

We can use the perfect gerund to emphasize that an action happened in the past, before the past action denoted by the main verb of the sentence
(1) Verb + (object) + preposition + perfect gerund
▪ Reward … for
▪ Congratulate… on
▪ Apologize for
▪ Punish … for
▪ Admire … for
▪ Blame … for
▪ Suspect … of
▪ Praise … for
▪ Criticize … for
▪ Accuse … of
▪ Fine … for
▪ Thank … for
(2) Verb + perfect gerund
▪ Deny
▪ Admit
▪ Forget
▪ Mention
▪ Remember
▪ Recall
▪ Regret
1. She ………………. for having made us wait so long.
2. She …………… me of having started the fire!
3. I ……………. her for having been determined to follow her dream.
4. You couldn’t really ………….. them for not having told you.
5. YHD was to be ………………. on having produced such a successful event last year.
6. The government was ……………. for not having taken the problem seriously
(1) Verb + (object) + preposition + perfect gerund
▪ Reward … for
▪ Congratulate… on
▪ Apologize for
▪ Punish … for
▪ Admire … for
▪ Blame … for
▪ Suspect … of
▪ Praise … for
▪ Criticize … for
▪ Accuse … of
▪ Fine … for
▪ Thank … for
(2) Verb + perfect gerund
▪ Deny
▪ Admit
▪ Forget
▪ Mention
▪ Remember
▪ Recall
▪ Regret
1. She ………………. for having made us wait so long.
2. She …………… me of having started the fire!
3. I ……………. her for having been determined to follow her dream.
4. You couldn’t really ………….. them for not having told you.
5. YHD was to be ………………. on having produced such a successful event last year.
6. The government was ……………. for not having taken the problem seriously