Anonymous  +  583677 Tue, 04 Nov 08 08:11 PM In the sentence, I'm now considering joing the swimming team. is the word swimming an adjective or a gerund? also, in the sentence, Last year while I was jogging, I fell and hurt myself. is the word jogging a gerund or verb. Thanks! Anonymous Verbs, Gerunds

	Fandorin  +  583695 Tue, 04 Nov 08 08:56 PM It's a Verb in Past Progressive tense. Fandorin Joined on Thu, Dec 20 2007 Moscow Contributing Member 1,382 Whatever happens, be yourself.

	CalifJim  +  583806 Wed, 05 Nov 08 02:11 AM Anonymous “I'm now considering joining the swimming team.” swimming is a gerund used as an adjective, because a swimming team is a team that does swimming (gerund), so I suppose you could say it is both.  Anonymous “Last year while I was jogging, I fell and hurt myself.” When it is part of a progressive tense, an -ing form of a verb is considered a participle.  It is not a gerund, and it is not a verb, though it is a part of a verb phrase (was jogging). CJ    CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,391 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Verbs, Tenses, Gerunds