Pengertian, Penggunaan dan Contoh Kalimat Gerund

A. Pengertian Gerund

Gerund adalah kata kerja yang berakhiran -ing yang berfungsi sebagai noun. Karena fungsinya sama dengan benda, gerund dapat menjadi subjek atau objek. Cara membentuknya kita tambahkan -ing di belakang kata kerja (verb + ing), bentuk dan ketentuan pemberian -ing sama dengan verb continuous atau present participle.

Contoh Gerund :
walking, eating, flying, sitting, lying, swimming

B. Penggunaan Gerund dan Contoh Kalimatnya 

Sebagai subjek suatu kalimat

• Jogging makes us healthy.

• Studying English is easier than studying Math.

• Watching movie is my hobby.

• Wasting time is not a good habit.

Sebagai pelengkap (gerund as complement)

• His hobby is singing.
• My favorite sport is swimming.
• My hobby is reading.

Setelah preposition

• After working, I watch anime for a while.
• He is good at dancing.
• She is fond of singing.
• Thank you for answering my letter.
• He left me without speaking.

Setelah possessive adjective

• I dont understand your speaking.
• My writing is bad.
• His dancing is interesting.
• Thanks for your coming.

Setelah verb (kata kerja) tertentu

• We finish studying at 12.00.
• They enjoyed playing soccer.
• My father stopped smoking.
• She kept complaining.
• They considered selling their house.

Dalam noun compounds (kata majemuk) gerund + noun / noun + gerund

• cleaning service 
• waiting list
• waiting room
• swimming pool
• driving licence
• fruit-picking
• bird-watching
• horse riding
• zoo keeping
• weight-lifting

Setelah ungkapan tertentu

• I can't help finding him a letter.
• She is used to going to school by bus.
• He is accustomed to living in this city.