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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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different between gerund and present participle?
  

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Simply speaking, the verb form should be called an '-ing' verb form . An '-ing' verb form used as a noun is a gerund . An '-ing' verb form used as a verb (in absolute clauses and continuous verb forms) is a present participle .

  • Simply speaking, the verb form should be called an '-ing' verb form .
  • An '-ing' verb form used as a noun is a gerund .
  • An '-ing' verb form used as a verb (in absolute clauses and continuous verb forms) is a present participle .
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Simply speaking, the verb form should be called an '-ing' verb form.

An '-ing' verb form used as a noun is a gerund.
An '-ing' verb form used as a verb (in absolute clauses and continuous verb forms) is a present participle.
(An '-ing' verb form used as an adjective is called either an adjective or a participle, in my experience.)

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