Edatlardan sonra Gerund

Kullanımı

-ing form isim olarak kullanılabilir

Form

infinitive + -ing

Örnek

Gerund özne olarak kullanılıyor. Gerund nesne olarak kullanılıyor

a-) Going to parties is fun. b-)I enjoy reading.

Edatlardan sonra Gerund kullanabiliriz

sıfat+edat

Aşağıdaki yapılardan sonra gerund kullanırız

afraid of They are afraid of losing the match.

angry about/at Pat is angry about walking in the rain.

bad at

good at John is good at working in the garden.

clever at He is clever at skateboarding.

crazy about The girl is crazy about playing tennis.

disappointed about/at He is disappointed about seeing such a bad report.

excited about We are excited about making our own film.

famous for Sandy is famous for singing songs.

fed up with I'm fed up with being treated as a child.

fond of Hannah is fond of going to parties.

glad about She is glad about getting married again.

happy about/at The children are not happy about seeing a doctor.

interested in Are you interested in writing poems?

keen on Joe is keen on drawing.

proud of She is proud of riding a snowboard.

sick of We're sick of sitting around like this.

sorry about/for He's sorry for eating in the lesson.

tired of I'm tired of waiting for you.

used to She is used to smoking.

worried about I'm worried about making mistakes.

Edatlardan sonra Gerund kullanabiliriz

isim+edat

Aşağıdaki isimlerden sonra gerund kullanabiliriz

advantage of What is the advantage of farming over hunting?

chance of There's a chance of catching a cold these days.

choice between There's a choice between flying to London Heathrow or Stansted.

danger of Peggy is in danger of making a mistake.

difficulty in He has difficulty in sending SMS.

doubt about He is in doubt about buying the correct software for his computer system.

hope of There's little hope of catching Schumacher's Ferrari.

idea of I like the idea of setting up a new email account.

interest in There's no interest in writing letters.

method of This is a simple method of finding solutions.

opportunity of There's some opportunity of bringing her parents together again.

possibility of These new wheels offer the possibility of riding tubeless.

problem of He has the problem of swimming too slow.

reason for There's a real reason for winning the contest.

risk of There's a risk of digging too deep.

trouble for He was in trouble for stealing.

way of This is a new way of building a wall.

Edatlardan sonra gerund kullanabiliriz

Fiil+edat

Aşağıdaki örnek hariç

looking forward to + Gerund

Example:

I'm looking forward to seeing you soon.

Aşağıdaki yapılardan sonra gerund kullanabiliriz

accuse of They were accused of breaking into a shop.

agree with I agree with playing darts.

apologize for They apologize for being late.

believe in She doesn't believe in getting lost in the wood.

blame for The reporter is blamed for writing bad stories.

complain about She complains about bullying.

concentrate on Do you concentrate on reading or writing?

congratulate sb. on I wanted to congratulate you on making such a good speech.

cope with He is not sure how to cope with getting older.

decide against They decided against stealing the car.

depend on Success may depend on becoming more patient.

dream about/of Sue dreams of being a pop star.

feel like They feel like going to bed.

get used to You must get used to working long hours.

insist on The girls insisted on going out with Mark.

look forward to I'm looking forward to seeing you soon.

prevent sb. from sth. How can I prevent Kate from working in this shop?

rely on sth. He doesn't rely on winning in the casino.

succeed in How then can I succeed in learning chemistry?

specialize in The firm specialized in designing websites.

stop sb. from I stopped Andrew from smoking.

talk about/of They often talk about travelling to New Zealand.

think of Frank thinks of playing chess.

warn sb. against We warned them against using this computer.

worry about The patient worries about having the check-up.