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“Gerund”, bir fiilin köküne -ing getirilerek oluşturulan ve isim görevi gören fiildir ve Türkçe’de karşılığı fiildir.
Biting nails is a bad habit.
Jeremain likes playing piano more than anyone else.
Being trust-worthy is highly important these days.
| USE OF GERUNDS | |
| In noun compounds | Dancing shoes / Horse riding / Chewing gum |
| As the subject of a clause | Climbing Himalayas is the most exciting experience I have ever had. |
| As the subject complement | My brother’s biggest hobby is building car in his garage. |
| After certain verbs (As direct object) | Many people hate being criticized. |
| After prepositions | I am against using cigarettes, especially in interiors. |
| After verbs with prepositions | If you carry on exercising, you will get fit in a month or so. |
| After adjectives with prepositions | He is sorry about cheating in the exam. |
| After nouns with prepositions | She has a fear of being in the full dark. |
Gerunds with some common phrases
- go + V-ing
Go + swimming / jogging / fishing / hunting / running / sightseeing / skiing / skating / dancing / camping
Why don’t we go camping tomorrow?
- by + V-ing
You can stay up late by drinking coffee.
- without + V-ing
You can live without eating anything for several weeks, but you can survive only a few days without drinking water.
- spend / waste + something + V-ing
You should not waste your time playing on the computer.
I spend most of my time working.
Do not waste your energy trying to fix this tap; I have called the plumber.
- sit / stand / lie + somewhere + V-ing
He lay on the beach dreaming.
Achille was sitting in the balcony waiting for his son.
- It is/was + a waste of time / energy / money + V-ing
It is a waste of energy teaching her maths; she doesn’t understand anything.
It was a waste of time watching this film. It was very boring.
- Subject + be + (not) worth + V-ing
This derby is worth watching.
This old car is not worth spending so much money; you can not even start the engine.
- It is/was no good / It is/was no use + V-ing
It is no good apologizing now.
It was no use trying to open the door; it was stuck.
- There is no point (in) + V-ing
There is no point in calling her again and again as she will not answer the phone.
- busy + V-ing
I can not do your hair, for I am busy washing the dishes.
- have a good time / nice time / hard time / trouble / fun / difficulty + V-ing
We used to have a wonderful time playing in our tree house when we were kids.
Some people have difficulty adapting themselves to work after a long relaxing holiday.
- can not help / could not help / V-ing
As the film was extremely boring, she could not help sleeping. (Uyumaktan kendini alamamak)
- Feel like + V-ing
Yesterday I ate chicken, so I do not eating chicken today.
- What about / How about + V-ing?
What about going to Rio next summer?
- can not stand / can not bear + V-ing
I can not stand dealing with irresponsible people.
My father can not bear listening to rap music.
- instead of + V-ing
I wish I were lying on the beach instead of listening to this boring lecture.
İngilizce’de kendinden sonra “gerund” kullanılan belli başlı fiiller vardır. Bunlar:
| VERB + GERUND | |
| Admit (to) | The students admitted cheating in the exam. |
| Adore | My grandfather adores listening the sound of the waves. |
| Anticipate | Molly anticipates getting a promotion. |
| Appreciate | I appreciate your keeping silent. |
| Avoid | You should avoid drinking too much coffee. |
| Complete | My mother completed reading “Şu Çılgın Türkler” in 3 days. |
| Consider | I sometimes consider living abroad. |
| Delay | The boss delayed giving us a pay rise. |
| Deny | The woman denies committing the crime. |
| Detest | My sister detests watching documentaries. |
| Discuss | They discussed moving to a larger office. |
| Dislike | Many people dislike being stared at. |
| Enjoy | Did you enjoy spending time with your cousins? |
| Endure | I can not endure his complaining all the time. |
| Envisage | It is hard to envisage working as the CEO of a company. |
| Fancy | Kirsten does not fancy going to crowded parties. |
| Finish | The gardener has not finished cutting the grass yet. |
| Give up | You should give up consuming sweet and fatty foods. |
| Hate | Marla hates eating meat. |
| Imagine | Can you imagine driving an F1 car? |
| Include | This job inclued being very careful and alert. |
| Involve | Trading involves risk taking. |
| Justify | How did Brandon justify his being innocent? |
| Keep | Why do you keep doing the same mistakes over and over again? |
| Mention | Do not mention going to that resturant again. |
| Mind | My friend never minds working in a noisy environment. |
| Postpone | You had better not postpone replying in a noisty environment. |
| Practise | You need to practise cooking every day. |
| Quit | Mason will quit smoking in a month, I believe that. |
| Remember | You need to remember calling your coach tomorrow. |
| Recall / recollect | Do you recall listening to this song when we were kids? |
| Recommend | I can easily recommed watching this YouTube channel about cars. |
| Report | I reported cheating someone in game whenever I saw it. |
| Resent | My girlfriend resent calling her like that. |
| Resist | I still resist using this phone even after 6 years. |
| Risk | You risk losing your job or you will never up a stage in your life. |
| Suggest | Carla suggests drinking 2 liters of water every day. |
| Tolerate | My grandparent can not tolerate high volume since they are old. |
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