Unit 1 (enjoy doing / stop doing)

Maybe, many of you are still confused using -ing. Here are some lessons:

A. After  enjoy, mind, and suggest, we use -ing ( not to...)

Examples:

• I enjoy dancing. (not 'mind to close')
• She suggested going to the cinema. (not 'suggested to go')
• Would you mind closing the window?

Here are some more verbs that are followed by -ing:


-stop
-finish
-delay
-postpone
-fancy
-imagine
-consider
-avoid
-admit
-deny
-miss
-risk
-involve
-practice
-admit
-deny
-suggest


Examples:

• Suddenly Martin stopped talking. There was silence.
• I'll do my homework when I've finished playing game.
• I don't fancy going out this evening.
• She tried to avoid answering my question.
• When I'm on holiday, I enjoy not having to get up early.

B. We also use -ing after:

-give up (=stop)

-put off (=postpone)

-carry on/ go on (=continue)

-keep/  keep on (=do something continuosly)

Examples:

• She has given up playing casino.
• We can't go on living like this.
• Don't keep bothering me while I'm studying.

C. With some verbs you can use the structure verb + somebody + -ing:

• I can't imagine Andre riding motorbike.
• You can't stop me studying abroad.

*Note the passive form ( being done/ seen/ kept):

• I don't mind being kept waiting. (=I don't mind people keeping me)

D. When you are talking about finished actions, you can say  having done/ stolen/ said etc. :

• He admitted having stolen the money.

But it is not necessary to use having (done). You can also use the simple -ing farm for finished actions:

• She admitted stealing the money.