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Ing words in Spanish

Why is it that the Spanish seem to think that by adding "ing" to the end of a word you get the English equivalent of that word or, indeed, a word that exists in the English language. For example the word "footing" for the English "jogging" or "un lifting" for a "face-lift". Anyway, out of interest, I would like to compile a list of all these "ing" words to be able to show my students and give them the proper English equivalent. Any suggestions
  

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[nq:1]Why is it that the Spanish seem to think that by adding "ing" to the end of a word you ... all these "ing" words to be able to show my students and give them the proper English equivalent. Any suggestions[/nq] It's not just the Spanish - what I know as "The Gerund" can be found across Europe.

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[nq:1]Why is it that the Spanish seem to think that by adding "ing" to the end of a word you ... all these "ing" words to be able to show my students and give them the proper English equivalent. Any suggestions[/nq]
It's not just the Spanish - what I know as "The Gerund" can be found across Europe. So for the French a camp site is 'un camping' and a car park 'un parking' (I'm guessing the gen
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