THE GERUND
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 376.
The Gerund is a non-finite form of the verb which has properties of the Verb and Noun.
| Forms of the Gerund | Active Voice | Passive Voice | |
| Indefinite | managing | being managed | |
| Perfect | having managed | having been managed | |
| THE INDEFINITE GERUND is used to express an action: | |||
| simultaneous with the action expressed by the finite verb | He researchedthe market of Ukraine without paying attention to the new trends in economic development. Він досліджував ринок України, не звертаючи уваги на нові тенденції економічного розвитку. | ||
| having no reference to any particular time | Managing means understandingothers.Управляти – означає розуміти інших. | ||
| future action with regard to that denoted by the finite verb after the words: to intend, to suggest, to insist | He suggested preparingpresentation.Він запропонував підготувати презентацію. | ||
| preceding the action expressed by the finite verb after the words: to thank, to forget, to remember, to excuse, to apologise | Thank you for preparing report in time. Спасибі за вчасно підготований звіт. | ||
| THE PERFECT GERUND is used to express an action: | |||
| preceding the action expressed by the finite verb | Thank you forhaving analyzed the market. Спасибі, що здійснили аналіз ринку. | ||
| CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GERUND | |||
| THE VERB characteristics | THE NOUN characteristics | ||
| the Gerund of transitive verbs takes a direct Object | the Gerund can be used in the sentence as a Subject, Predicative and Object | ||
| the Gerund can be modified by an Adverb | the Gerund can be preceded by a Preposition which refers to it | ||
| the Gerund has Perfect and Non-Perfect forms and is used in the Active and Passive Voices | the Gerund can be modified by a Possessive Pronoun and by a Noun in the Possessive Case | ||
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