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 =====Gerund===== =====Gerund=====
 <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Definition</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">A gerund is a noun formed from a verb - it is the name of an activity or a state.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Construction</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Affirmative: bare infinitive + 'ing'</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">going<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Negative:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>'not' + bare infinitive + 'ing'</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">not going<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Note that </SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">we sometimes have to double the last letter of the verb or remove the 'e' at the end. Here are some examples:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0 Table> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 159.6pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=213> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">swimming</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 159.6pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=213> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">hiking</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 159.6pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=213> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">travelling</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">shopping</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 159.6pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=213> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">dancing</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">filing</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Uses</SPAN></SPAN></B></P></SPAN></B> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <TABLE style="BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid #5B9BD5 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=1 Table> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND: #5b9bd5; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 140.8pt" vAlign=top width=188> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">As a subject</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND: #5b9bd5; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 183.55pt" vAlign=top width=245> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">As a complement</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BACKGROUND: #5b9bd5; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 148.85pt" vAlign=top width=198> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">As an object</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 140.8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=188> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Being </SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">in this team has lots of advantages.<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Cycling</SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US"> is good exercise.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Not having </SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">any free time is terrible.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 183.55pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=245> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">What I like about this job is <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">being</SPAN> in a small team.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">My favourite sport is <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">cycling</SPAN>.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">The best thing about my job is <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">not having</SPAN> a long journey to work.</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 148.85pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=198> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">I love <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">being</SPAN> in this team.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">I enjoy <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">cycling</SPAN>.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">I hate <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">not having </SPAN>enough free time.</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Calibri>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Calibri>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Calibri>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P></html> <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Definition</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">A gerund is a noun formed from a verb - it is the name of an activity or a state.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Construction</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Affirmative: bare infinitive + 'ing'</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">going<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Negative:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>'not' + bare infinitive + 'ing'</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">not going<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Note that </SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">we sometimes have to double the last letter of the verb or remove the 'e' at the end. Here are some examples:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0 Table> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 159.6pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=213> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">swimming</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 159.6pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=213> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">hiking</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 159.6pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=213> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">travelling</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">shopping</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 159.6pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=213> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">dancing</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">filing</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Uses</SPAN></SPAN></B></P></SPAN></B> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <TABLE style="BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid #5B9BD5 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=1 Table> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND: #5b9bd5; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 140.8pt" vAlign=top width=188> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">As a subject</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND: #5b9bd5; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 183.55pt" vAlign=top width=245> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">As a complement</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BACKGROUND: #5b9bd5; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 148.85pt" vAlign=top width=198> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">As an object</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 140.8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=188> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Being </SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">in this team has lots of advantages.<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Cycling</SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US"> is good exercise.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Not having </SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">any free time is terrible.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 183.55pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=245> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">What I like about this job is <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">being</SPAN> in a small team.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">My favourite sport is <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">cycling</SPAN>.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">The best thing about my job is <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">not having</SPAN> a long journey to work.</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 148.85pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=198> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">I love <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">being</SPAN> in this team.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">I enjoy <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">cycling</SPAN>.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">I hate <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">not having </SPAN>enough free time.</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Calibri>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Calibri>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face=Calibri>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P></html>
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