Ch 3
The -ing Form
I enjoy cooking · good at drawing · Swimming is fun · go shopping
The -ing form (gerund) names an activity. It can follow some verbs and all prepositions, and it can be the subject of a sentence.
Swimming is good exercise.
like it
enjoy · love · like · don't mind · can't stand · hate
stop / continue
finish · stop · keep · give up
others
avoid · suggest · imagine · practise · miss
Do you mind waiting a minute?
He keeps forgetting his keys.
preposition + -ing
I'm interested in learning Korean.
Before leaving, check the windows.
before / after / without + -ing
I look forward to seeing you — here to is a preposition.
Reading before bed helps me sleep.
Learning a language takes time.
The verb after it is singular: Swimming is, not are.
sport
go swimming · go running · go skiing
free time
go shopping · go camping · go dancing
We went camping last weekend.
Not: went to camping.
I enjoy to read comics.
→
I enjoy reading comics.
enjoy + -ing
She is good at sing.
→
She is good at singing.
preposition + -ing
We went to swimming.
→
We went swimming.
go + -ing, no to
Running are good for you.
→
Running is good for you.
-ing subject → singular verb
Answer with an -ing form.
1
What do you enjoy doing at the weekend?
2
What are you good at? What are you bad at?
3
What activity do you think is boring?
4
Where did you last go swimming, shopping or camping?
Recap
after some verbs
enjoy / finish / mind + -ing
I enjoy cooking.
after prepositions
in / at / for / before + -ing
good at drawing
as subject
-ing + singular verb
Swimming is fun.
go + -ing
activities
go shopping
look forward to
to + -ing
I look forward to seeing you.