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Anewcomer wrote:Hi Teachers I came across this sentence in a story book: He had stood upon his balcony and contemplated throwing himself down to the street. Why it's not like this: He had stood upon his balcony and contemplated to throw himself down to the street And what is the...

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...

Anonymous wrote:Hi, quick question: In the sentence that follows, what part of speech/ tense (gerund, present progressive...) or grammatical role (subject, verb) is "loving" and why? Furthermore, what grammatical role is "someone" and why? Essentially, what do you make of this sentence? It...

Hi, quick question: In the sentence that follows, what part of speech/ tense (gerund, present progressive...) or grammatical role (subject, verb) is "loving" and why? Furthermore, what grammatical role is "someone" and why? Essentially, what do you make of this sentence?"Loving someone is nice."...

User_gary wrote: I have learnt that (--`ing' form can be used in three forms) I am playing football. So, I think `--ing' form can be used in three forms acting like (verb, adjective, noun). Am I right? Yes.

I have learnt that (--`ing' form can be used in three forms) I am playing football. So, I think `--ing' form can be used in three forms acting like (verb, adjective, noun). Am I right?

Hly2004 wrote:I don't know wether it is a rule or not. It's not. It's a matter of usage and style. Hly2004 wrote: for example: "He nodded excitedly" and "He nodded in excitement" ,the latter sounds much better for me.and the same feeling exits ,For example:My point is the...

“Being” can be used in four ways: 1. In a progressive tense as the present participle of the verb “be”. 2. In present participial phrases. 3. As a gerund. 4. As a noun. Here it is used in the present progressive tense: He is being stupid. The above implies that he is not stupid all the time,...

Many students are confused about when the present participle of a verb (the verb plus –ing) should be called a gerund. So before answering your specific questions, let’s review what a gerund is. A gerund is a present participle that is used as a noun: Smoking is bad for your health. Your driving...