＜前置詞の後の動詞はing形になる。1~8＞
＜ingの前に(人)を表す名詞句を置く形も多い。9＞
1. Are you interested in working with us?
2. I'm not good at learning languages.
3. Kate must be fed up with studying.
4. What are the advantages of having a car?
5. Thanks very much for inviting me to the party.
6. How about meeting for lunch tomorrow?
7. Why don't you go out instead of sitting at home all the time?
8. Amy went to work in spite of feeling sick.
9. I’ｍ fed up with people telling me what to do.
＜before ~ing(~する前に), after ~ing(~した後で)＞
10. Before going out, I called Sarah.
11. What did you do after leaving school?
12. Before I went out, I called Sarah.
13. What did you do afterr you left school?
＜by ~ing(~することによって)＞
14. You can improve your English by reading more.
15. She made herself sick by not eating well.
16. Many accidents are caused by people driving too fast.
17. The burglars got into the house by breaking a window and climbing in.
<without ~ing(~することなしに)>
18. We run ten miles without stopping.
19. It was a stupid thing to say. I said it without thinking.
20. She needs to work without people distrbing her.
without being distrbed.
21. I have enough problem of my own without having to worry about yours.
<toは通常後ろに動詞の原形を取る(22,23)一方、前置詞にもなる(~24,25,26)>
22. We decided to travel by train.
23. Would you like to meet for lunch tomorrow?
24. We drove from Houston to Chicago.
25. I prefer tee to coffee.
26. Are you looking forward to the weekend?
<前置詞の後の動詞はing形になる>
27. I'm fed up with traveling by train.
28. How about going away this weekenk?
<toが前置詞の時、上記同様後ろの動詞はing形になる>
29. I prefer driving to taking the train.
30. Are you looking forward to going on vacation?
31. They admitted to stealing the money.