watching tv with friends

Watching Precision Aerobatics with my friends is my favourite thing to do!

What are Gerunds?

Gerunds are verbs that end in ing and function as a noun in a sentence. They are found in places where usually we use a noun:

gliding
  • Gliding is an enjoyable activity.
    • Watching gliding is an enjoyable activity.
watching airplanes
  • He is thinking about airplanes.
    • He is thinking about flying airplanes.
homebuild airplane
  • My hobby is my homebuilt airplane.
    • Her hobby is working on her homebuilt airplane.
plane
  • Her engine noise is annoying.
    • Her airplane engine noise is annoying.

We can make negative gerunds by using not + gerund:

  • She asked about not paying landing fees.
  • Not sweeping the runway every night is unsafe.

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