Ing or Gerund

Question	Answer
“ING OR GERUND” Image: Gerund (binary/octet-stream)	Is formed by adding 'ing' to the infinitive of the verb The gerund expresses anteriority, simultaneity
Progressive - Continuous	should be used to indicate an action that is simultaneous or prior to the action that expresses the main verb of a sentence.
Examples	•Sofia was baking a cake. •Juan was walking his dog. Image: Pastel (binary/octet-stream)
Subject - Object	The subject of the sentence is the person / thing that performs the action. Nouns can also be the subject of a sentence.
Examples	•Playing guitar is his passion. His passion is playing the guitar. Image: Guitarra (binary/octet-stream)
After the preposition	When a verb comes just after a preposition, we must always use it in gerund
Examples	•This key is for opening the door. •I'll go aftercheking my celphone. Image: Puerta (binary/octet-stream)
Adjective	You should not use the gerund in adjective phrases, that is, as a modifier of a noun.
Examples	•The party was in an amazing location. •It was challeging game. Image: Fiesta (binary/octet-stream)
After some verbs	•I like eating pizza. • We love to dance at parties. Image: Bailar (binary/octet-stream)

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	Created by Stephanie Rodriguez over 2 years ago