After the verbs: remember, excuse, forgive, thank. After the prepositions: on (upon), after, without. ОI don't remember hearing the legend before.

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□ You must excuse my not answering you before.

The Gerund has special forms for the Active and Passive Voice. О Не liked neither reading nor being read to.

2. After the verbs: want, need, deserve, require, be worth the Gerund is used in the active
form though it is passive in meaning.

□ The room needs painting.
О The film is worth seeing.

О The child deserves praising.

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1.2 THE USE OF THE GERUND

In modern English the Gerund is widely used and competes with the Infinitive. I. The Gerund is always used after:

 

1. Verbs followed by prepositions:

    
accuse of object to О They succeeded in finding a good flat.
apologize for persist in a Can you stop the child from getting
approve of prevent from   into mischief?
blame smb for result in □ Thank you for coming.
forgive for stop from a He was accused of having broken
congratulate on succeed in   the law.
count on suspend smb of □ I insisted on his coming with us.
depend on thank for □ Who is to blame for starting the fire?
hear of think of □ Are you thinking of buying a house?
inform of   □ I apologize for being so awkward.
insist on      

2. Nouns used with preDOsitions:

    
art of opportunity of a He has no intention of staying.
chance of plan for a The importance of being earnest.
difficulty (in) point in; of a There is no'chance of winning.
experience in preparation for □ We had no opportunity of meeting
habit of process of   interesting people there.
harm of purpose of a I have no experience in building
idea of reason for   houses.
importance of right of □ There are different ways of solving
interest in sense of   this problem.
means of skill in □ Do you have any reason for saying
mistake of way of   such a thing?
3. Phrasal verbs:      
burst out leave off a He gave up smoking two years ago.
give up keep on a She kept on interrupting me while
goon put off, etc   I was speaking.

(see "English through Reading")

    
4. Such verbs as:      
avoid involve □ Would you mind closing the door?
consider justify □ He denied having seen this man
delay mind   before.
deny miss a You can hardly avoid meeting her.
escape postpone □ We've just missed having nasty
excuse practise   accident.
fancy recall □ They postponed sending an answer
finish recollect   to the request.
forgive resent □ My work involves filing and typing
include risk   letters.
    □ l7//v's/ctrying my hand in it.
5. Word combinations:      
be afraid of be guilty of □ There is no use crying over spilt
be angry for be interested in   milk.

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be aware of be keen on □ He didn't feel like going out.
be bored with be pleased at □ He couldn't help laughing.
be busy be proud of □ She was afraid of failing.
be capable of be slow at □ He is slow at doing sums.
be clever at be sorry for □ He is interested in developing the
be disappointed at be sure of   project.
be engaged in be surprised at □ She'// be sorry for being rude.
be fond of be worried about □ He is proud of having won the
be good/clever at be worth   chess tournament.
be grateful for be responsible for □ He was surprised at having been
can't stand/bear be no good   asked about it.
feel like be no use □ It's no use worrying about it. There
have difficulty in     is nothing you can do.
    □ Did you have any difficulty in getting a visa?
6. Prepositions      
after in spite of □ They ran five miles without stopping.
before on □ Before going to bed she locked the
besides without   door.
instead of by □ John went to his office in spite of being ill.

(for Verbs followed by the Infinitive see Appendix 6). NOTES:

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