50 Examples of Gerund Verbs

Gerund verbs

The gerunds They are verbs that are characterized by indicating that the action is being carried out. Finish in –Ando or in –In. For example: singing, knowing.

Sometimes they can function as adverbs since they provide information on the way in which the action is carried out. For example: I arrived in a hurry. / With the sun coming out we went for a walk.

With him participle and the infinitive. they constitute non-personal forms of the verb, which means that they are not conjugated and, therefore, do not present person, number, mood, time or gender.

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Gerund modalities

There are two ways to build gerunds:

But there is also a irregular construction what happens in those verbs that, when in infinitive they have the structures i (unstressed) + vowel,e (unstressed) + a, e + e a "y" is added. For example: read reading; hear / hear; go / going; falling / falling.

Examples of gerund verbs

1. Read - reading
2. Study - studying
3. Sing - singing
4. Join - uniting
5. Expect - waiting
6. Clear out - clarifying
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7. Wake up - awakening
8. Tell - counting
9. Understand - understanding
10. Remark - remarking
11. Attract - attracting
12. To film - filming
13. To cook - cooking
14. Write - writing
15. Correct - correcting
16. To bring - bringing
17. Park - parking
18. Hear - listening
19. Paint - painting
20. Clean up - Cleaning
21. To miss - missing
22. Dilute - diluting
23. Answer - responding
24. Provide - providing
25. Write - drafting
26. To ask - asking
27. To warm - warming up
28. Sunset - sunset
29. To compose - composing
30. Collapse - contracting

Sentences with gerund verbs

Below is a list of sentences that have gerund verbs for better understanding:

1. Now I can't go to the movies; I'm studying because tomorrow I take an exam.
2. My mom is cooking a baked chicken with potatoes. I am smelling A while ago.
3. My cousin, who is an actress, is acting in another movie. They are filming in Spain.
4. Could you lower the volume of the music? I'm looking at television.
5. We're preparing the mockup for next week's science fair.
6. I have everything messy because I am arming Bag.
7. I am preparing a sandwich because I didn't eat lunch, I'm dying starving.
8. Look how beautiful the landscape: she is Sun rising.
9. My sister should have called me hours ago. I'm already worrying.
10. We're arming a puzzle of 2000 pieces, it is quite a challenge.
11. The boys are Playing to football in the little field on the corner.
12. I'm reading an excellent book by Gabriel García Márquez. It's called "One Hundred Years of Solitude." I was coming recommending my mother years ago.
13. We were Cleaning the garage when you called, that's why we don't hear the phone.
14. The library was a mess, that's why I am sorting out.
15. We're practicing English because next week they will take us an oral lesson.
16. Right now I don't feel like going for a walk, I'm looking at a very good spy movie.
17. I'm writing a very good suspense story. When I finish it, I'll pass it on to you like this, tell me what you think.
18. We were walking through the streets of Paris when we met some childhood friends. We couldn't believe it.
19. When you are rehearsing for the choir, I ask you to close the door. Otherwise I cannot concentrate with my studies.
20. I'm fixing up This lamp. It made me nervous to turn off while I wasto studying.