GERUNDS IN ENGLISH

In English the gerund is identical in form to the present participle (ending in -ing)
and can behave as a noun in a sentence. For example:
Editing this article is very easy. (in this case, editing works as a verb, but
editing this article works as a noun and is the subject of the sentence)
Other examples of the gerund:

I like swimming. (direct object)

Swimming is fun. (subject)

VERB PATTERNS WITH THE GERUND

Verbs that are normally followed by a gerund include:
admit
adore
anticipate
appreciate
avoid
carry on
consider
contemplate
delay
deny
describe
detest

dislike
enjoy
escape
fancy
feel
finish
give up
hear
imagine
include
justify
keep (on)

listen to
mention
mind
miss
notice
observe
perceive
postpone
practice
quit
recall
report

resent
resume
risk
see
sense
stop
suggest
tolerate
watch

Additionally, prepositions are followed by a gerund.

For example:

We postponed making any decision.

I simply adore reading what you write.
I detest going to the cinema.
We heard whispering.
His physician advised leaving home for a week.
They denied having avoided me. (= They denied that they had avoided me.)
He talked me into coming to the party.
They frightened her out of voicing her opinion.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY A GERUND OR A TO-INFINITIVE

WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN MEANING
begin, continue, start; hate, like, love, prefer
With would, the verbs hate, like, love, and prefer are usually followed by toinfinitive.
For example:

I hate to work. or I hate working.

I love to sleep. or I love sleeping.
I would like to work there. (more usual than working)

In these examples, if the subject of the verb is not the subject of the second verb,
the second verb must be a gerund (instead of an infinitive). For example, if I am
watching sports on television, I can react to the programs only as follows:

I hate boxing.
I love swimming.

WITH A CHANGE IN MEANING

love and hate:
These two verbs are followed by a to-infinitive when talking hypothetically (usually
when using to think), but by a gerund when talking about general dislikes.

I hate to think what she will do.

I hate seeing him.

forget and remember:

When these are used to talk about the future, the to-infinitive is used, but when
looking back in time, the gerund is used.

She forgot to tell me our plans. (She did not tell me, though she should have)
She forgot telling me our plans. (She told me, but then forgot having done so)
I remembered to go to work. (I remembered that I needed to go to work, and
so I did)
I remembered going to work. (I remembered I had gone to work some time in
the past)

can't bear:

I can't bear to see you suffer like this. (You are suffering now)
I can't bear being pushed round in crowds. (I never like that)

go on:

After winning the semi-finals, he went on to play in the finals. (He completed
the semi-finals, then later played in the finals)
He went on laughing, not having noticed the teacher. (He continued doing so)

mean:

I didn't mean to scare you off! (intention, or no intention of doing something)

Finding a job meant leaving her family behind.

advise, recommend and forbid:

These are followed by a to-infinitive when there is an object as well, but with a
gerund in all other cases.

The police advised us not to enter the building, because a murder had occurred.
(us is the object)
The police advised against our entering the building.

regret:

We regret to inform you that you have failed your exam. (a polite or formal
form of apology)
I very much regret saying what I said. (I wish I hadn't said that.)

try:
When a to-infinitive is used, it means the subject makes an effort at, or attempts to
do something. If a gerund is used, it means the subject attempts to do something
in testing to see what might happen.

Im going to try to find a job.

Have you tried searching for a job online?