20 Examples of Gerund Verbs in English

Gerunds

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 it. 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 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 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.
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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

Examples of gerund verbs in English

Below is a list of gerund verbs in English:

Examples of sentences with gerunds in English

Here are some sentences with gerund verbs:

1. She she is readingher new book by ella in her room. (She is reading her new book from her in her room.)
2. My son is playingwith his friends. (My son is playing with his friends.)
3. I love eatingchocolate and candies. (I love to eat chocolates and sweets.)
4. The woman is cleaningPlease, stay here. (The lady is cleaning there. Please wait here.)
5. The waitingroom is full of people. (The waiting room is full of people.)
6. It is rainingWhy do not we stay here? (Outside it's raining Why don't we wait here?)
7. My brother is runningin the park. You can wait him here. (My brother is running in the park. You can wait for him here.)
8. My mother is cookingFrench 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 drawingin 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 writinga 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 talkingabout 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 swimmingpool is closed now. (The swimming pool is closed now.)
18. She she is callingan ambulance; her father does not feel well. (She is calling an ambulance; her father 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 she is speakingwith her boyfriend. (She is talking to her boyfriend.)

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