Gerundios después de preposiciones

[A] What can you do besides typing? ; I have no objection to hearing your story again; I have no objection to hearing your story again; Touch your toes without bending your knees! ; He is good at driving. She is fond of climbing; I’m not keen on gambling. I’m too afraid of losing; He was fined for being drunk in charge of a car; I’m against saying anything/I’m for saying nothing; I’m tired of arguing. I’m fed up waiting, (coloquial); This is a tool for opening tins. Do you feel like going out? ; After swimming I felt cold; She disapproves of jogging; What about leaving it here and collecting it later?; He is thinking of emigrating; I’m sorry for keeping you waiting; They escaped by sliding down a rope; We had difficulty in finding a parking place; You should be ashamed of yourself for behaving so badly; In spite of starting late he arrived in time; Aren’t you interested in making money?; There’s no point in waiting.

[Debe usarse la forma del gerundio cuando un verbo va colocado inmediatamente después de una preposición.]

[B] I don’t care for standing in queues; Eventually the dogs left off barking; I am looking forward to meeting her; He put off making a decision till he had more information; He took to ringing us up in the middle of the night.

[Una serie de combinaciones de verbo + preposición/adverbio («verbos frasales») toma el gerundio. Los más comunes son be for / against, care for, give up, keep on, leave off, look forward to, put off, see about, take to. (Para go on, ver más adelante).]