http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aGerunds+tag%3aPresent+perfect+tag%3aVerbsSearch results for 'tag:Gerunds tag:Present perfect tag:Verbs' matching tags 'Gerunds', 'Present perfect', and 'Verbs'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Form/gpknj/post.htm#577941Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:36:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:577941alpheccastars1 Where are you I ve been waiting for 2 hours2 I needn t have brought that milkI subjectneed have bought verb present perfect tense modal form need is the auxiliary buy is the main verb bought is the past participle not adverb that demonstrative pronoun refering to milkmilk noun object of the verb buy3 He played truantHe subjectplay verb simple past tensetruant predicate noun To be precise I would have to look in a dictionary to see if play is transitive or intransitive in this case 4 I stopped to give my friend a lift I subjectstopped verb simple pastto give my friend a lift infinitive phrase adverb modifying stop to give is the infinitive head of the phrasemy friend my is personal pronoun modifying freind friend noun indirect object of the verbal give a lift a article modifyinglift Lift is noun direct object of the verbal give 5 I stopped giving my friend a liftI subjectstopped verb simple pastgiving my friend a lift gerund phrase direct object of verb stop giving is the gerund head of the phraseThe other teachers can critique this analysis http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheContinuousTense/gnljb/post.htm#568328Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:52:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:568328tanitHi quote user Anonymous Is it a rule that the auxiliary the past participle and the main verb are immediately after one another with no other words inbetween quote No such a rule does not exist quote user Anonymous For example Have you ever had the feeling that you re being followed This sentence has both have and had and two continuous verbs in it feeling and being but is it neither Present Perfect Continuous nor Past Perfect Continuous quote Your sentence is in the present perfect Have you ever had the feeling is a gerund and acts as if it were a noun it s the direct complement of have had Try and replace it with idea impression etc I m not saying they are perfect synonym for feeling it s just to demonstrate that you can have a noun there and to show you that feeling is not acting as a verb in your sentence Another clue to understand its function is that it s preceded by the article the that you re being followed this is a that clause which describes what sort of feeling we are talking about being here has to be seen together with are and followed are being followed is present continuous passive http://www.englishforums.com/English/PassiveOrPastTenseIng/gknnj/post.htm#554243Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:58:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:554243mister micawber A Singaporean man was sentenced past passive to two weeks jail and fined S 500 for tampering intransitive verb Question 2 How come is ing is not tampered It is a gerund with his vehicle s fuel gauge 52 year old Mr pleaded guilty to two charges on August 5 for not having verb the minimum amount of fuel in his vehicle while leaving verb Singapore and for giving verb false information to the officer inspecting verb his car Question 3 How come these sentences all the verbs is ing The first and third are gerunds the second is a clause expressing the same time frame while he was leaving Singapore In the last two years three people have been charged passive have been past participle in court for tampering with their car fuel gauges and all were fined and imprisoned Question 4 passive were past participle Past tense Present Perfect aspect Passive voice Hi I have 4 quetions to ask many thanks for reply I m very confused about using ing http://www.englishforums.com/English/Ing/zvgll/post.htm#439189Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:09:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:439189goodmanMy two cents worth Be very specific with the context and how to use the expression to burn a book Call me later I m busy I am burning a couple of grammar books The reader may see books being burned Although it may mean you are studying very hard You can burn a few hours by reading book which means to kill some time or to pass time You may be burning midnight oil reading text books on a subject which you are about to be tested on I have been to China twice Past Participle Used in several tenses like the present perfect Sometimes used as an adjective These are confusing examples in my opinion I have visited China several times Have visited is the present perfect form meaning from time past to now you went to China many times I am delighted that you can come to the party delighed is a verb in past participle form and used passively as an adjective you made me feel delighted by your coming to my party In other word I am made delighted or I am happy that you can come Your coming to my party made me very happy Coming is a gerund in this usage Singing and dancing are my pastime gerund I heard Mary singing this morning participle http://www.englishforums.com/English/Ing/zvgwb/post.htm#439128Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:26:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:439128kooyeenHi 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 continuous also called present progressive Used to say what someone is doing now It is used in other ways too for example as a future tense http://www.englishforums.com/English/EatenBeatenBeingUsedAdjective/4/vdvbl/Post.htm#350007Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:17:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:350007jackson6612 Yankee wrote Goodman wrote After all the posting exchanges I think we still have not come to a happy conclusion as learners are still feeling foggy about the role of the past participle If this helps I would say this All ing form of the verb without any doubts are adjectives No Goodman that s not true Have you forgotten gerunds and verb tenses I have been sleeping The sentence above consists of a subject and a verb in the present perfect continuous It does NOT consist of a subject the verb have and two adjectives There is no adjective in the sentence at all What are verb tenses Isn t there a mistake where you it does not consist of a subject I m sure that s a typo http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePhraseAsWellAs/vddgm/post.htm#349804Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:43:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:349804cliveHi I have placed a stamp on the envelope as well as taking the trouble to send the letter for him Is the use of a gerund after the phrase as well as grammatically correct in this context In general a gerund is the normal structure when a verb follows as well as eg I like baseball as well as enjoying soccer But in your particular example I don t feel the second part of the sentence fits well with the first part It may be the use of the Present Perfect that doesn t feel right Or it may be that the second part of the sentence seems like it should be the most important part and come first I prefer this order I have taken the trouble to send the letter for him as well as placing a stamp on the envelope Is there a better way to use as well as to add to a list of actions in a sentence As I said a gerund is the common way Best wishes Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EatenBeatenBeingUsedAdjective/4/vdrgl/Post.htm#348936Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:35:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:348936yankee Goodman wrote After all the posting exchanges I think we still have not come to a happy conclusion as learners are still feeling foggy about the role of the past participle If this helps I would say this All ing form of the verb without any doubts are adjectives No Goodman that s not true Have you forgotten gerunds and verb tenses I have been sleeping The sentence above consists of a subject and a verb in the present perfect continuous It does NOT consist of a subject the verb have and two adjectives There is no adjective in the sentence at all http://www.englishforums.com/English/SinceTheFinalTruth/dckjz/post.htm#263437Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:41:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:263437goodmanHi Stewie My personal preference is to avoid using double present perfect tense especially in the same sentence It may sound heavy when present perfect is over used It s been a week since I last saw my friends ok It s been a week since I ve seen my friends ok It s been a week since my graduation I ve graduated ok I ve been singing since I ve been able to speak not sure of the meaning I ve been crying since you ve been gone Ok but since you were gone is what most people would say I ve been cheating on you since I ve known you ok I ve been playing basketball all days since I ve been out of the hospital logically reluctant but if you are strong enough I guess it is ok I ve bought a lot of clothes since I ve been using my stupid boyfriend s credit card sound reluctantly acceptable I would say I ve bought a lot of clothes since my stupid boyfriend s letting me use his credit card We can use gerund of a verb following since in a present perfect context to avoid a double present perfect construction which is not wrong but just my preference I ve been having nightmares since I ve been living here don t need I ve been I ve seen your girlfriend only once since my living I ve been here in Los Angeles That s just my opinion and preference http://www.englishforums.com/English/PollHardestSubjectTeachEnglish-Grammar/bmdkx/post.htmSat, 01 Oct 2005 06:57:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:143528jonathan1980trPassive VoiceGerunds amp InfinitivesIrregular VerbsPresent Perfect TensePhrasal VerbsReported SpeechVerb to be