The voice distinctions of the gerund

The gerund of transitive verbs has special forms for the active and the passive voice.

He liked neither reading aloud nor being read aloud to. (Maugham)

Он не любил ни читать вслух, ни слушать чтение.

It is to be observed that after the verbs to want, to need, to deserve, to require and the adjective worth the gerund is used in the active form, though it is passive in meaning.

“The slums want attending to, no doubt,” he said. (Galsworthy)

«Без сомнения, трущобами надо заняться», — сказал он.

Не realized that his room needed painting.

Он понял, что его комнату надо покрасить.

The child deserves praising.

Ребенок заслуживает того, чтобы его похвалили.

They were not worth saving. (Heym)

Их не стоило спасать.