Expressions + -ING

When these expressions are followed by a verb, the verb ends in -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 something' (not to do):
 • I had no difficulty finding a place to live. (not difficulty to find)
 • Did you have any difficulty getting a visa?
 • People often have difficulty reading my writing.

You can also say 'have trouble doing something':
 • 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 / go fishing etc.
We use go -ing for a 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
 • How often do you go swimming?
 • I'd like to go skiing.
 • When did you last go shopping?
 • I've never been sailing.