gerunds – English Class with Heather

If you haven't read through the first two posts about gerunds and infinitives check out the first one here, and the second one here! Generally speaking, there are some verbs that generally go together (or collocate) with gerunds or infinitives. Here's a neat little list of verbs that come before a gerund: anticipate, appreciate, avoid,… Continue reading Gerunds and Infinitives Part 3: Verbs that use gerunds and verbs that use infinitives

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Grammar Help: Gerunds Part 1: use with prepositions

July 17, 2022January 3, 2023 Heather

Gerunds, generally, can be confusing- let's look at what they are: A gerund is a verb in ing form (going, running, skiing, eating) but it's being used as a noun. This means it's not part of a continuous tense (I am going, I was going, etc) but rather it's a thing on its own. Compare… Continue reading Grammar Help: Gerunds Part 1: use with prepositions