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Gerunds

Verbs intermediate medium

Verb + -ing used as a noun.

Verbs — Verb forms, modals and non-finite verbs.

Rules

1. Gerund: verb-ing acting as noun — Swimming is fun. 2. After prepositions: interested in reading, good at singing. 3. After certain verbs: enjoy, avoid, finish, mind, suggest, keep, practise. 4. After certain phrases: it's no use, it's worth, look forward to. 5. As subject: Reading improves the mind. 6. Do not confuse gerund with present participle (participle acts as adjective or part of continuous tense).

Explanation

Use the gerund after prepositions and after verbs like enjoy/suggest/avoid. "Look forward to" is followed by a gerund: I look forward to meeting you.

हिंदी में

क्रियार्थक संज्ञा (gerund) क्रिया का -ing रूप है जो संज्ञा की तरह काम करता है। Preposition और enjoy/avoid जैसी क्रियाओं के बाद gerund आता है।

Examples

Swimming is good exercise. — तैराकी अच्छा व्यायाम है।
I look forward to meeting you. — मैं आपसे मिलने की प्रतीक्षा करता हूँ।

Common Mistakes

{"mistake":"I look forward to meet you.","correction":"I look forward to meeting you.","note":"\"look forward to\" takes the gerund."}
{"mistake":"She suggested to go there.","correction":"She suggested going there.","note":"\"suggest\" takes the gerund."}

Practice Questions

Q1. Correct: "Would you mind to close the door?"

Would you mind closing the door?
Would you mind to close the door?
Would you mind close the door?
Would you mind closed the door?

Answer: Would you mind closing the door?

💡 Mind + gerund: mind closing.

Q2. Which sentence contains an error?

I enjoy to swim in the sea.
I enjoy swimming in the sea.
She avoids talking to him.
He finished writing the letter.

Answer: I enjoy to swim in the sea.

💡 Enjoy + gerund: "enjoy swimming".

Q3. He is interested in ___ new things.

learning
to learn
learn
learns

Answer: learning

💡 Interested in + gerund.

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Related Topics in Verbs

Topic	Level	What it covers
Main & Helping Verbs	elementary	Main verbs carry meaning; helping verbs build tenses and questions.
Main Verbs	elementary	The main verb carries the core meaning of the verb phrase.
Helping Verbs	elementary	Helpers (be, have, do, will, can…) build tenses, questions and negatives.
Modal Verbs	intermediate	Can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would — ability, permission, obligation, possibility.
Finite & Non-finite Verbs	upper_intermediate	Finite verbs show tense and agree with the subject; non-finite verbs do not.
Finite Verbs	upper_intermediate	Finite verbs show tense and agree with the subject.

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