VWO - 20 April 2021 - Gerund

• engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

WELCOME CLASS!

subject: English

Check homework - online exercise

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Present_perfect_or_past_simple/Present_Perfect_vs._Past_Simple_lu38453bo

GOALS OF THIS LESSON

LEARN ABOUT GRAMMAR TOPIC: 5.6: GERUND

WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO YOU USE IT?

LEARNING GOAL CHECK

I KNOW THE DIFFERENT MEANINGS OF THE WORD GAMING IN:

I am gaming.

I love gaming.

Gerund

Smoking is bad for you

in Dutch: roken is slecht voor je.

to smoke = verb (werkwoord)

smoking = noun (zelfstandig naamwoord)

verb + ing = gerund

EXAMPLES

I love gaming (ik hou van gamen)                            gaming = gerund

She loves shopping (ze houdt van winkelen) shopping = gerund

learning can be fun (leren kan leuk zijn)             learning = gerund

Verb + ing

 a verb (ww) + ing = noun (zelfstandig naamwoord)

We call this: the gerund

shop (verb) + ing = shopping (noun)               = gerund

game (verb) + ing = gaming                                  = gerund

eat (verb) + ing = eating                                            = gerund 

WARNING!

I am shopping = present continuous!

They like ............... online

1. shopping
2. to shop
3. gaming
4. to game

exercises with gerund 1

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercise-1.html

Exercises with gerund 2

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercise-2.html

what have you learned today?

verb + ing = noun                                    gerund

example: I love gaming.

warning: I am gaming = present continuous

homework next lesson

self-test Exercise A to D

Good luck and goodbye!