English Grammar – 6 Ways to Use Gerunds

Great lesson, Alex. Thank you.

Marcelo Machado

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

Alex

Dear Alex,

Many thanks for this video, when I try to use gerunds, the structure and way of using them is not a problem, but I always get frustrated about the “state” verbs, cannot be in progressive form, “e.g. What I hate most is wanting to agree whith you.” I think this example is not correct at all, or is? Thanks for your kind answer in advance, Greetings from Hungary , Chris

iglrrc

Good question Alex. You’re right, “want” is a stative VERB, so you can’t say “I’m wanting[x] to eat a banana because I’m hungry.” But remember that “wanting” can act as a noun (gerund) in which case the rule doesn’t apply. So, “Wanting to eat a banana is perfectly understandable when you’re hungry” is correct :)

Helena S

Good quiz but too difficult for me((((

DashaDeg

Hi DashaDeg!
Don’t worry! And try again! I got 9 correct out of 10! But I had to watch twice to understand better the rules.

Cristiano Rodrigues

Great lesson, Alex. Thank you.

Ulisses Oliva

Really … He is a great teacher

Mukesh Kumar jalap

I really like watching all your lessons.
Thanks a lot Alex.

sar.ra16

GREAT SIR, FOR YOUR EXCELLENT LESSONS.

tilawat.john

Thank You so much dear teacher !!
Please Can You make a lesson about “Phrases (participial, gerund and infinitive phrases) ”
Please teacher I’m begging you ^_^
Thank You again :)

chaim

Thank you,
My understanding is very poor.
I got only 50…

lemthong

What’s object and subject complement Adam what does complement mean?

hesham10

I think complement means “something that completes another” I may be wrong!

Waligaa wax baro

Thanks Waligaa

hesham10

Alex, can you do a more in depth lesson on GERUNDS, please.

Selmo

thank you sir

karmaander

Thanks Alex.I love working on such prolems.It is intereting in knowing such words look easy but need tackling.6 out of 10

Waligaa wax baro

This is my worst score ever!!!!

imptax

It’s an advanced lesson. Don’t get discouraged. The most important thing is that you know how to use gerunds when you speak.

Alex

THANKS

james235634

Thank you very much

bummia

A great teacher with an interesting lesson. Thank you so much Alex. Wish you all the best, teacher.

tthanlann

Greaaaaat
thank you Alex

ingm

Thanks !!

ISRAELIII

Thank you, Alex!

Marcio R Santos

Thank you very much. It was one of my biggest doubts about English… I’m going to continue study this lesson.

lanietoc

Thank you for all .Personally speaking, i m more confused than before ….;-(

wasifgulzar

Let me know why are you confusing?I may be able to help you out.

Thank you
Farooq

mfarooq1981

Alex, it’s really such a good lesson but, it would be better if however you changed the style of questions. I think most of the learners do not prefer having test with identifying grammer names.As this style of questions are really good only for the people who is planning to be an instructor in the future .I might be wrong though…

abuwesal99

I wanted to try a different approach with this one. You’re right, though. The most important thing is that you can use a gerund in a sentence. My goal is not to make my students into linguists, but into fluent English speakers.

Alex

Mikhail F.

Thank you for good lesson

dhissie

Hi Alex! Good explanation. It was the first time I saw a video from you and I have to say that it was a very good lesson, thank you a lot for sharing with us your knowledge.

Kind regards,
Brian – from Peru

brian j

Very good lesson and at the same time very helpful also.

Dear sir Alex i have a problem regarding the word’Also’, i mean how do native people use it in everyday conversation?

And also

Is there any difference between following these two sentences?

1-I also wanna play cricket.
2-I wanna play cricket also.

What i think about these sentences is

First one tells – may be there are many people playing cricket and i also want to play.

Second one tells – may be many games are being played like tennis,hockey and cricket and from all of these i want to play …………………………………………. i’m very confused hope you have understood my problem.

I’m patiently waiting for you answer.

And of course,

Wish you a very-very good day!

sona123

According to grammar you can use ‘also’ after subject e.g. I also play cricket.but ‘as well’ can be used at the end.e.g.I play cricket as well.

Hope the answer of the question

Farooq

mfarooq1981

thank you we evaluate your efforts
EL sayed rawacy

rawacy

Many thanks. your gorgeous. I would explain yo us how to write report such as I would like to inform you that the. the job had been done

khalidse10

I saw jam while riding bike it is correct

khalidse10

I was confused about “object”or “subject.” But I like improving my English. So I hope to try the quiz later.
Thank you, Alex :)

Happy04

Very good lesson and I like your simple speaking and I think it is so great for me to listen to your teaching .Thanks Alex.

Moe Ko

Very useful lesson. Dobra robota Alex. Pozdrowienia z Polski :)

profiler

first of all, thanks a lot sir for giving us a really useful lesion…….& may god bless u sir……
could you explain the different between the ” i saw jim riding his bike & i saw jim was riding his bike”?
i’m looking forward to your reply

thusan

There’s a slight difference in the implications:
if I say “I saw Jim riding his bike” I am implying that Jim normally rides his bike and I happened to see him;
if I say “I saw Jim was riding his bike” I am implying that Jim doesn’t normally (or couldn’t) ride his bike and I happened to see him.

Mauro

Thanks a lot Mauro…..

thusan

Sorry Alex but at 5:15 you said “pronoun” which is clearly wrong.

Mauro

Thx! Alex.
But I want to ask two questions that’re not about the lesson.
1) if we say ‘How to (do sth)….’ is there any mistake? Do the native speakers use this phrase?
2) I saw the uncountable nouns can be used as countable noun, e.g. ‘seas’ and ‘winds’, could you tell me why?

Sophie

hi frnds!!!plz help me,all the videos do not run on my pc.what i should do??pla guide me if any one have its solution.thanks

yaqub khan

Hi there! Can you see any other Youtube videos, or is it just this one that won’t play?

engVid Moderator

good morning to all of you!in reference to your kind reply sir!all other videos play well on pc from youtube etc, but when i log in to engvid video lessons do not run.

yaqub khan

yes i can see videos from youtube but when i login to engvid its vidoes only do not run!thank you very much for your kind reply!!

yaqub khan

Thank you for letting me know! Just a couple questions to help me figure out what’s going wrong — what operating system and browser are you using? (If you don’t know, this site will tell you: http://thismachine.info/ )

engVid Moderator

good morning sir!!!i use Window 7 and chrome 28.0.1500.95.thank you very much for your kind response.

yaqub khan

thanks

tranducquanueh

I saw him riding his bike. (When I saw him, he was riding his bike so riding in the first sentence isn’t it a continuous verb? It refers to that moment when he was doing the action)

sebastian2013

“I saw him riding his bike” – here the gerund form of the verb ride (base + ing) has the function of a verbal noun (case #4: object complement).
“When I saw him, he was riding his bike” – here the gerund form has the function of a continuous verb: it’s used to form the continuous tense of a verb.

Mauro

sure thing . not a gerund , but present participle

delce

Hei! Alex, I answered the first test: object of preposition. Why I am wrong? Thanks

fatimacruz

The focus is on “Mark’s getting hired.” The gerund comes after a possessive. :) (“Mark’s…”)

Alex

Thank you, Alex!

jack01

I got 8, I’m pleased, congrats for explanation and have a good weekend.

Marcel

Hello
Present continuous: I’m going to practice your lesson
Object of the preposition: I´m interested in improving my English
Object of a possessive: I like your teaching me English.
I hope this sentences will be correct
By the way…My nephew calls like you, Alex
Thank you for your teaching

Jesús R.

Your nephew is called Alex and You like his teaching. I like it too.

carlos

Or you like him teaching you.

At least , I think so.

carlos

Thank you

Jane Pagliaro

Very helpful Alex, nice one.

carlos

Thank you, Alex!! :)

dorycam

u very smart dorycam

T.jamal

I got 80.
I don’t understand more detail about subject complement and object complement. I hope you will do it the next lesson. Thanks!

sok samrith

Thanks,Alex

Adnan S

Very useful.Thanks.

brahim1

Thank you Alex for helpful lesson to me.

Jinhun

A little difficult, but very useful. 5 correct out 10, awful ! But, I’ll continue. Thank you, Mr. Alex.

Swan1

10/10
thank you adam a very useful vedio

abo abdou

I got 10 out of 10 !!!!! Great lesson, Alex. I really appreciate it !!!!!!. Please, could you show a lesson about more idioms, future perfect tense, future perfect continuous tense, the subjunctive structure, etc !!!!!!

jccorisoncco

Nice! I enjoy a lot your teaching!

DalvanaLopes

hahhaah…..I got 7 out of 10,thank you Alex…

didin

can you translate to Indonesia language ?

Hapsa Djoenaidi

9/10 Very useful lesson!

viacheslavkr

Wow! I’ve got 100%. You taught very clearly!!! Thank you very much Alex.

pakpao

OH my God !!!!!
Pakpao , you are very smart . How could you do it?

T.jamal

thank you, Alex.

zhang fei

Thanks for sharing Alex. Now, I better understand about gerund :)

novi sari

I have no word for commenting this class! THANKS, ALEX!

Maybe, that was the most important lesson in my level… That really connected a lot points which are blank in my mind!

Thanks a lot!

claudio77

great i used this page to learn and how to know the correct grammar..i need this because of my civil service examination i try my best to know all the correct of usage grammar..thanks so much…

mbidaja

Excellent Alex,

Please continue helping people who are learning English

paulenrique

Sorry Mr. Alex but I’ve got an inquiry :

In the first question of the quizz, we have (mary’s getting) as a sentence subject inversely in the passive form, because the fact of getting hired is what makes the person surprised, it is the subject (getting hired) that carries out the action to the object (I), I’d like you to more elaborate about this tricky thing and thank you.

omaxios

The best axplanation

Zohrab

Good lesson Alex, clear as water.

ricart100

thank you Mr Alex for that great effort .
but I have a problem with no sooner…..than and hardly or scarcely/hardly…when . and the problem is why do we put the auxiliary verb before the subject if we use no sooner or hardly at the beginning of the sentence ? pls waiting reply

shadeheart

Thank you sir for this incredible job, and may God bless you.

ahmed9b

Hi
Thanks alex for all videos

I was wondering if you could teach us about
must have been doing and difference between
can’t have been, and also about could have
done.

thank you

hadi faryad

Thanks for the lesson

love it very much ^_^

and I have done all the quiz

but I only get 80 ;_;(a little bit sad

I’ll study more harder!

Anna Su

Dear Alex,

You’re my role modal. I want to speak just like you as a teacher.

chamby

Wow!I got 7 correct out of 10.I still have to effort.thank you Alex

angeon11

8 correct out of 10…Not bad, since it’s not an easy lesson! Thanks, dear teacher Alex!

Janilza

Thanks!

Ammar h

so like whats a predicate?

dannibot

Dear Alex, thank you this great lesson. I just realized that although I speak relatively fluently in English, I need to work a little harder on this area. By the way I am a new member, but for a week now I am totally hooked on your lessons. You are amazing!

Mgoli.

Hi Alex, I’ve been watching your lessons for a while. This one was especially usefull because gerunds confuses me everytime I’m writing something. Writing is harder than reading, but you helped me a lot. Thanks!

bianres

Thanks!!!

mazinho007

Quizz is quite difficult !

Tpid

Teacher , i would like you to give us more simple examples .

Ahmed04052013

Thank you so much about your lessons.

Nguyen Cong

Good lesson , thank you and may Allah (SWT) bless you

AL-LEHEBY

thank you so much :)

habilbayrakdar

Thanks Alex. You are very good teacher
– from Vietnam

bongluamach

Hi Sir, I really appreciate your explanation, you are good teacher. Thanks!
I got 8 correct out of 10. Anyway!

“The BEST TEACHERS teach from the HEART not from the books.”

HAPPY DIWALI!

vishal1234

Hi Sir, I really appreciate your teaching, you are good teacher. Thanks!
I got 8 correct out of 10. Anyway!

“The BEST TEACHERS teach from the HEART not from the books.”

HAPPY DIWALI!

vishal1234

Thank you very much!

Alex

Can you help me ? please

Nadine Alaoui

thanks Alex, I love your voice

Jayci

Thank you very much! Thanks to your lesson I managed to get 9 from 10 points!

siheho

Alex, you´re really a terrific teacher!
I thought gerunds was difficult to understand but you have tought it in a simple and easiest way. It became so simple(of course i have to study more!) Thanks a lot for helping me!

tioxande

I got 10 collet out of 10.
very nice~~ I did a good job~!!
Thank you Alex~~!! You are the best English teacher in the world~!!^^

Julietmath

oh my god~!!
I got 10 correct out of 10~!!!

Julietmath

I got 8/10.

Syafiq Imran

Ups! Just 4 of 10…Although understand quiet well where the Gerund was used and where was not.

Aprile

i really love these lessons, it is really helpfull for me…. and i love Canada too… i wanna go back there soon

denisandoval

I like your class. your explanation is much better than my teacher. thank you!

aolily

Only 4 out of 10, I’m struggling

Jen Movery

Thnks, I got 90%.

Abdul Qayum

awesome!

Samatmag

I have a questions about the Definite Article and Indefinite Article. How can I use right of those?

elsapaynaganan

4 of 10 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thair

What I hate most…? / What I hate THE MOST…?
I thought the second one was the correct one.
I am conffused.

aroibas

hi Alex!thank you so much,your lessons are the best!
I have a question for you:
There is a difference between LIKE & LOVE?
for eample:I like you VS. I love you-their meaning is the same?
or
I like to shoP. VS I love shop – their meaning is the same?
THANKS

Robin Hood

Thank you so much Alex.
I got 9/10.
Learning with you is a pleasure.
See you next lesson.
Joseph74

Joseph74

oh no…this’s really difficult for me
but thank you!!

cemoitin

You’re my favourite

zehrac

Hi Alex, actually I’ve been waiting for an explanation about gerund as you did in this case. But sadly I’m still a bit lost, I couldn’t recognise the difference between object and object complement, etc. Could you recommend me something….by the way I have written a couple of times to some of you and nobody answers to me…I am a very loyal student of all of you…Thanks!

aleireland

I really need to work on my studying english.
this lesson was difficult a little bit for me.
grammar always make me confused.

catherine78

:( what bad result … 6/10 .. i must revise this lesson again

liona

wooow .. 10/10 for my second attempt

liona

Can you please explain why did you use “your” instead of “you” in a sentence “She does not like your bossing her around”.

Lenochka31

Thank you for your lesson.

bummia

thank’s adam for this lesson

elouaridi

Perfect , Good job Alex :)

Islam Ahmed

I really like your lesson

Ahmadfawad27

I am more clear than before on the notion of gerunds. Thanks a lot.

messa

thanks a lot for your explanation.
excuse me teacher, there are many grammar lessons I want to understand them but I didn’t find them in your website.
What shall I do?

T.jamal

My worst fear is drowning. I didn’t know the right answer on that. So drowning is a complement of the subject, because ‘to drown’ is used as an intransitive verb and there for must be used as a gerund?

Paperback5

Dear Alex, your explanation was very good and that is why I received 10/10.

Natalie Sunshine

Dear Alex, lay out print material in pdf or docx!It would be better!

GetragDSG

What a uesful information .Thanks a lot

mohamed nader

Can you tell me what’s the difference between Subject Complement and Object Complement?
Pleaseeee i need to understand this more clearly :(
Please respond. Thank you in advance

Verda

Wow! I got 10 correct out of 10 !
I understand more clearly!
Thanks for this lesson! :D

Verda

Hi Alex,

Could you please also teach when to use “to followed by verb+ing”

gaurav.madi

The answer is how i can Pro the way of using gerund -.-,teacher. Thank!

arielk

Great lesson. Thank you from Italy

Manuli

Thank you

blacklobster

Thank you very much.Alex, you are a great teacher. I learned so many useful things. Keep up the great job.Thanks.

ia23

Hi, I really enjoy your classes, excellent teacher.
I have got 80 in the quiz but I didn’t understand number 6. Could you help me with that?

aleireland

Great Alex I’ve got 90/100

Manuli

Thank you for the lesson,It is a really useful lesson to learn the basics of the subject. :)

ASUMAN

Hi Alex,
This video is very useful, and
Could you please give us more exercise?

Thanks for your help!

lionelvu

Great lesson Alex, I’m learning a lot but i need to see it again and practice it.

Greetings from México

EnriqueGR17

Thank you for your teaching,Alex.
I’ll keep learning English with your lesson.
You are a good teacher : )

DennyCheng

thank Alex so much. your accent is clearly. i really like your lessons.i want to talk with everyone in english.my skype is tunguyenprnt.i am glad to make friend everyone.

tunguyenprnt

Thank you so much!
I got 80% with this quiz
:)

Borina 2303

Thank you Alex

IM YINGHAI

I am happy i find this site and your lessons, it’s great, thank you very very much and good luck!)

Lana Morgun

Thank a lot Alex. You are a professional of English

Chansovannaroth

Great!

Chau Thanh Nha

Great lesson Alex.

So I can improve learning, How can I get additional material.

Thank you

Douglas Paulo

I got 9 from 10. Learning english with alex is perfect.

Jm.jafari

Awesome lesson , thank you so much ;)

ladydibu

Great explanation … thanks a lot

epic2013

8/10 Good lesson!

viacheslavkr

Thanks Alex and I have a question about the last question in the quiz:
10. I’m sick and tired of arguing with you!
1-object complement
2-object of a possessive
3-object of a preposition ( I think this is the correct answer?)

jalalah

Good explanation. Thanks

adriano.malaquias@gmail.com

Thanks for everything!

Cong Vo

Really tough, but despite that I got 8

tks Alex

Ricky Fiebig

I know , I am not good in Grammer, 60 %. Sorry.

alpido24

Don’t worry. Alex is no longer a teacher. He’s a money maker diva.
I’m sure you’re so good in grammar as all of us.
This lesson does’t have any sense at all.
I think he’s showing off for money or for egotistical reasons.
It’s life.

aroibas

Great lesson, Alex, I really enjoy your teaching!
(did I get that right?)

Profe

Good evening Alex,
I have some problem regarding the use of the gerunds, the infinitives and the preposition FOR + ING. I can’t really understand when I have to use one, and when is better to use the other (overall when I’m translating). Can you perhaps help me?
I will have an important test for my graduation next month.
Thank you a lot.

BenniBetta

First of all, I would like to thank you for the great explanation. It was nice. But, I want to ask you about the forth point. “I saw Jim riding his bike.”
I am a lil bit confused about this sentence. Is it gerund or present participle? Because the word “riding” comes after verbs of perception.
Thank you in advance

Retno Dian

it is present participle for sure .

delce

Thanks Mr Alex…
very helpful and nice lesson…

Tomas1010

And yet again, 10 out of 10. :) It was a great lesson. Thank you Alex for doing this. :) (Object of a preposition?)

CedomirP

Thank you Alex for all the great lessons, but i wonder about something you said during this lesson : “… Don’t confuse a gerunds for a continuous verb..” Is it correct to use (FOR)in this sentence? Thanks again and have a great day ahead.

samerfaraj

Thank you!

Lfabian2013

Thank you, Alex. I got 6 of 10!!! I’m very proud; I’m improving, thanks.

ivani

Hi Adam! First of all I´d like to say you a great teacher! Could you kindly in explain why the correct asnwer is object of a possessive?
1. I was surprised by Mark’s getting hired.
Thanks in advance

Fabi-SaoPaulo

Hi Adam! First of all I´d like to say you are a great teacher! Could you kindly in explain why the correct asnwer is object of a possessive?
1. I was surprised by Mark’s getting hired.
Thanks in advance

Fabi-SaoPaulo

Hello sir, i try to learn english. please take care of me.

Elvira Mariani

8 points of 10… I think it is a good score. Thank you Alex!

inspiramentum

Thanks, Alex. Yours classes are great!!!

Cláudia Catão

it’s difficult , but it’s really helpful

bashair

u guise are realy doing a great job…..could anyone out there help me to know, formation of passive voice of infinitive and gerund…please guise help me

Jashobanta Sahu

Mike, if you can, I’d like you to clarify about this sentence “I was surprised by Mark’s getting hired” which is part of the quiz.

Why gerund is possessive complement here if we don’t have any possessive pronouns in the sentence, or do we?

Estevao76

One of the worst scores in my practice( I thought that I can freely do advanced tests, but that one showed me that I am wrong. The identify of grammer names is too difficult for me now :c

HurricAnna

I have a huge doubt Alex! When do we have to use gerund or infinitive at the beginning of a sentence?

MilankaOrellana

I got 9 of 10 :) good lesson and very useful!

Ivan1105

Thank you Alex! It was an interesting class. Here, is “interesting” an object or an object complement?

guerreronoble

Thanks Alex. I’ll apply the 6 ways you teach gerund to my pupils

BaNguyen

Thanks Alex, very helpful your explanations.

Adriano Celin

Hi Alex,really you are very nice teacher,and your way of explanation is very helpful.
THANK YOU

fatihaeng

9/10 on the first attempt. Good for me. Thank you, sir Alex!

prakhar

Dear sir Alex! Why the first question on the quiz has answer “Subject compliment”? And why not “object of the preposition”?

prakhar

Thanks,Alex. I got 90 but I really don’t understand why 1 is object of a possessive.

Could you please explain this to me? And if possible, could you give me another example?

Thanks in advance. You’re a great teacher.

Sonia1234

thanks ;)

Geovani7

Thanks,a great lesson! I’ve got 10 out of 10. I wonder whether it is possible to put gerund after the personal pronoun instead of a possessive one, e.g. “you bossing her” instead of “your bossing her”, especially in sentences with linking verbs.

Tkacka15

Thank you so much i got 8 of 10.

krizalid80

I am confused, when I used gerund.

rashed20153

All of them are confused. This lesson doesn’t make any sense at all.
Gerund have nothing to do with this lesson.
Our friend(?) Alex has becoming in a diva. He’s no longer interested in teaching us. I think he intends to showing off. Why? Who knows?

aroibas

Thank you very much for your lessions! I’ve never understand what gerunds are but now I know everything! My English level has just become a little better ;)

LadyLisa

Oh, I made a mistake!!! LESSON!

LadyLisa

Alex
This lesson was awesome! I learned a lot! Thank you. I love the way you explain.
Now I need to practice them!
Thank you

VickySol

Thanks Alex! I learned a lot! :)

Nidia Medina

I got 10

brunnocezzar24

Can I write; I’m excited to doing my homework.
can I????

Beginner

that was really tough I got 8

mohamedawil231

hello alex you´re the most awesome theacher in the world i know i have problems with my english and especially in this part but now i know this gonna serve a lot

eduard

I love this lesson Alex. Now I undestand why sometimes “running” is not a verb.

Javi loves English <3

Dear Alex, in your lesson 10 common verbs using gerund is an example We miss playing with them. Does it mean to play or to have sex? Your associate Ronie says that using TO PLAY WITH SMBD is not correct. It means to have sex with smbd, it’s better to use TO HANG OUT WITH SMBD. And you further give this example. Oxford Dictionary doesn;t give the definition of the verb TO PLAY WITH as TO HAVE SEX. I am really confused in using this.So If I say MY daughter played with the them , it means She had sex .Right?

oksana karida

Thank you so much. It is really useful. I am interested in updating my English. Thanks again.

ariunbolor

why i have to use ; i am looking forward to seeing you instead of i am looking forward to see you. may i have your explanation. please….

Beginner

Thankyou Alex!

hihicc1997

Very good lesson thank you. I just want to know what is the function of the gerund in the sentence: “I’m going to change to working part-time”
I would like to know if there is a different rule to explain a verb+ing after the preposition TO.
I would really appreciate your help!!

heberplanet

thank you for your lesson, it was helpful.

paola-27

I got 9/10. Helpful, thank Sir!

naminvietnam

thanks

sciloglu

Excellent lesson!!! I have some doubts in this one: “I was surprised by Mark’s getting hired”.Why is it a objet of a possessive?Could you explain that case , please?

Ccruckp

very interesting, thank you!!

cbrangold

Thanks for this lesson. I was really confused with that. And other difficulty that I have is: When do I have to add -ed and for what words?

CynFlor

I learn a lot, thanks

steve harry

thank you so much, this video was very useful for me, this is my concurrent topic on my syntax classes.

nathaly.andrea

Thank you very much. got 10 / 10

bahlaek

Thanks a lot Alex, this is my first time that i could understand about using gerund.have a nice day. lydia

lymourao

I tought that I was good at grammar, after doing this quiz I realized what wrong I was …

carlos 2138

you are a very good teatcher…gerund is for me very difficult…thank a lot…

sabine28

Thanks Alex, I got 90.

Pheap IR

after seeing the video 3 times, finally i get all correct!!

moon84

Thank you so much Alex

ahmedhlissa

Thanks a lot for this lesson.

xandercruz

10 out of 10.Thank you a lot ! You have a really good skills of teaching english.

Nat Pal

quite helpful. Thank you.

patton8mocha

Thank you Alex for this useful lesson.I have question about sentence 4 and sentence n 6
Sentence 4: the phrase “his bike” is it an object of the gerund or what it is?
Sentence 6: I do not understand that ” bossing” is object of possessive pronoun ” your”. According my modest knowledge I think that ” your bossing” is a noun phrase.” Bossing ” is a noun head and “your” is an adjective.would you please explain me because I need your explanation.I am studying grammar at university this year.. Thanks in advance

uness555

thank u alex

omar aguero

Thank u Alex you are helpful

Jairon95

Hi alex great lesson, but i wonder if you can help me about a pair of clauses,

1) i’m gutted about dad going away;

2) you’re upset me rejecting you;

3 ) their parents were worried about adrian’s going to school in a difeerent city.

question.

1) what types of gerund are ? what is the rule?;

2 in the first clause: i’m gutted now because my dad went away in a early time, it refers to action in the past ,does’nt it? the same in two?

while in 3rd the past of indipendet clause is the same of the dipendent clause, isn’t it?

thank you early.

learner70

Alex, you are the best teacher! Thank you for your lessons.

Suntown8

Alex thank you for all what did you do for me I just have a question if I played with my friend a football match and my mom wants to ask me about the match what must she say is it was your match playing good or was your match play good

Abdullaziz

That lesson makes not sense at all. It is Alex showing off.
How many native speakers would pass the quiz ?
I will tell you. A librarian who lives with a cat and a bunch of pseudo teachers, but no one of them is a WASP.

aroibas

Thank you very much, I got 100 %.

Ning Archaree

Thank you Alex. It’s my first step in understanding how to use gerunds when we speak.

atati

Hi Alex! I liked this lesson very much! 8 out of 10 there is. I coudln’t understand object or subject of complement, but I hope I will master it just for myself.
Thank you again! I like your way of teaching!

aynur1984

thx a lot.it was a great lesson from a great teacher.

NACERDOCTOR

Thanks Alex. I got 60% This is my worst score. (( I’m going to repeat it.

mtemza

Hi. Thanks Sir.It was useful.

Soei

hello sir, i m iftikhar a new student of yours. i saw gerung video which i was confused to identify when and where it is used, but after seeing video now i m beable to understand.

aghaiftikharhussain

Hi Mr. Alex. I got 9. Would you please tell me why in quesion number 1 both Mark’s & getting are boid but Object of possessive is the answer?

Soei

Are Bold. sorry .

Soei

it was awesome,i got the picture :)i tried digesting your knowledge when i understood all of them,Later i completed the quiz and i got 100 point :))
Ty for this lesson

kolcuogluozan

thank you mr.Alex.I understand about possessive,complement,preposition gerunds but I guess my problem is with subject and object,I confuse them ;(

Juzi

This lesson is really useful. Thanks a lot! But I have a question about sentence number four: I saw Jim riding his bike. Isn’t “riding” here a present participle?

Wusan

correct

delce

you’re great teacher.I always enjoy your lessen.thanks alex

babak111

Dear Alex,
Could you explain me, please, whether I am right to define these gerunds as:
1). I sometimes watch reading my students. – Object complement
2). I sometimes watch my students reading. – Object of a possessive

TatianafromRF

* 1). I sometimes watch reading *OF* my students.

TatianafromRF

Hi there! Its my first time leaving a comment.
I’m from Brazil.
Sorry if I commite mistakes.
I’d really apreciate this matter.
I didn’t realize I could do this quiz!
Thanks a lot Alex.

Fatima Angelo

Thanks to you, I’m getting better and better in every day. Thanks a lot.

Brightstar

Every English sentence has a subject and a verb. One subject need just one verb. So if you want to follow a verb with another action, you must use a gerund or infinitive.

Take look at ‘I want go home. My brother enjoys read books.’ Are these sentences correct or incorrect? Incorrect, In each sentence one subject has two verbs. The second verb must be changed in another way. Previous example sentences have to be changed like this. I want to go home, My brother enjoys reading books. That’s why gerund and infinitive are in English.

Brightstar

Ebuchie Gerundii. Huyata ebanaya.

Vladkabatkovich

Great lesson, Alex!

Fabriciano

Thankyou very much sir..

Jhanu1020

An amazing class and such a challenge test. Approved. I’ve felt like I was in a school class (from native speakers)

NeoCJay

My score was 80 at my first time

steven christopher

it is very good lesson
thank you Alex

Dunham

Thank you Alex. You are teaching us great and clear

Mehpare

Your explanation is very clearly, thanks a lot.

Brunno Braga

Great job as usual! Thank you.
Functioning as adjectives, participles modify nouns or pronouns. Yet, I’m not sure when to use present or past participles in a sentence. For example:

The burnt log fell off the fire. OR
The burning log fell off the fire.

Lfabian2013

Great lesson, Alex. Thank you.

SUKRUT JAIDEE

Thank you very much

hendoz

Thank you,Alex!

Natalia@

Thank you Alex. It’s a nice video. Gerunds really simplified for me

Sachinsnair

Thanks a lot
I can understand this grammar now

MarkZaharov

Hi Alex. It was a very interesting lesson. I’ve always considered myself like good at spanish grammar; however English grammar is a little bit different. I did five, it makes me being more causiosly in next quizzes. By the way you are one of the teachers I have seeing which responded our questions. Thanks a hundred for doing it. Congrats for that. I appreciate it. I hope you correct my syntax

ignacio MR

More cautious I meant.

ignacio MR

Dear Alex, thx so much for your lesson! It is really very useful and easy-to-understand!

Elenika16

I really like this lesson, thanks a lot. But I still have a question. Gerund is a noun so I can replace it in the sentence using “it” or “that”:
Running is good for your heart = It is good for your heart
He hates waking up early = He hates that
and so on…

But in the sentence: “I saw Jim riding his bike”, sounds incorrect “I saw Jim it”. For me it would be “I saw Jim doing it”. So how “riding” is this sentence is the gerund and not the verb continuous?

estelar

it is present participle .

delce

Thanks a lot .

@Razan.ahmed

Thanks Alex,I like your teaching.

dlis

U did very well, thanks alex

falshahrani

As an assimilated person I realized how important learning language is I am really sick and tired of speaking Turkish :) thanks a lot

Jehatkurd

Very useful lesson. Thank you, Alex! My score is 100.

Nadin170188

great job.

Nihat Yelkenci

Alex, I have a question about gerunds. It is the only way to write the sentences correctly or can I choose between gerunds and verbs in infinity form?
What I most wish is loving you
What I most wish is to love you

Are both of the sentences correct?

In the specific case of the preposition TO, can I put an ING word after the verb or it is a mistake?
I want to go to swimming in the pool
Thanks for your reply.

omarcamacho

Its a good question: In first both are used as a subject complement and both looks good.

Second question we they is rule we can keep to before gerund if required. So the sentence is correct.

Harish929

I loved the lesson

jjmoreiras

Hi, Alex
Thank you for your worthwhile video.

There is a question about
“I’m interested in …”
Why we don’t use “continuous verb” here?
like “I’m interesting in … “

kakawi

thanks Alex. my score is 60

Satilmis

this is 2nd quiz. although that, the result did not change.

Satilmis

Good morning Alex I wanna know if the meaning change when I use an infinitive or gerund at the beginning of a sentence for instance Running is good for your health. And To run is good for your health.

HD777

Thank you for your helping.

HD777

Nota 7, foi bom

danielneri

I got 7 out of 10
Not so bad!

handwriting

Thanks sir but I have a problem in recognizing correctly…

Ram sahu

Alex, what language were you speaking?

Mikesyndrom

Yuppie!!! I got ten out of ten, I very much liked it.

yunior560

I meant 100 out of 100

yunior560

This is great. I am a native English speaker and I am learning more than I was ever taught at school.

Phanessa

I’m still confused about this…

Marose

Thanks Alex for making gerunds a bit more palatable. :) However, I often find picking a gerund phrase from a participial phrase quite troubling. Could you pls help with a lesson on that? Thanks

Boo_Tube

I don’t get it.

Why do you say “I saw Jim riding his bike” and at the same time you say: “She doesn’t like YOUR bossing her around”, instead of “She doesn’t like YOU bossing her around”?

For me, in both cases you’re using verbs (riding and bossing), so why are they different?

Leonardo Matos

Alex, I have learnt a lot with your class. However, I don’t see clearly the answer to question 4: “What I’d really suggest is looking for a new job”. According to you the correct answer is SUBJECT COMPLEMENT. Really, I see that looking for a job is the object of suggest. I’d appreciate it if you clarify it to me. Thanks in advance, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Gustavo Perez Criollo

Hi Alex,Thanks for the lesson. Can we use gerund as an adverb?

Harish929

Hi Aloex, in the sentence: Waking up late every day isn’t going to help you. Waking up is subject and going is a subject complement right?

Harish929

Thanks Alex for a good lesson!

Alex-1956

Thank you, Alex. It’s very good for me

Nguyetmoon

very good lesson for me, Thanks so much Alex.

leny indah

Yup! 10 correct out of 10! So thankful of you Alex?

I am Helia

Thank you, Alex!

viacheslavkr

It was a really rewarding lesson Alex. Now many things are clearest for me!

Freddy Navas

Thank you Mr. Alex!

Alex-1956

whaooo it is a great lesson thank you Mr. Alex.
i would like to know you

Adolfito

I’m sick and tired of not improving my English leavel!
Waking up early is a good for my health.
I need to work on my writing. Please help!!
I hate you talking to somebody all the time!
I’m interested in cooking in my kichen.
How are my sentences,Alex? :)

Tammyjang1

Hi Alex. Thank you very much for your inspirational lessons. Could you please explain me the difference between active adjective participles and gerund as a object complement? It looks the same for me, especially in this example: I saw Jim riding his bike. Sometimes for example I try to use a gerund, using its perfect form, but it appears that I should not. That means I don’t understand the gerund and following a verb with another verb does not always suppose using a gerund or am I wrong?

Irinavatolina

“I hate repeating myself.” – “repeating” is an object.
“What I hate most is repeating myself.” – “repeating” is a subject complement.
What the f##k?

Semagar

Great teacher

Mbig

Hi Alex, it’s a pleasure to watch your lessons but let me ask you, well currently I’m reviewing Gerunds in my Institute but we saw other ways to use them I wish you could explain to them if it’s possible for you to talk about passive Gerunds.

EdgarLee

Hi Alex, I got 7 points.
Sometimes I confuse the grammatic.
Alex, Can we use with phasal verbs together? Has any differeces about it?

Thanks a lot.

EdsonAkiraIto

Very important lesson Alex! You are a Great Teacher.

AlessandroItaly

Not bad! I’ve got 7 out of 10 in your quiz. Thanks Sir!

Natheng

Hello Alex

This video has been very good for me because I always had had problem with the GERUNDS. I got 9 of 10 on the Quiz! Thanks!!

evelio

Thanks for the lesson Mr. Alex
I scored 70/?

Kuyumbe

I have been struggling to understand the grammatical construction of an English sentence for almost 2 weeks.
I am looking for an English teacher who can help me.
Do you have any idea?

Yama459

thanks, i achieved a great score.

S.Sultan

i just have one doubt — that “waking up” you put, it’s gerund because of going with verb hate? [following the rules of verb to, ing] or you are putting ing for being an activity? it’s a dumb quest., but I want to make sure, thx. If smb can answer it, please do it, thx.

mathiasdunk

Really nice! thank you!

YazminP

I watched this video twice on June 12, 2021, and took the quiz after watching it once. I got ten correct out of 10.

ergn

Thank you for your interesting lesson. It’s very easy to understand your lesson, but I still have problems with the fourth use in your video.

I’ve heard many grammar books or websites claimed this grammar point as “present participle” but not gerunds in your videos. In particular, it said we use “present participle” (or gerund in your video) when we encounter an ongoing action. Would you like to give me a more clear explanation about this? Thank you very much.