March 16th, 2026
HW: ex. 14 p. 168, ex. 16 & 17 p. 169 - 170
The ING-FORM / The Gerund:
1. subjektina
Seeing is believing.
2. predikatiivina
Seeing is believing.
3. preposition jälkeen
I am interested in reading.
= I am keen on reading.
= I am into reading.
By doing we learn.
He left the room without saying a word.
4. tietyt verbit vaativat ing-muotoa verbistä
ENJOY: She enjoys making decisions
MIND: Do you mind opening the window?
CAN'T HELP: I can't help falling in love with you.
(= I can't help but fall in love with you.)
CAN'T STAND: I can't stand lying and especially I can't stand being lied to.
ADMIT: He admitted having stolen the car. = He admitted stealing the car.
RISK: He risked being caught.
FEEL LIKE = FANCY: Now I feel like / fancy eating pizza.
STOP: He stopped greeting me.
BUT! He stopped to greet me.
FINISH: What time did you finish working?
QUIT: He quit / quitted going to school.
GIVE UP: He gave up smoking.
LEAVE OFF: He left off swearing.
END UP: He ended up living in exile.
POSTPONE = PUT OFF: They postponed / put off meeting each other.
AVOID: Avoid disturbing him while he is working.
ESCAPE: He escaped being caught.
KEEP (ON): He kept (on) cleaning the house.
GO ON: They went on working.
5. tietyt sanonnat
It is no use / no good:
It is no use crying over (the) spilt milk.
there is no point in:
There is no point in getting up too early.
there is nothing like:
There is nothing like eating ice cream on a hot summer day.
be worth s-g: Was the film / movie One Battle After Another worth seeing / watching?
6. TO = prepositio
a) look forward to s-g
I look forward to seeing you again.
b) be used used to s-g = be accustomed to s-g
I was used to getting up at 5 am. = I was accustomed to getting up at 5 am.
c) get used to s-g
I got used to getting up at 5 am.
d) devote one's life / oneself to s-g
Mother Theresa devoted her life / herself to helping the poor and the less fortunate in Calcutta.
e) object to s-g
Do you object us to smoking here?
7. lauseenvastikkeissa:
After going to the shower, I had breakfast.
= After I had gone to the shower I had breakfast.
Having said that, I left the room. = After I had said that, I left the room.
8. seuraavat tekemistä ilmaisevat verbirakenteet:
go walking
go running / jogging
go swimming
go cycling
go rowing
go boating
go camping
go shopping
go window-shopping
go fishing
go hunting
go sunbathing
The ING-FORM / The Gerund:
1. subjektina
Seeing is believing.
2. predikatiivina
Seeing is believing.
3. preposition jälkeen
I am interested in reading.
= I am keen on reading.
= I am into reading.
By doing we learn.
He left the room without saying a word.
4. tietyt verbit vaativat ing-muotoa verbistä
ENJOY: She enjoys making decisions
MIND: Do you mind opening the window?
CAN'T HELP: I can't help falling in love with you.
(= I can't help but fall in love with you.)
CAN'T STAND: I can't stand lying and especially I can't stand being lied to.
ADMIT: He admitted having stolen the car. = He admitted stealing the car.
RISK: He risked being caught.
FEEL LIKE = FANCY: Now I feel like / fancy eating pizza.
STOP: He stopped greeting me.
BUT! He stopped to greet me.
FINISH: What time did you finish working?
QUIT: He quit / quitted going to school.
GIVE UP: He gave up smoking.
LEAVE OFF: He left off swearing.
END UP: He ended up living in exile.
POSTPONE = PUT OFF: They postponed / put off meeting each other.
AVOID: Avoid disturbing him while he is working.
ESCAPE: He escaped being caught.
KEEP (ON): He kept (on) cleaning the house.
GO ON: They went on working.
5. tietyt sanonnat
It is no use / no good:
It is no use crying over (the) spilt milk.
there is no point in:
There is no point in getting up too early.
there is nothing like:
There is nothing like eating ice cream on a hot summer day.
be worth s-g: Was the film / movie One Battle After Another worth seeing / watching?
6. TO = prepositio
a) look forward to s-g
I look forward to seeing you again.
b) be used used to s-g = be accustomed to s-g
I was used to getting up at 5 am. = I was accustomed to getting up at 5 am.
c) get used to s-g
I got used to getting up at 5 am.
d) devote one's life / oneself to s-g
Mother Theresa devoted her life / herself to helping the poor and the less fortunate in Calcutta.
e) object to s-g
Do you object us to smoking here?
7. lauseenvastikkeissa:
After going to the shower, I had breakfast.
= After I had gone to the shower I had breakfast.
Having said that, I left the room. = After I had said that, I left the room.
8. seuraavat tekemistä ilmaisevat verbirakenteet:
go walking
go running / jogging
go swimming
go cycling
go rowing
go boating
go camping
go shopping
go window-shopping
go fishing
go hunting
go sunbathing