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GERUND AND PARTICIPLES

GERUND AND PARTICIPLES. Gerund. GERUNDS have the same functions as NOUNS in sentences. They can be single words or gerund phrases. Subject Gerunds:      1.  Learning  is a lifelong process. .       2.  Learning to speak and write English well  takes a lot of practice.

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GERUND AND PARTICIPLES

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  1. GERUND AND PARTICIPLES

  2. Gerund • GERUNDS have the same functions as NOUNS in sentences. They can be single words or gerund phrases. • Subject Gerunds:     1. Learning is a lifelong process. .      2. Learning to speak and write English well takes a lot of practice. • Direct object Gerunds:     1. Bertha hates shopping. She'd rather save her money.     2. She prefers putting her moneyin a savings account.

  3. Gerunds as objects of prepositions:.      1. James is not known for studying     2. He failed his last exam on identifying the parts of speech.

  4. Presentparticiple (continuous) • The present continuous (progressive) is used only with action verbs. Example:I am working at the momentNOTI am believing you. • The present continuous (progressive) is also used to describe an action which is happening around this moment: Example:I'm reading 'Just in Time' this week. I'm not reading the book at this particular moment, but around this time.

  5. ExamplesUsage • Actions happening at the present moment. • What are you cooking?Tom is studying for his exams at the moment.It isn't raining now. We can go outside. • Planned future events (usually in the near future) • What are you doing this weekend?I'm meeting Peter tomorrow morning.We're driving to Albany this weekend.

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