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Lykers Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

when should gerunds be used

Here is my summarized list about when gerunds should be used in various situations. Feel free to add any missing one please.

Verbs + Gerunds
admit
advise
appreciate
avoid
can't help
can't stand
complete
consider
delay
deny
detest
discuss
dislike
enjoy
escape
excuse
finish
forbid
go
have
imagine
keep
mind
miss
permit
postpone
practice
quit
recall
recommend
regret
report
resent
resist
resume
risk
spend Emotion: time
suggest
tolerate
waste Emotion: time

Phrasal Verbs + Gerunds
admit to
adjust to
approve of
argue about
believe in
bring about
call off
care about
check into
complain about
concentrate on
confess to
cut out
depend on
devote (something) to
disapprove of
discourage from
dream about
feel like
figure out
forget about
get over
get through
insist on
look forward to
look into
object to
plan on
prevent (someone) from
put off
refrain from
succeed in
take over
talk about
think about
worry about

Adjective Combinations + Gerunds
accustomed to
addicted to
afraid of
bored with
committed to
concerned about
convinced of
dedicated to
devoted to
disappointed in
exposed to
filled with
guilty of
innocent of
interested in
known for
opposed to
proud of
remembered for
scared of
tired of
upset with
used to
worried about

Noun + Preposition combination + Gerunds
addiction to
advantage to
dedication to
devotion to
reaction to
  

Top answer

Here is my summarized list about when gerunds should be used in various situations. Feel free to add any missing one s please. It looks like a good list.

  • Here is my summarized list about when gerunds should be used in various situations.
  • Feel free to add any missing one s please.
  • It looks like a good list.
  • I am sure there are others, but you have the most important ones.
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Here is my summarized list about when gerunds should be used in various situations. Feel free to add any missing ones please.

It looks like a good list. I am sure there are others, but you have the most important ones.

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