GERUND vs PRESENT PARTICIPLE || How to identify gerunds and present participles? Examples and quiz 💯

Hello, learners!
In this lesson, we learn how to identify GERUNDS and PRESENT PARTICIPLES in the English language.
GERUNDS and PRESENT PARTICIPLES are both verbs ending with 'ING' that function differently in a sentence.
Here are some of the things Ashish talks about in the lesson:
⚽ What is Gerund?
⚽ What is the Present participle?
⚽ What does a gerund do in a sentence?
⚽ What does a present participle do in a sentence?
⚽ Examples of gerunds
⚽ Examples of present participles
⚽ Difference between a gerund and a present participle
⚽ How to identify a gerund in a sentence?
⚽ How to identify a present participle in a sentence?
⚽ How to differentiate a gerund and a present participle in a sentence?
Watch the complete lesson to master the difference between a gerund and a present participle!
Much love!
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A) PP as a Verb B) PP as a Verb C) G as a Noun D) PP as a Verb E) PP as a Adjective (describe the book)

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@@EnglishWithAshish I think answer D is wrong b/c in the sentence SHE HAS BEEN MOTIVATING ME. motivating is working as present participle adj. coming next to the Linking verb 'has been' and modifying 'she'. Been is here as main verb(present perfect active structure) but I am also a bit confused "motivating" would be a participle or gerund? because both can come next to the LV and we can also equate like she= motivating (sub complement) kindly guide me.. It's confusing to identify a verb with ing would be a GERUND or present participle adj coming next to the Linking verb

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It's an action verb. And HAS BEEN is the helping verb.

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Hello sir, When stepping out in the sun,our shadow always with us. Here " stepping" gerund or present participle?

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Hello sir one question. 'The Gymnasium needs painting.' in this sentence isn't the verb painting modifing the noun - Gymnasium?

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I'm afraid not. It's the object of the verb 'needs'.

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Verb verb gerund verb participle thank you sir

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Tanku bro I was totally confused about it before for my examination 😇

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[@mohamedmifras8274]

My sir, Could you please tell me what is difference between these 2 ?are these Sentences correct? Can we use interchangeably ? Can we use same context and situation? 1)How should I Appoint the person who I requested yesterday . 2)How should I Appoint the person whom I requested yesterday.

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Hello, Mifras! First of all, these are questions, and the question mark is missing in both the sentences. To refer to the object, WHOM is used. Examples:- • Whom are you talking about? • I loved the girl whom we met last night? BUT in modern English, WHO can be, and is, used in place of WHOM. • Who are you talking about? • I loved the girl who we met last night.

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[@athseditz6582]

Answers:- 1.present participle . 2.present participle. 3.Gerund. 4.present participle. 5.present participle.

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Hi Ashish, i totally enjoyed this video. can you please make a lesson on difference between perfect gerund and perfect participle and how to use it...

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Glad you enjoyed it. Noted! I'll try making a lesson on it.

[@mahmet288]

@@EnglishWithAshish Are there two types of present participle? If so, what is the difference? one takes "Comma" while the other takes "And" please explain? she opened the door, Rania saw all her friends. = Opening the door, she saw all her friends. She heard the news and fainted. hearing the news, she fainted. I heard the phone ring and picked it up. Hearing the phone ring, I picked it up.

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In the recent videos, it is

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Very nice explanation , Ashish. Can you help me by uploading a video on -" Gerund used as Object Complement " with many examples. Please Asish. 🙏🙏🙏

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Thank you, Amit! It's already there on the channel. Here's the link to the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZ_IqJtvetN7abc

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@@EnglishWithAshish Ashish , you discussed all about Gerund except what I am requesting you to upload - " Gerund used as Object Complement " . Ex. - 1. I consider the punishment BEING MORE THAN JUST ( Object Complement ) . Please upload a separate video on it . Only you can make me understand this topic easily . Please Asish. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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i really like your videos,you are a fantastic teacher .I asked chatgpt about the sentence(the girl dancing on the stage is my sister) and it said that this is an ellispis and the actually phrase is (the girl which/that is dancing ...) so in that case is a verb,right?

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The clause 'that/who is dancing on the stage' is reduced to the phrase 'dancing on the floor'. The sentence is correct, actually grammatically advanced. The girl who's dancing on the stage is ... The girl dancing on the stage is ..

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Generally make,get,have when used as causative verb takes noun/pronoun+ bare infinitive after them. but when make/get/have + noun/ pronoun + past participle this structure used?? please 🙏 i am confused.

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Yes, what comes after the noun or pronoun in these cases is the object complement. Hi, Suman! An object complement is either a noun or an adjective. Here, Infinitives work as a noun, and past participles work as adjectives. • Sam made him do it. (Do = bare Infinitive, noun) • She got me arrested. (Arrested = past participle, adjective) • Sam made me tired. (Tired = past participle, adjective)

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All can be used a singular subject band a plural subject. It depends on what it's referring to. If it refers to a singular unit, we generally use a singular verb with it, and if it refers to multiple units or items, we use a plural verb with it. I'll make a lesson on it soon!

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"I wasn't just witenessing and mouring the loss of beauty, crushing though that was" ...sir can you please tell why crushing is used here..is it a gerund?

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The sentence is incomplete, and the phrase doesn't make any sense in there too. Rewrite the complete sentence, my friend.

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sir i watched a ted talk video ..i saw this part " i was shocked. So much of the once-lush green forest cover had simply disappeared. I felt physically sick as I parked my car and looked at the barren hills around me. I wasn't just witnessing and mourning the loss of beauty, crushing though that was..." could you kindly explain me why crushing is used here ?

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Refrigerator significantly improved consumers' self- reported variety of meals, yet the average time spent storing food increased after 1913 . In this sentence is storing gerund and increased participle? Plz let me know.

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It's a modifier, giving details about the clause in relation to the expenditure.

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I am creating videos on my Hindi channel too. You can check it out. kzbin.info/door/cVmLWFdOpMD4jRsCW3CsaA

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The movie is "exciting" is verb not Adjective. Because it comes after Helping verb

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1. Verb 2.Verb 3.Gerund(noun) 4.Verb 5.Present participle(adjective)

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CBSE

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The movie is exciting ( exciting not a subject complement ) ??? After a linking verb ...

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It is. It's a subject complement (predicate adjective).

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Wonderful lesson. But I still need explanation on these two sentences. I saw a crying baby. I saw baby crying. Do they have meaning?

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1. A baby that was crying (not specific) 2. A particular baby that was crying (specific)

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Fantabulous as usual. 1.He is swimming in the swimming pool. 2.He purchased a dancing doll. Please explain 1.Swimming pool 2.Dancing girl. Present participle or gerund ? Waiting for your reply .

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I think both are present participles. If second one is present participle but it functions as a object of purchased And objects most of the time are Noun or pronoun. If it works as noun, Can't it be a GERUND? Please explain

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1. Object of the preposition IN 2. Direct object SWIMMING and DANCING are working as present participle adjectives in there.

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1. Present participle 2.present participle 3.gerund 4.gerund 5.present participle

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Hello Ashish, Thank you for this amazing video about Gerund Vs participle, which is one of the most confusing topics for me. I've noticed that sometimes these words ending with ing or ed , looking like verbs comes within the object of a preposition i.e within the preposition phrase, if you take a look at the first two examles where they come within the preposition phrase - Don't put the knife with its pointed end *facing up* - if You subscribe to English With Ashish with the notification bell *turned on* you won't miss any new informative videos he posts. -He sat *huddled* in an armchair *crying* -She has a tatto of a sword *going down* her leg. -she has him *wrapped* around her finger. would you clarify what these word highlited are doing in the sentences above. Thank you and merry christmas!

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Hi, Haider! A very happy Christmas and the coming New year. These sentences are absolutely fine. They are actually great. One has to pay a great amount of attention to understand the pattern and technically behind the structures here. A little practice will do the job. Great job, brother! ❤️

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@@EnglishWithAshish thanks bro❤ After paying a lot of attention, I think they're present and past participle modifying the nouns and pronouns before them. Am I right bro?

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You got it right, brother. I'm really happy for you. You've been putting in the work and getting better day by day. Much love!❤️

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Hello Haider, I believe that the above mentioned sentences are written in their precise or short forms by using present and past participle as adjectives. For instance, he sat in an armchair, he huddled himself, and he was crying. Reduction is as follows: He sat huddled in an armchair crying. What do you think bro? Thank you

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Burning train" ka meaning क्या होगा "जलती हुई ट्रैन" या " जलने वाली ट्रेन"

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The second meaning is strange. The first is usually the case.

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1. present participle (verb) 2. present participle (verb) 3. gerund (noun) 4. present participle (verb) 5. present participle (adjective)

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Didn't get your request, Somu!

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1. PP, verb acting as main verb 2.pp , verb acting as a main verb 3.gerund, verb as a subject (noun) 4.pp , verb acting as a main verb 5. PP, verb acting as an adjective

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