By Gerunds, Present continuous

For gerunds and participles, see Post:437399. Present continuous and present progressive are two names for the same thing: the tense made by combining a form of to be followed by an -ing form of the verb, e.g., are going, were doing, have been seeing, etc. CJ

Hi,I have been to China twice. - Past Participle. Used in several tenses, like the present perfect. Sometimes used as an adjective.Studying history is a good way to waste your time. - Gerund. A verb used as a noun.Call me later, I'm busy. I am burning a couple of grammar books. - Present...

Hi, everybody I have a few questions. What's the difference between: gerund, past participle, present continuous and present progressive? Can you make me an example of each? How do I recognize them?, to what question do they answer?

Cool Breeze wrote:1) Leaving taps on and using too much water is very bad for the environment. (Easy, 2 gerunds right?) Right.2) Everyone should be recycling rubbish. Should is a modal auxiliary or a defective auxiliary as these verbs are also called. It is always followed by an infinitive. Be...

1) Leaving taps on and using too much water is very bad for the environment. (Easy, 2 gerunds right?) Right.2) Everyone should be recycling rubbish. Should is a modal auxiliary or a defective auxiliary as these verbs are also called. It is always followed by an infinitive. Be recycling is a...

Simple present. They all form a logical pattern. You are wrong about present perfect, by the way. am, is, are + -ing Present continuous was, were + -ing Past continuous am, is, are + anything else Simple present was, were + anything else Simple past has, have + been + -ing ...

Hi CS"The point is that the people being asked have no idea whether they want it or not."'Being' is not a gerund in the original sentence. To me the sentence means that someone is currently asking people questions about whether they want something or not, and these people are answering that...

Yankee wrote:It's a passive construction: The point is that the people (who are) being asked have no idea whether they want it or not. Look at these simpler sentences: Someone is asking people questions. (present continuous, active) People are being asked questions. (present continuous,...

Goodman wrote: 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 –...

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...