uses of the gerund (verb + -ing)

 uses of the gerund (verb + -ing)

EXAMPLES

1  Eating outside in the summer makes me feel good.

    My idea of happiness is getting up late and not going to work.

2  I love having breakfast in bed.

    I hate not getting to the airport early.

3  I'm thinking of buying a new car.

    He left without saying goodbye.

FORM

• The gerund is the base form of the verb + -ing. It can be affirmative (e.g., going) or negative (e.g., not going).
• We use the gerund:

1 as the subject or object of a sentence.

2 after some verbs, e.g., like, love, hate, enjoy, etc. 

3 after prepositions.

• Remember the spelling rules for the -ing form.