Pengertian gerund

      Gerund adalah kata kerja yang dibendakan/ kata benda yang dibentuk dari kata kerja yang diberi akhiran –ing (V-ing). Gerund digunakan bila:

1. Verb/kata kerja sebagai subjek.

   Contoh: Swimming is a good sport.

   Jogging makes us fresh.

2. Verb sebagai complement/pelengkap.

   Contoh : My hobby is cycling.

3. Setelah kata depan/preposition seperti for, on, before dll.

Contoh : I am sorry for coming late.

       Before leaving, he said nothing.

4. Setelah istilah khusus seperti no use, to be worth, to be busy, can’t help/can’t bear,to be used to, get used to.

Contoh : It is no use studying without practicing.

5. Setelah possessive adjective (my,your, his,her,our,their,Amir’s, dll)

Contoh : His staring frigtens me.

6. Kata kerja/V setelah kata kerja tertentu

Admit Appreciate Claim Can’t help Resume

Consider Avoid Delay Deny Risk

Enjoy Finish Quit Resist Siggest

Mind Miss Postpone Practice Advise

Recall Regret Report Recent resist

   Contoh : We enjoy seeing them again after so many years.