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Gerunds, Part Two
Gerunds after Prepositions
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Prepositions
English has approximately 250 prepositions.
You know many of them.
These are some common prepositions:
 in, on, at, from, with, about, of, by
Can you think of others?
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Prepositions 2 -- to
To is also a preposition.
To as a preposition → moving forward.
 I’m going to the store.
 Rufina moved from Waukegan to Zion.
 Anna drives to CLC four days a week.
 Please give a piece of chocolate to your
classmate.
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Preposition vs. Infinitive
BUT ALSO …to + the base form of the verb→ the
infinitive. To is NOT a preposition in this case.
 Some people didn’t like to study grammar.
 Some people want to take a GED preparation
class next semester.
 They will need to take the ABE/GED placement
test.
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Verbs and Adjectives with
Prepositions
Prepositions follow some verbs and
adjectives if more information is added.
 She is not worried about her second
essay.
 She has prepared for her essay.
 She thought of some good ways to
describe her topic to her classmates.
 Will her classmates listen to her?
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Verbs and Adjectives with
Prepositions, 2
We need to memorize the verb + preposition
or adjective + preposition combinations.
 Have you ever been afraid ____ spiders?
 Do you think you are good or bad ____
speaking in public?
 What do you think the teacher will talk
_____ in the class that you will observe?
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Prepositions and Gerunds
If you want to put a verb after a preposition,
use the gerund.
 Are you interested in visiting the National
Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago?
 Do you think a teacher would be annoyed
with students coming late to class?
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Prepositions and Gerunds,
Examples
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Boss: Are you interested in getting a
promotion?
Worker: Of course, I’m interested. I’m
excited about having more responsibility.
Could you please tell me more about it?
Boss: For this position, you need to feel
comfortable with talking to customers.
Try it! Prepositions and Gerunds
Answer these questions. Write a sentence.
 What ideas do you have for improving life
in Lake County?
 Are you tired of doing homework?
 What do you plan on doing after our
semester finishes?
 Are you better at speaking English than
you were a year ago?
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Prepositions = To & Gerunds
Some verb + preposition & adjective +
preposition combinations include to. In
these cases, to is a preposition and NOT
part of the infinitive. Therefore, the gerund,
NOT the base form, follows to.
 We look forward to reading your essays.
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Preposition = To & Gerunds,
Examples
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Are you used to working with a
computer?
Would you object to living in Chicago?
Does your family mind listening to your
practicing English?
Are you accustomed to driving in Lake
County?
Try it! To = Preposition
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What do you look forward to doing this
December?
Are you used to writing in English?
Do you object to paying tuition for English
classes?
Would you be opposed to giving
immigrants without papers an opportunity
to become citizens?
Try It! Prepositions = To &
Gerunds
Write a sentence with these combinations of
verb + to as a preposition.
 Look forward to
 Be used to
 Object to
 Opposed to
 Listen to
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Gerunds after Prepositions
Don’t worry too much about or be too nervous
about using the correct preposition after some
adjectives and verbs. Keep on practicing, and
you’ll get it. After a while, you’ll be used to using
some verbs and prepositions or adjectives and
prepositions together. Then you’ll feel proud of
your accomplishment and say that you are
getting good at speaking English.
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Sing It! Don’t Stop Thinking About
Tomorrow
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB
KkwxCV5ls
Written by Christine Mcvie.
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Don’t stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Don’t stop, it’ll soon be here,
It’ll be, better than before,
Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone.
If you wake up and don’t want to smile,
If it takes just a little while,
Open your eyes and look at the day,
You’ll see things in a different way.
All I want is to see you smile,
If it takes just a little while,
I know you don’t believe that its true,
I never meant any harm to you.
Don’t stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Don’t stop, it’ll soon be here,
Itl’l be, better than before,
Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone.
Don’t stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Don’t stop, itll soon be here,
It’ll be, better than before,
Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone.
Why not think about times to come,
And not about the things that yo’uve done,
If your life was bad to you,
Just think what tomorrow will do.
Don’t you look back,
Don’t’ you look back