ش | ی | د | س | چ | پ | ج |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
The gerund is used after certain verbs.
miss: I miss living in England.
The most important of these verbs are shown below.
Those marked * can also be followed by a that-clause
VERB | GERUND |
She admitted... | breaking the window |
THAT-CLAUSE | |
She admitted... | that she had broken the window. |
acknowledge,* | keep, |
Notes:
Appreciate is followed by a possessive adjective and the gerund when the gerund does not refer to the subject.
Compare :
Excuse, forgive, pardon can be followed by an object and the gerund or for + object and the gerund (both common in spoken English), or a possessive adjective + gerund (more formal and less likely to be said):
Suggest can be used in a number of ways, but BE CAREFUL.
It is important not to confuse these patterns:
suggest/suggested (+ possessive adjective) + gerund:
suggest/suggested + that-clause (where both that and should may be omitted):
suggest/suggested + question word + infinitive:
Propose is followed by the gerund when it means 'suggest':
Stop can be followed by a gerund or infinitive, but there is a change of meaning - see GERUND / INFINITIVE? section.
Dread is followed by the infinitive when used with 'think', in the expression 'I dread to think':
Prevent is followed
EITHER by a possessive adjective + gerund:
OR by an object + from + gerund: