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Gerunds & Prepositions

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gerunds and infinitives

Gerunds  function as NOUNS in a sentence.

They can function as The subject of the verb:

Swimming is a lot of fun and good exercise.

Or As The object of the verb

I really like swimming.

In this post, We’re going to explain in details gerunds as object of a preposition .

I am looking forward to swimming in the ocean.

1- Verb + Preposition + Gerund :

Here are some verbs plus a preposition followed by a gerund

to complain about __________ing 
to insist on__________ing –
to participate in__________ing 
to apologize for__________ing 
to look forward to__________ing
to think of__________ing 
to take part in __________ing

2- Verb + Object + Preposition+ Gerund

Here are some verbs plus an object plus a preposition followed by a gerund

to have difficulty in __________ing   speaking arabic
to take advantage of __________ing   to benefit
to have a good reason for __________ing  good purpose / goal
to prevent someone from __________ing to stop him …………
to keep someone from __________ing  stop him
to stop someone from __________ing 
to thank someone for __________ing 
to blame someone for __________ing hacer culpa
to accuse someone of __________ing accusar
to charge someone with __________ing  accuse
to fine someone for __________ing  multar

 

3-To Be + Adjective + Preposition 

Here are some combinations of the verb “to be” plus an adjective plus a preposition followed by agerund

to be accustomed to __________ing 
to be interested in __________ing 
to be excited about __________ing 
to be capable of __________ing 
to be responsible for __________ing 
to be used to __________ing 
to be tired of __________ing 
to be bored with __________ing 
to be good for __________ing 
to be good at __________ing

to be bad at __________ing
to be guilty of __________ing  

 

4-To Be + Noun + Preposition  

Here are some combinations of the verb “to be” plus an object plus a preposition followed by a gerund:  

to be a victim of __________ing
to be an advocate of __________ing
to be a believer in __________ing 
to be a supporter of __________ing
to be a critic of __________ing 

 

5- Noun +Preposition + Gerund

chance of :  There’s a chance of finding a job .

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 reaching the final

idea of : I like the idea of visiting him.

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 : This mobile phones gives possibility of ……..

problem of : He has the problem of swimming too slow.

reason for : There’s a real reason for winning 

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.

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