Gerund
The gerund is a verb form that works like a noun. It looks like a normal verb + -ing:
to cook (infinitive) 
cooking (gerund).
cooking (gerund).Form
To form a gerund, you add the ending "-ing" to the infinitive form of any main verb:
gerund = infinitive (without to) + "-ing"
Here are a few examples:
Gerundium
Das Gerundium ist eine Verbform, die wie ein Nomen funktioniert. Es sieht aus wie ein normales Verb + -ing
to cook (Infinitiv) cooking (Gerundium).
cooking (Gerundium).Bildung
Um ein Gerundium zu bilden, hängst du die Endung "-ing" an den Infinitiv jedes beliebigen Verbs an.
Gerundium = Infinitiv (ohne to) + "-ing"
Hier sind ein paar Beispiele:
Gerund | |
to go | going |
to walk | walking |
to swim | swimming |
to sing | singing |
to write | writing |
Funktion: Subjekt
- Running is a hard sport.
- Sunbathing is not very good for your skin.
- Riding a bike is better for the environment than driving a car.
- Watching too much TV is not good for children.
Funktion: Objekt
- Tina enjoys working at her new job.
- Have you ever considered moving to the United States?
- Lara has finished reading her book.
- Andrew misses going out with his friends in England.
Nach einer Präposition
- I am interested in learning more foreign languages.
- Janice is proud of being a good sportswoman.
- Mark is really good at cooking.
- Albert Einstein is famous for being very clever.