Gerund в роли подлежащего
Swimming is good for health.
Making a party is a good idea.
I think walking in the country is a lovely way to spend a day.
Driving never makes me tired.

Gerund после сказуемого ‘to be‘
Mike’s hobby is collecting birds’ nests.
What I suffer from is not being able to sleep.

Предлог + Gerund
Despite reading a lot, he is not too clever.
He went home instead of helping her to prepare the report.
How about fishing this evening?
He had his leg broken as a result of falling from the ladder.
Because of working too late, he missed his train.

Существительное + предлог + Gerund
His amazement at seeing me there was genuine.
Our interest in visiting the museum didn’t surprise him.
The prospect of working abroad makes me happy.
I have no reason for laughing.
Jim’s objection to signing the paper is easy to understand.

Глагол + дополнение + Gerund
I don’t justify his being rude.
He mentioned his brother living in Spain.
I dislike their coming here whenever they want.
I hate people laughing at me.

Глагол + предлог + Gerund
I insist on inviting them.
We believe in giving people the freedom to choose.
Well, I admit to seeing them together, but what of that?
He doesn’t object to working on Saturdays.

Глагол + дополнение + предлог + Gerund
They accused her of spying on them.
I congratulated my neighbor on winning the cup.
We failed to discourage him from going there.
She was going to punish his son for being impolite.

To be + прилагательное + предлог + Gerund
My wife isn’t very good at cooking.
I am bored with reading these reports.
They were surprised at seeing me among the guests.
He is capable of solving this problem in no time.
I can’t say I was happy at hearing that.

It, there, have
It might be worth taking the guided tour.
It wouldn’t be much use trying to stick the pieces together again.
It was quite an experience going camping.
It’s a nuisance being without electricity.
There won’t be any problem parking.
There was no hope of his coming back.
You won’t have any problem parking.
We had great fun skiing down the mountain.

ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ
– в середине предложения – возможны варианты
It’s a bit inconvenient you / your coming in late.
Do you mind me / my sitting here?
I’m fed up with Sarah / Sarah’s laughing at my accent.
– в начале предложения – чаще используется притяжательная форма
Your coming in late is a bit inconvenient.
Sarah’s laughing at my accent is getting on my nerves.

если ‘the’, то и ‘of’, и звучит формально
Playing computer games is addictive = The playing of computer games is addictive.
Vegetarians are against eating meat = Vegetarians are against the eating of meat.
Climbing cliffs is a rather dangerous sport = The climbing of cliffs is a rather dangerous sport.
I am not keen on picking mushrooms = I am not keen on the picking of mushrooms.