Audio 10 |
Practice |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Through | Cry | Become | Tell |
| Begged | There | His | Say |
| None | Ride | Challenge | Told |
| Leave | Dare | Greater | Persuade |
| Eel | Fair | Less | Protest |
| Left | Pair | Runny | Honest |
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GRAMMAR |
Gerunds after verbs
Some verbs are followed by gerunds, it means that after these verbs, you need to put another verb in the “-ing” form. It doesn’t mean they are in present continuous; it is just another rule in English.
Examples:
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a. Avoid =
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I
avoid answering
his question. |
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Simple form gerund |
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b. Deny =
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She
denied committing
the crime. |
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Simple form
gerund |

Here is a list of verbs followed by gerunds
Admit: He admitted stealing the money.
Anticipate: I anticipate having a good time on vacation.
Avoid: He avoided answering my question.
Deny: She denied committing the crime.
Postpone: Let’s postpone leaving until tomorrow.
Resent: I resent her interfering in my business.
Tolerate: She won’t tolerate cheating during an examination.
Stop: She stopped going to classes when she got sick.
Quit: He quit trying to solve the problem.
Forget: I’ll never forget visiting Napoleon’s tomb.
Enjoy: We enjoy visiting them.
Dislike: I dislike driving long distances.
Mind: Would you mind helping me with this?
