Grammar rules of verbs + verb "ing" form

1. Diana L. Portillo
September 2014
Verb + verb ing

2. ing after specific verbs
 Dislike
 Enjoy
 Feel like
 Finish
 Keep on (continue)
 Hate *
 Like *
 Love *
 * No difference in
meaning. ing = more
emphasis.
 I love listening to
Scottish pipes.

3. ing after specific verbs
 (don´t) mind
 Practice
 Spend time
 Start * (no difference
in meaning).
 It started raining.
 It started to rain.

4. ing after specific verbs
 Stop (change of
meaning).
 She stopped having a
break = She didn´t
have a break anymore
(give up).
 She stopped to have a
break = She stopped
in order to have a
break (reason).

5. ing after specific verbs
 Try (change of
meaning).
 Why don´t you try
doing yoga?
(experiment).
 Try to ski (to make an
effort or attempt)

6. ing after specific verbs
 Remember
(change of
meaning).
 I remember going for
long walks (going to
the past about
memories).
 Remember to buy milk
(not forget what you
have to do).

7. ing as subject of a sentence
Swimming makes me
feel good.
Smoking is bad for
your health.
Fishing is boring.

8. ing after prepositions
He left without saying
goodbye.
We were all happy
about celebrating the
New Year.
I´m sick of eating
hamburguers.

9. ing as adjective
 Common
adjectives with ing:
 Amusing.
 Interesting.
 Shocking.
 Worrying.
 Dissapointing.
 Boring.
 Fishing is a boring
activity.

10. ing as adjective
 Surprising.
 Exciting.
 Terrifying.
 Frightening.
 Tiring.
 Annoying.
 That movie was
completely
frightening.

11. Sources
 British Council: adjectives –ed and –ing
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/
adjectives/adjectives-ed-and-ing
Retrieved on September 21st, 2014.
 Capel, Annette and Sharp, Wendy. (2013).
Objective Proficiency. Cambridge, UK:
Cambridge University Press.
 Oxenden, Clive and Latham-Koenig, Christina.
(1997). American English File 2. New York, USA:
Oxford University Press.
 Oxenden, Clive and Latham-Koenig Christina.
(2009). New English File Upper-intermediate
students. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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