Gerund

Gerund is the –ing form of verb used as noun. It is used in the same ways of a noun as a subject or an object.

For examples:

1.         -Playing football is fun. (playing is a gerund. It is used as a subject of the sentence).

-We enjoy playing football. (palying as an object of the verb enjoy)

2.         -He is excited about playing football.(palying is used as th object of the preposition   about.)

- I’m used to sleeping with the  window open.

-I’m accustomed to sleeping with the window open.

-I look forward to going home next month.

-They object to changing their plans at this late date.

 (in the sentences above, to is a preposition not part of an infinitive form so a gerund follows.)

Verbs followed gerund:

enjoy

consider

stop

mind

suggest

through

think about

talk about

quit

finish avoid

appropriate

postpone

discuss

delay

mention

give up

get

give out

get

put off

keeping on

think bout

talk about