UNIT 4 GERUND AND PARTICIPLE

QUANG NAM EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT
BAC TRA MY HIGH SCHOOL
Vo Trung Hieu
BAC TRA MY, 24th OCT, 2008
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It is a place where orphans live.
What do you call a person who works for others without requiring anythings.
..... areas are areas very far from other places.
Adjective of the word VOLUNTEER
People always light …. in their birthday party.
….. people are people who can not hear
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Key word
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USAGE
EXAMPLE
Used as a subject of a verb.

Used as an object of a verb:

Used as a complement of TOBE:
Used after a preposition:
Going to the cinema is very fun

I enjoy listening to music.
My hobby is playing volleyball.
Ha is interested in watching TV.
Form: V-ing
How about the sentence:
Hoa is reading book now.
Is READING gerund?
It is Present participle.
USEAGE
EXAMPLE
We are studying English now.

I saw Jim jumping through the window.

He spends a lot of money helping the poor.

Finishing my homework, I went to bed.
Would you like to go camping?
Used in continuous tenses:

Used after the verbs: hear, see, find, catch, smell, watch,..

Used in the structure:
V + time / money + V- ing
Used in omitted clauses:

5. Follow the verb “GO”
Note
GERUND
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
Used as a subject of a verb.
Ex: Going to the cinema is very fun
2. Used as an object of a verb:
Ex: I enjoy listening to music.

3. Used as a complement of TOBE:
Ex: My hobby is playing volleyball.
4. Used after a preposition:
Ex. Ha is interested in watching TV.


Used in continuous tenses:
Ex: We are studying English now.
2. Used after the verbs: hear, see, find, catch, smell, watch,..
Ex: I saw Jim jumping through the window.
3. Used in the structure:
V + time / money + V- ing
Ex: He spends a lot of money helping the poor.
4. Used in omitted clauses:
Ex: Finishing my homework, I went to bed.
5. Follow the verb “GO”
Ex: Would you like to go camping?
Exercise 1: Choose the best answers:
a) I regret .......... to the university.
A. not going, B. not go C. not to go D. not to going
b) This appears .... the right street.
A. be B. to be C. being D. to being
c) Jean managed ....... all her work on time.
A. finish B. finishing C. have finished D. to finish
d) It is no use ....... Jim, his phone was out of order.
A. to call B. to calling C. calling D. call
e) This time yesterday, Ha ....... with me to the school.
A. was cycling B. is cycling C. were cycling D. cycled
f) Looking through the window, I saw Jim ....... across the road.
A. walking B. walk C. to walk D. to walking
g) She often thinks carefully before .... any question.
A. answer B. to answer C. answering D. answered
h) The teacher suggested ....... more film in English to improve their listening skill.
A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. to watching
Exercise 2: Error identification:
a) Young college and university students participate helping
A B C
the poor
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b) Would you mind to help me open the windows, it is hot.
A B C D

c) To turn off the light, I went to bed
A B C D

d) She smelt something to burn, she went ugly to the kitchen.
A B C D

e) Nam has been studied English for 5 years and now he is going
A B C
to take the final exams
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In omitted clauses, It is used to express two actions happening continuously.
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I am sorry!
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Congratulation!
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