Gerund 1. I don't like escorting others. I prefer others escorting me. 2. You shouldn't have insisted on being told the truth. 3. His coming changes everything. 4. I remember putting the money in my handbag. 5. I can't afford myself to buy such expensive things. 6. Don't you mind his calling in today? 7. She kept talking, not paying attention to our words. 8. He was angry with us for having been bothered. 9. The thought of putting it baldly scared him. 10. We wanted to escort her, but she insisted on going on her own. 11. I don't remember his addressing to me with such a request. 12. Instead of thinking the matter thoroughly, she refused at once. 13. What prevented you from coming with us? 14. Hearing a distant cry he stopped to listen. 15. Realizing her mistake, she laughed. 16. She was never tired of speaking about her kids. She was so proud of them! 17. She let me know of her noticing me with a small nod.