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GERUND (ING) IN PROHIBITIONS No smoking. No parking. AFTER PREPOSITIONS Renata insists on smoking here. AFTER POSSESSIVES, PRONOUNS AND NOUNS Please excuse me / my being so late. AFTER SOME VERBS to admit, to avoid, to consider, to deny, to enjoy, to keep, to finish, to imagine, to mind, to object to, to postpone, to remember, to stop AFTER SOME EXPRESSIONS to be worth / worthwhile (valer a pena), its no good (no bom), its no use / useless (no adianta), cant stand / bear (no suportar), cant help (no poder evitar), to look forward to (esperar ansiosamente por), to be accustomed to (estar acostumado a), to feel like (estar a fim de), to be fond of (gostar de), to be busy (estar ocupado)
THE GERUND O gerndio caracterizado pelo acrscimo do ING ao verbo para formao dos tempos contnuos. Exemplo: Renata is studying now. (Renata est estudando agora.) USOS: - como sujeito de frases: Reading is a good habit. (Ler um bom hbito / A leitura um bom hbito.) - aps qualquer preposio: Renata is tired of studying. (Renata est cansada de estudar.) - obrigatoriamente depois das expresses:

cant help (no poder deixar de)

Renata cant help crying whenever she sees a love story film. (Renata no pode deixar de chorar sempre que assiste um filme de amor.)

cant stand / cant bear (no poder suportar) to be worth (valer a pena)
That book is well worth reading. (Vale bem a pena ler aquele livro.)

its no use / its useless ( intil; no adianta)

Its no use waiting for Renata. ( intil esperar pela Renata.)

its no good (no bom)

Its no good smoking twenty cigars a day. (No bom fumar vinte charutos por dia.)

feel like (ter vontade; estar a fim de)

Do you feel like dancing with me? (Voc est a fim de danar comigo?)

look forward to (esperar ansiosamente) to be used to (estar acostumado a)

Renata is used to sleeping late. (Renata est acostumada a dormir tarde.)

to get used to (acostumar-se a)

Renata got used to having coffee without sugar. (Renata acostumou-se a tomar caf sem acar.) - obrigatoriamente depois dos verbos:

abhor / detest (detestar) admit (admitir) avoid / prevent (evitar) enjoy (gostar de, aproveitar) deny (negar) dislike (desgostar)

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keep (continuar) mind (importar-se) miss (perder) object to (opor-se) resist (resistir) risk (arriscar)
Avoid staying near Renata. (Evite ficar perto da Renata.) Do you mind closing the door? (Voc se importa de fechar a porta?) Exemplos: Dont cry. Its no use crying. He is so funny! I cant help laughing at him. Im not accustomed to receiving orders! Exemplo: Its worthwhile not wasting so much time. ATTENTION! Use infinitive without to after but, except and than. Exemplo: Theres nothing to do now, except / but wait for the best. GERUND ING EXERCISES 1. (UFRGS) If he insists on _______ Ill leave the room. a) to smoke b) smoke c) smokes d) to smoking e) smoking 2. (UFRGS) Julie kept on _______ for chocolate even though it was time for her to go to bed. a) ask b) asking c) asked d) to ask e) asks 3. (UFRGS) He has no reason for _______ with us. a) disagree b) to disagree c) disagrees d) disagreeing e) to disagree 4. (UFL) I know Mary will do anything but _______ back the money. a) sends b) to send c) sending d) send e) sent 5. (UFRGS) He remembers _______ Mrs. Collins, but he didnt speak to her. a) had seen b) seeing c) to see d) sees e) having seeing 6. (UFRGS) She denied _______ committed the crime. a) having b) to have c) has d) had e) has had 7. (PUC) She cant help _______ whenever she sees a love story film. a) cried b) to cry c) crying d) cries e) cry 8. (UFRGS) He was angry about _______ failed in the test. a) to have b) has c) had d) have e) having 9. (UFRGS) Your question isnt worth _______ . a) answers b) answering c) to answer d) answered e) to answering 10. (UFRGS) O vocbulo winning na expresso winning car exerce a funo de a) substantivo b) verbo c) adjetivo d) advrbio e) conjuno 11. (PUC) Its no good _______ someones pride, said the old priest. a) to hurt b) hurts c) to hurting d) hurt e) hurting 12. (PUC-SP) Its good _______ you and Paul again. a) to see b) seeing c) sees d) see e) saw

negative form = not + gerund

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13. (UFRGS) Some people avoid _______ under a ladder. a) pass b) to pass c) to passing d) passing e) passed 14. (UFF-RJ) At my age its no use _______ money. a) saving b) to save c) saves d) to saving e) save 15. (PUC) Do you _______ closing the window? a) want b) agree c) mind d) forget e) asked 16. (PUC) Its no use _______ him now. You must _______ until he stops _______ . a) interrupting - to wait - to talk b) to interrupt - wait - talking c) interrupting - waiting - to talk d) interrupting - wait - talking e) to interrupt - to wait - talking 17. (UFRGS) Do you feel like _______ to the movies? a) to go b) going c) go d) to going e) went 18. (UFRGS) Some men object _______ like a peasant. a) lived b) living c) to living d) to live e) live 19. (PUC) John, would you mind _______ ? a) not to go to the movies this weekend b) having just a pizza for lunch c) to go to a concert next Tuesday d) watch a film on TV tonight e) not play the violin this afternoon 20. (PUC-SP) I dont want _______ here any longer. a) stay b) to stay c) staying d) to staying e) stayed 21. (UFMA) The -ing form characterizes: a) the future b) the past participle c) the imperative d) the present participle

22. (UFMA) They went away instead of _______ . a) wait b) waiting c) waited d) to wait 23. (PUC) Avoid _______ the way. a) block b) to block c) blocking d) blocks e) to blocking 24. a) b) c) d) e) 25. a) b) c) d) e) 26. a) b) c) d) e) 27. a) b) c) d) e) (VICTOR) Independent women abhor _______ home. to stay staying stay of stay to staying (VICTOR) Renata is used to _______ a lot. study studying studies studied todas esto corretas (VICTOR) Its useless _______ for changes. to wait wait waits to waiting waiting (VICTOR) Stop _______ ! You are bothering him. talk talking to talking talks todas so corretas

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