Expressions + -ing

• When these expressions are followed by a verb, the verb ends ib -ing:

  It's no use/ It's no good
  There's nothing you can do about the situation, so it's no use worrying about it.
  It's no good trying to persuade me. You won't succeed.

  There's no point in.
  There's no point in having a car if you never use it.
  There was no point in waiting any longer, so we went.

  But we usually say 'the point of doing something':
  What's the point of having a car if you never use it?

  It's (not) worth.
  I live only a short walk from here, so it's not worth taking a taxi.
  Our flight was very early in the morning, so it wasn't worth going to bed.

  You can say that a film is worth seeing, a book is worth reading etc.
  What was the film like? Was it worth seeing?
  Thieves broke into the house but didn't take anything. There was nothing worth stealing.

• Have difficulty -ing, have trouble -ing

  We say 'have difficulty doing somthing' (not to do):
  I had no difficulty finding a place to live.
  Did you have any difficulty getting a vise?
  People ofthen have difficulty reading my writing.
  I had no trouble finding a place to live.

• We use -ing after

  a waste of money/ a waste of time.
  It was a waste of time reading that book. It was rubbish.
  It's a waste of money buying things you don't need.

  spend/ waste (time).
  He spent hours trying to repair the clock.
  I waste a lot of time day-dreaming.

  (be)busy.
  She said she couldn't see me. She was too busy doing other things.

• Go swimming etc

  We use go -ing for number of activities (especially sports). For example, you can say: go swimming, go sailing, go fishing, go climbing, go skiing, go jogging. Also go shopping, go sightseeing.