the use of Gerund Do you remember what

- the use of Gerund

Do you remember what Joey loved doing? Joey loved painting waterfalls, trees and birds. • How many verbs can you find in this sentence? What are they? • loved , painting • Actually the main verb is “loved” and “painting” is only a gerund.

What is a “Gerund”? • A “Gerund” is verbal that ends in ~ing (e. g. painting). • It functions as a noun rather than a verb. e. g. John loves apples. John loves reading. Both “apples” and “reading” are the objects in the sentences and they function as nouns.

Points to Note: • We can use “Gerunds” after certain verbs. The following are some common examples: -love, like, enjoy, hate, dislike, go, stop, start.

What did all the elephants enjoy doing? play in the forest All the elephants enjoyed playing in the forest.

What did all the children enjoy doing? sing in the music room All the children enjoyed singing in the music room.

What did the students enjoy doing? eat at school The students enjoyed eating at school.

What did Gillian love doing? read in the library Gillian loved reading in the library.

What did Angie love doing? eat ice cream in summer Angie loved eating ice cream in summer.

What did Jack love doing? listen to music Jack loved listening to music.

What did Carrie hate doing ? Why does my mum always ask me to do exercise? do exercise Carrie hated doing exercise.

What did Ginny hate doing ? shop with her mum Ginny hated shopping with her mum.

What did Mrs. Mok dislike doing ? When can I finish this boring work? wash dishes Mrs. Mok disliked washing dishes.

Where did your mother go? shop in the supermarket My mother went shopping in the supermarket.

What did Mary stop doing? cry when she got the candy. Mary stopped crying when she got the candy.

Where did they go? camp in the country park. They went camping in the country park.

What did they start doing? cook after they set the tent up They started cooking after they set the tent up.

• Play the music. • Pass a bean bag round the whole class. • When the music stops, the classmate who is holding the bean bag has to make a sentence which starting with: