Gerunds after prepositions

Gerunds after prepositions

1. Preposición + Verbo con terminación ing (gerundio) Ejemplos: I want to go to the beach before returning from vacation. Quiero ir a la playa antes de regresar de vacaciones.

2. Carlos can pass the exam without studying. Carlos puede pasar el examen sin estudiar.

3. My brother is tired for running long time. Mi hermano está cansado por correr mucho tiempo.

   • After dancing I felt tired. Después de bailar, me sentí cansada.

4. In English, many examples are given with gerunds located after an adjective and a preposition, as well as after a verb and a preposition.

   • verb + preposition (+ gerund) adjective + preposition (+ gerund) Ejemplos: Roberto is famous for playing basketball. Roberto es famoso por jugar basquetbol.
     • I am tired of working a lot. Estoy cansada de trabajar mucho.

5. It is a verbal form that ends in ing, to form it only “ing” is added to the verb in its base form, examples: dance-dancing, eat-eating, run-running, etc. It can have different uses, but this topic will show its grammar after a preposition.