The -ing form of the verb ("making sure") makes the verb function like a noun. Unlike the "to + verb" structure, it does not by itself show a purpose. It just ...

The "-ing" form is used in progressive verb tenses with auxiliary verbs (helping verbs). These are in active voice. Here are some examples: I am doing my ...

A similar and very useful construction is 'have (or 'get') something done', which we use to speak about actions that we arrange for other people to do. For ...

Some of these verbs (e.g. can't stand, dislike, imagine, involve, mind, miss, put off and risk) can be used with a new subject before the -ing form ...

A verb ending in -ing is either a present participle or a gerund. These two forms look identical. The difference is in their functions in a sentence.

-ing is a suffix used to make one of the inflected forms of English verbs. This verb form is used as a present participle, as a gerund, and sometimes as an ...

In the present article I propose a unified analysis of all constructions containing the -ing clause. For that purpose, I propose a set of grammatical ...

We make the -ING form by adding -ING to the base verb and adjusting the spelling as necessary: work → workING; sit → sittING; smoke → smokING...

10 нояб. 2024 г. · The English present participle is a non-changing (invariable) verb form. It is constructed in a very simple way, by adding -ING to the base form ...

8 мар. 2018 г. · Another English construction in which two -ing words commonly appear next to each other is the verb + adjective structure. Listen to the ...