Gerund

O gerndio a forma verbal caracterizada pela terminao -ing.

- USOS:
1. Como substantivo:

Singing is her favorite hobby

Painting is his favorite pastime.
Swimming is good for you.

OBSERVAO: As formas To sing is her favorite hobby, To swim is good for

you e To paint is his favorite pastime tambm esto corretas, porm so bem
menos comuns.
2. Aps preposies:
Aps uma preposio (about, against, at, in, of, for, on, after, before,
etc.), o verbo vem sempre na forma ing

After resting I'll make the bed.

Without knowing what to do, I went home earlier.
Before opening the letter, she took a deep breath
You can save 10% by booking on the internet.
She screamed instead of speaking softly.

EXPRESSIONS (ADJECTIV + PREPOSITION)

They are afraid of losing the match.

I'm interested in meeting him.
He is disappointed about seeing many bad grades on his report card.
She is glad about getting married again
I'm against voting for Richard.
I'm worried about making mistakes
He is famous for singing song.
I am tired of waiting for you.

EXPRESSIONS (VERB + PREPOSITION)

I thought about asking my father for help.

He apologized for being late.
In the lecture he talked about engineering.
We succeeded in persuading her.
Why do you insist on telling me the same old story?

3. Aps os verbos abaixo s se pode usar a forma no gerndio

admit - appreciate - avoid - carry on - consider - contemplate - continue delay - deny - detest - dislike - endure - enjoy - escape - excuse - face - fancy
- feel like - finish - forgive - give up - imagine - include - involve - keep mention - mind - miss - postpone - practice - put off - recommend - resent resist - risk - suggest - understand - quit

He admitted being guilty

If we carry on sleeping so badly, we will need help.
Alice is considering buying a new house.
I delayed telling Brenda the news.
She denies reading the book.
We dislike playing basketball.
We enjoy playing chess.
He finished working in the garden.
Erica gave up losing weight.
Can you imagine living in Alaska?
The work includes taking reservations on the phone.
The project will involve growing plants
She keeps on running
Did Anthony ever mention playing cards?
I don't mind sleeping on the couch.
They miss working together.
Do you regret having mentioned it?
She risks catching a cold.
The doctor suggested taking a long holiday.

O gerndio tambm usado aps os verbos go e come quando

falamos sobre atividade fsica ou esporte, e aps a expresso go
shopping:

We are going riding on bicycle this afternoon.

They went skiing last winter
Would you like to come jogging with me?
I go shopping on Mondays

4. Aps determinadas expresses

-CAN'T STAND
I can't stand being far from you.

- CAN'T HELP
He couldn't help falling in love with her.
- BE WORTH
It is worth speaking more than one language.
- FEEL LIKE
I feel like having a cup of tea.
-IT IS NO GOOD
It is no good talking to this boy.
-IT IS GOOD
It is good thinking before talking what comes to our mind.
- THERE IS NO POINT
There is no point researching another source for our project.
-WHAT ABOUT / HOW ABOUT
What about going to the zoo?
How about going for a meal?
-LOOK FORWARD TO
We are looking forward to meeting you again.
-BE USED TO
In Norway we are used to having a lot of snow.