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Gerund and Present Participle Revision

Form

V + ing
Use

A gerund plays the role of a noun, so it can be used in the following situations:

As a subject of a sentence Going out late at night is very dangerous in this city.

As a compliment of a verb What I like most is gathering and chatting with my friends.

After a preposition Nga is afraid of staying alone. ,

In a noun compound Mrs. Ly is my dancing teacher.

After some verbs (avoid, delay, enjoy, finish, forgive, miss, etc.) She had just finished dressing the children when the phone rang.

A present participle is used in the following situations:

As an adjective I heard some surprising news from him.

After catch, find, leave + O I find my new job satisfying.

After verbs of sensation (the action may be complete or incomplete.) There must be someone outside. I hear someone knocking at the door.

After go, come, spend, waste, be busy Maybe I will go fishing this weekend. Ms Nga can spend 5 hours doing the shopping. Sorry I can't help you right now. I am busy preparing dinner. Perfect gerund and perfect participle The suspect finally admitted having broken into the house.

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The action of breaking into the house happened before the action of admitting, so it is in prefect gerund having + past participle. Exercises A. Decide whether each -ing form below is gerund or present participle. Write G for gerund and P for participle.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1 introduced Mai to Hang and then I left her talking to Hang. The police caught him breaking into a house. You should avoid eating too much fat since it is not good for you health. Having a cold bath in the morning has become my habit for years.

Hoai wasted a lot of time riding her bike around without any purpose.
6. 7. 8.
B.

He got up late because of staying up late last night. My hobby is playing soccer. Taking risks is his distinguishing characteristic. Rewrite each of the following sentences, using the word(s) provided in parentheses. There is something in the kitchen. It is burning. (SMELL)

1.

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2.

Hue reminded me to turn off the lights, then she went to bed. (BEFORE)
3.

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4.

The tap in the bathroom is dripping. Please have a plumber repair it. (DRIPPING TAP) ____________________________________________________

5.

The job really interests me. (FIND) ____________________________________________________

6.

It took me 2 hours to tidy my room. (SPEND) ____________________________________________________

7.

I gave my little brother some English exercises, then I let him do them and went

out. (LEAVE) ___________________________________________________