
👉 Definition:
Verb + ing जब noun की तरह काम करे = Gerund
👉 Hindi पहचान:
ना / ने / नी / ना करना
✔ Example:
Swimming is good.
👉 तैरना अच्छा है
| Form | Example |
|---|---|
| V1 + ing | playing, reading, writing |
👉 Sentence की शुरुआत में
| Example |
|---|
| Reading is good. |
| Playing cricket is fun. |
👉 Verb के बाद
| Example |
|---|
| I like reading. |
| She enjoys dancing. |
👉 in, on, at, for, of, about, etc.
| Example |
|---|
| He is fond of playing. |
| She is good at singing. |
👉 कुछ verbs के बाद हमेशा gerund आता है
| Verb | Example |
|---|---|
| enjoy | I enjoy reading. |
| avoid | He avoids meeting me. |
| finish | She finished writing. |
| suggest | He suggested going. |
| mind | Do you mind opening the door? |
| Example |
|---|
| go swimming |
| go shopping |
| go running |
👉 look forward to, give up, etc.
| Example |
|---|
| I look forward to meeting you. |
| He gave up smoking. |
👉 Gerund = V+ing
👉 Infinitive = to + V1
| Verb | Gerund | Infinitive |
|---|---|---|
| like | I like reading. | I like to read. |
| start | He started working. | He started to work. |
| Example |
|---|
| I appreciate your helping me. |
👉 not + V+ing
| Example |
|---|
| He regrets not studying. |
👉 being + V3
| Example |
|---|
| I like being praised. |
👉 having + V3
| Example |
|---|
| He regrets having done this. |
👉 रोज exam में आने वाले
👉 अगर Verb के बाद “ना” लग रहा है (Hindi में) → Gerund
✔ Example:
I like reading
👉 मुझे पढ़ना पसंद है
👉 Verb + ing = Gerund
👉 Noun की तरह use
❌ हर ing form gerund नहीं होता
👉 Continuous tense भी हो सकता है
✔ Example:
He is playing (Continuous)
Playing is fun (Gerund)
👉 Gerund = Verb + ing (Noun की तरह)
👉 Subject, Object, Preposition के बाद
👉 कुछ verbs के बाद fix आता है