EF5/6 Gerunds

-ing noun, but it looks like a verb

1. SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE
Walking is good for you.
Walking for a minimum of 30 minutes a day is good for you.
Living in Vancouver is expensive.
Learning English can be challenging.

To walk is good for you. Beginning a sentence with an infinitive is grammatically correct.No English speaker would say that.

2. OBJECT OF A VERB

a. process
avoid - try not to
Maria avoids driving at night.
Mahran avoids eating sugar.
Shara avoids speaking Persian in class.
Nosheen avoids interacting with negative people.

I am considering buying a new guitar.
I consider buying a new guitar.
I consider to buy a new guitar. XXX
I considered buying a new guitar.
I am considering losing weight.

The verb can be any tense; the gerund stays the same.

Mojgan is considering moving to Calgary and starting her own business.
Sarah completed writing her book.
We will continue studying English until April 18.
continue - gerund, infinitive
We will continue to study English until April 18.

delay
We delayed taking our trip to Hawaii.

keep
I will keep going even though the work is difficult.
Her mother-in-law kept talking even after everyone else went home.
I kept waking up last night.
The tap kept dripping even after I fixed it.
It kept raining all day.
It continued raining all day.

postpone
We postponed having our final test.

a post-dated cheque

My son practices playing basketball every day.
Yo Yo Ma practiced playing cello for six hours a day when he was little.

Jacqueline Du Pre

remember
I remember swimming with my cousins in the creek.

recall
I don't recall saying that.

I don't remember her completing her work.

risk
Michelle risked losing everything coming to Canada.
You risk your life taking drugs.
You risk getting a ticket if you park here.

rescue - save 

start
Maria started doing taichi.
I started studying English when I came to Canada.
start - gerund or infinitive
I started to study...

stop
Stop arguing!
Shara told her husband to stop smoking.
Stop playing Fortnite.
Stop doing your homework so carefully.

try
You can try stretching your muscles in the morning.

ponder - think about in a leisurely way

b. attitude
appreciate
I appreciate you helping me.

can't stand
I can't stand listening to loud music.

can't help - can't control
I can't help eating ice cream at night.

miss
Sarah misses living in Iraq.
May misses playing volleyball.

enjoy
Do you enjoy going out to parties?

anticipate - look forward to
She is looking forward to seeing her relatives next month.

mind - care, bother you
Would you mind closing the door?
I don't mind getting up early.

prefer
I prefer drinking tea rather than coffee.

regret
She regrets yelling at her daughter.

c. communicating
discuss - talk about
We discussed buying a new car.
She discussed changing jobs.

recommend
The doctor recommended getting more exercise.
The doctor recommended getting more rest.

SPECIAL USAGE
go skiing
go shopping
go hiking
go swimming
go dancing
go climbing
go cycling
go walking
Maria will go dancing with her sister.
I like to go running with my dog.

different style- agreement
Let's go have a coffee.