Gerund H4

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Gerund 

Gerund

Je gebruikt de '-ing vorm' als een soort zelfstandig naamwoord:

 1. Als het onderwerp van de zin.

Example: Biking in the mall is forbidden. 

2. Na voorzetsels. 
Example: She's fond of cycling.

3. Na werkwoorden die zeggen hoe je iets vindt. (like, love, hate, enjoy, etc.)

Example: I love going to the movies. 

Identify The Present Participle

You are going to watch a video of Queen singing "Don't Stop Me Now" with lyrics. If you listen and read carefully, you will see many present participles (ing-forms). Can you identify their function in the sentence? Are they continuous verb forms, adjectives, or... a gerund?

00:31

"I'm TURNING" & "I'm FLOATING" are examples of a(n) ... ?

1. gerund
2. present continuous
3. adjective
4. past continuous

00:53

"a RACING car" & "a SHOOTING star" are examples of a(n) ... ?

1. gerund
2. present continuous
3. adjective
4. past continuous

00:58

"There is no STOPPING me" is an example of a(n) ... ?

1. gerund
2. present continuous
3. adjective
4. past continuous

The words in red are examples of the gerund.

• 1. Smoking is forbidden in the barbershop. (subject)
• 2. I look forward to seeing you next week. (after preposition)
• 3. He loves running. (after "opinion" verbs: love/hate/enjoy/prefer etc)
• 4. Could you start doing your homework?  (after verbs to do with stop/start/finish/ continue)
• 5. That dress isn't worth buying. (after certain expressions)
  

• -ing staat achter sommige woorden
• Vraag de leerlingen: Welk woord staat er voor? 

Thanks for inviting me to the party!
Gerund gebruik je na....?

1. Onderwerp
2. Werkwoorden (die zeggen hoe je iets vindt)
3. Voorzetsels

Smoking is forbidden in this school.
Gerund is het....?

1. Onderwerp
2. Werkwoorden (die zeggen hoe je iets vindt)
3. Voorzetsels

I enjoy spending time with you.
Gerund achter.....?

1. Onderwerp
2. Werkwoorden (die zeggen hoe je iets vindt)
3. Voorzetsels

The words in red are examples of the gerund.

• 4. Could you start doing your homework?  (after verbs to do with stop/start/ begin/finish/ continue)
  
• 5. That dress isn't worth buying. (after certain expressions/uitdrukkingen: it's no use /(don't) mind / can't/couldn't help/ (not) worth)

• -ing staat achter sommige woorden
• Vraag de leerlingen: Welk woord staat er voor? 

It's worth trying to sell it.

1. Werkwoorden (begin, einde, doorgaan)
2. Uitdrukkingen
3. Andere werkwoorden

Everybody had finished speaking.

1. Werkwoorden (begin, einde, doorgaan)
2. Uitdrukkingen
3. Andere werkwoorden

He put off seeing her.

1. Werkwoorden (begin, einde, doorgaan)
2. Uitdrukkingen
3. Andere werkwoorden

It's worth ... an effort.

1. to make
2. making

Angelina doesn’t mind … care of the kids.

1. to take
2. taking

Don’t you think it’s time to stop … video games?

1. to play
2. playing

________ (laugh) is good for you.

I truly dislike _______ (wait).

Do you remember ...(write) that article last year?

Five years later she regrets (give up) her job.

Herschrijf de zin met een gerund:
Can you still remember to be glued to your games console

schrijf de zin met een gerund:
Pedro - not mind - have -work very hard

schrijf de zin met een gerund:
When- you think - about - stream - your gameplay?

Do you understand this Grammar item?

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