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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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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?
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?
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Hi, I have been to China twice. - Past Participle. Used in several tenses, like the present perfect.
- 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.
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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 continuous (also called present progre
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 progre
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For gerunds and participles, see .
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
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
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My 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 pas
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 pas
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