Friday, 16 November 2018

EF3/4 Gerunds

Simple sentences

SV

*imperative sentences - command

*interrogative sentences - question

*here/there - Here is my key.

* gerunds - 'ing'
Learning English is important for me.

Amy likes working at the restaurant. gerund- noun

Amy is working at the restaurant. verb

Amy likes ice cream. noun

She enjoys meeting new people and talking to the customers. gerund

I enjoy music.
I enjoy listening to music. gerund

You enjoy playing soccer.
He hates fighting with his mother-in-law.
Michelle dislikes driving at night.

Playing soccer is my favourite hobby/ activity/ pastime/ way to relax.

My daughter hates getting up early.

I hate having insomnia.
She has chronic insomnia.

He likes feeling scared. He likes watching horror movies.

Sarah considered moving to Alberta.
I am considering going to college.

She hates folding clothes.
I hate cleaning my house.
I love washing dishes.
He loves cooking. She enjoys cooking, too.

She likes working in a clothing store.

clothing / clothes

cloth - fabric

accessory

breakfast brunch lunch

boring (adj) - not interesting

awful, terrible, horrible

I can't find my phone. That's a terrible feeling.

Waiting is boring. gerund

boring - adjective

your feeling  describes the thing
bored            boring
I was bored with the movie.
The movie was boring.

interested      interesting
You are an interesting person.
I am interested in your ideas.

fascinated     fascinating
She is fascinated by science.
Biology is fascinating to her.







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