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*** gerunds | *** gerunds | ||
**** verbs acting as nouns | **** verbs acting as nouns | ||
**** | **** example: | ||
***** "to swim" + -ing = "swimming" = a noun for the act of swimming | ***** "to swim" + -ing = "swimming" = a noun for the act of swimming | ||
*** | *** gerunds are often interchangeable with infinitives | ||
*** example" | |||
**** I hate doing math" versus "I hate to do math" | |||
** See | |||
*** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/verbforms Grammar: Verb Forms: "-ing," Infinitives, and Past Participles (Walden Univ)] | |||
*** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/verbtensesMost Common Verb Tenses in Academic Writing (Walden Univ)] | *** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/verbtensesMost Common Verb Tenses in Academic Writing (Walden Univ)] | ||
*** [https://www.ef.edu/english-resources/english-grammar/ing-forms/ The -ing forms (ef.edu Resources for Learning English] | *** [https://www.ef.edu/english-resources/english-grammar/ing-forms/ The -ing forms (ef.edu Resources for Learning English] | ||
** see | ** see | ||
=== conjugations === | === conjugations === | ||
* see | * see | ||