 Bruno Garcia
 Julio Sanchez
 Amine Belalouach
 Ali Valanejad
 Benjamin Louisy
Introduction
A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding « -ing ».
You can use a gerund as the subject, direct object,
subject complement as object of preposition.
Gerund as Subject or Complement
Both gerunds and infinitives can be used as the subject
or the complement of a sentence. But using a gerund is
more natural and common in everyday English.
Ex:
- Stoning women is prohibited  Normal subject
- To stone women is prohibited  Less common
Gerund as Direct Object
 It is more difficult to choose, but usually the main verb
in the sentence determines whether you use a gerund
or an infinitive.
 You have a list of words that are followed by gerunds
and infinitives :
- Gerund : http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerund_list.com
- Infinitive : http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/infinitive_list.htm
Gerund as Subject Complement
 The gerund is formed using the auxiliary be.
 Ex :
- My cat's favorite activity is sleeping. (The gerund is
sleeping.)
- My cat's favorite food is salmon. (The gerund has been
removed.)
TEST
Test 1
 Patrick : (To swim )________ is my favorite hobby .
What’s yours ?
 Karim : ____________. (to eat )
 Patrick : I don’t think that counts as a hobby ,Bruno
what else do you enjoy ___________.(to do)
 Karim : Why do you ______(to ask )? What do you
know ? Where am I ? Can’t you just leave me alone ?
 Patrick : I’m just curious . Take it easy, man . You are
__________(to act ) really strangely .
 Karim : I love you .
Solution test 1
 Patrick : Swimming is my favorite hobby . What’s
yours ?
 Karim : Eating.
 Patrick : I don’t think that counts as a hobby ,Bruno
what else do you enjoy doing?
 Karim : Why do you ask? What do you know ? Where
am I ? Can’t you just leave me alone ?
 Patrick : I’m just curious . Take it easy, man . You are
acting really strangely .
 Karim : I love you .
Test 2
 1. We could go to the park. => She suggested ... .
2. Do you want to learn French ? => He didn't fancy ... .
3. I know you smoke in the hall. => She admits ... .
4. Why don't we take a week off ? => They felt like ... .
5. If only we weren't too young ! They regretted ... .
6. You have broken the frame. => She denied ...
7. Can you wait a minute, please ? => The customer didn't mind ... .
8. Why do you avoid my questions ? => She keeps ... .
9. Close the door ! => Would you mind ... ?
10. You shouldn't have spent all your money => He denied ... (gérondif
parfait) .
11. Tell us why you have taken our car. => I admitted ...
12. You said she was a liar . => I regret ...
Solutions test 2
 1. We could go to the park. => She suggested … GOING TO THE PARK
2. Do you want to learn French ? => He didn't fancy ... LEARNING FRENCH
3. I know you smoke in the hall. => She admits ... SMOKING IN THE HALL
4. Why don't we take a week off ? => They felt like ... TAKING A WEEK OFF
5. If only we weren't too young ! They regretted ... BEING TOO YOUNG
6. You have broken the frame. => She denied ... HAVING BROKEN THE
FRAME
7. Can you wait a minute, please ? => The customer didn't mind ... WAITING
A MINUTE
8. Why do you avoid my questions ? => She keeps ... AVOIDING MY
QUESTIONS
9. Close the door ! => Would you mind ... CLOSING THE DOOR
10. You shouldn't have spent all your money => He denied … HAVING SPENT
ALL HIS MONEY
11. Tell us why you have taken our car. => I admitted ... HAVING TAKEN
THEIR CAR -ou- HAVING TAKEN YOUR CAR
12. You said she was a liar . => I regret ... HAVING SAID SHE WAS A LIAR.
Bibliography
 www.englishpage.com
 http://owl.english.purdue.edu
 www.wikipedia.com