By Gerunds, Present continuous

Jackson, With all seriousness, I am not sure if we are broadcasting the information on the frequencies you can receive…Hello, Earth to Jackson! I hope this will help set you straight from the confusions. I’d rather go sailing – gerund He is a fishing fanatic – adjective He is looking...

Kooyeen wrote:Hi Yoong,yeah, of course that's not a gerund, but does that present participle act as ad adjective or as a part of a present continuous?I saw him entering the building. ---> I saw him. He was entering the building. (present continuous, ongoing action)I saw him sitting on a...

Hi Yoong,yeah, of course that's not a gerund, but does that present participle act as ad adjective or as a part of a present continuous?I saw him entering the building. ---> I saw him. He was entering the building. (present continuous, ongoing action)I saw him sitting on a bench. ------> I...

User_gary wrote: Philip wrote: User_gary wrote: I am eating oranges everyday in the morning. Here `eating' is adjective (i.e. past participle) or noun (i.e. Gerund)? What you have is the present continuous tense.....and it really should be "I eat oranges every day....." OK, Thank...

Philip wrote: User_gary wrote: I am eating oranges everyday in the morning. Here `eating' is adjective (i.e. past participle) or noun (i.e. Gerund)? What you have is the present continuous tense.....and it really should be "I eat oranges every day....." OK, Thank you. Let consider...

User_gary wrote: I am eating oranges everyday in the morning. Here `eating' is adjective (i.e. past participle) or noun (i.e. Gerund)?What you have is the present continuous tense.....and it really should be "I eat oranges every day....."

Wwwdotcom wrote:milky,Ok, but what about a sentence like "I watch the sunrise before I go to work". Here we have 2 unlimited actions by your explanation, watch and go. Wouldn't the act of watching the sunrise have a limit? After it has risen, it cannot rise anymore. Also, what if it is...

1) Do May / Might NOT (like CANNOT) express an interdiction = must not ? ex: ? CJ

Thank you very much, CJ, for your answers! Some more questions if you wouldn't mind: 1) Do May / Might NOT (like CANNOT) express an interdiction = must not ? ex: ? 2) Mrs James is in hospital and HASN’T BEEN ALLOWED TO have (and NOT “could have”) a cigarette after her meals. (correct ?) 3)...

Hi, MountainHiker. Thank you for your comments, they have given me some new idea and before I begin a revision of my essay, would you please answer another important for me question? always trying to research your private life. I'm not exclude I can be mistaken. Your correction turns this...