Dec 11, Thursday

1. Links to worksheets: 

Week 15 Shared worksheet  

A1 Week 15 Worksheet #1

A1 Week 15 worksheet #2

1.  Class Note: Gerund (for Grade 3)

1. A gerund is a verb with -ing that is used as a noun.

2. Form: verb + ing

3. We use gerunds to talk about actions as things (activities).

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1. Gerund = verb + ing

1. swim → swimming

2. read → reading

3. play → playing

4. draw → drawing

5. cook → cooking

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2. Gerund used as a noun

1. As the subject (who/what does the action):

   1. Swimming is fun.

   2. Reading is my hobby.

2. After some verbs (like / love / hate / enjoy / start / finish):

   1. I like reading.

   2. She loves dancing.

   3. We enjoy playing basketball.

3. After a preposition (in / at / for / about, etc.):

   1. He is good at drawing.

   2. They are interested in singing.

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3. Gerund vs. Present Continuous (very simple tip)

1. Gerund = -ing word used as a thing (noun).

   1. Swimming is fun. (Swimming = thing/activity)

2. Present continuous = be + verb-ing (action happening now).

1. She is swimming now. (is swimming = verb)

We can use like + verb-ing or like + to + verb.
They are both correct and the meaning is almost the same.

Examples:

• I like swimming.

• I like to swim.
  (They both mean: I enjoy swimming.)

• She likes reading.

• She likes to read.

• They like playing basketball.

• They like to play basketball.

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4. A general rule: 

When we talk about an activity:

I like swimming / dancing / singing / reading.

When we talk about a habit or something we often do:
I like to swim after school.
We like to play games on Friday.