Gerund Verbs in English

In English, gerunds are those verbs that end in "-ing" and can appear in sentences fulfilling different functions.

Some of the functions that gerunds have are the following:

As an adjective: Gerunds of this type are those used to add some data or substantive description of the sentence, and it is always placed before this. For example: “The crying boy is my brother ”or“ He is in the waiting room "or" The swimming pool is over there ".

As an informative complement to another verb: there are some verbs that need to be accompanied by others so that their meaning is fully understood, as in the following case: “I hate playing the violin ".

As a subject: in this case, the verb ending in –ing is nothing more than the subject of the sentence, such as: “Singing is very difficult for me "or"Brushing your teeth well is very imporant ”.

As a verb tense: gerunds are used in the following tenses:

1. Future continuous: He will be studying.
2. Perfect continuous conditional: They would been cleaning.
3. Present continuous: I'm trying to sleep.
4. Continuous conditional: He would be crying.
5. Past continuous: I was reading my new book.
6. Continuous pluperfect: I had been cleaning the kitchen

Below is a list of gerund verbs in English:

Here are some sentences with gerund verbs:

1. She is reading her new book in her room. (She is reading her new book in her room.)
2. My son is playing with his friends. (My son is playing with his friends.)
3. I love eating chocolate and candies. (I love to eat chocolates and sweets.)
4. The woman is cleaning Please, stay here. (The lady is cleaning there. Please wait here.)
5. The waiting room is full of people. (The waiting room is full of people.)
6. It is raining Why do not we stay here? (It's raining outside, why don't we wait here?)
7. My brother is running in the park. You can wait him here. (My brother is running in the park. You can wait for him here.)
8. My mother is cooking French food. I love it. (My mom is cooking French food. I love her.)
9. The sun is shining, we could go outside. (The sun is shining, we could go outside.)
10. My daughter is drawing in the kitchen. (My daughter is drawing in the kitchen.)
11. Drinking alcohol is prohibited in this place. (Drinking alcohol is prohibited in this place.)
12. My mother goes to singing(My brother goes to singing classes.)
13. Yo soy writing a new book about the Second World War. (I am writing a new book on WWII.)
14. Sorry, but I am studying now, maybe another day. (Sorry, but I'm studying now, maybe another day.)
15. The teacher is talking about the last exam. (The teacher is talking about the last exam.)
16. Yo soy walking at this moment, I call you later. (Now I am walking. I'll call you later.)
17. The swimming pool is closed now. (The swimming pool is closed now.)
18. She is calling an ambulance; her father does not feel well. (You are calling an ambulance; his dad is not feeling well.)
19. They are praying, they always do it before eating. (They are praying, they always do it before eating.)
20. She is speaking with her boyfriend. (She is talking to her boyfriend.)

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