell
26 They were seen the bus
27.You must learn to work hard and money
28 The man could see the red lights of the ambulance
A injured / flashed B injured/ flashing C injuring / flashing D injuring/ flashed
29 What I like is in the sea and then on the warm sand
A to swim / to lie B swimming / layin C to swim / to laying D to swim / lying
30 My teacher had to ask them
A stopping / to play B to stop / playing