50 Examples of Gerund Periphrasis

Gerund periphrasis

The gerund periphrasis they are verbal periphrasis that show an action while it is developing. For instance: It is raining, they continue to eat, they have been.

Like all verbal periphrasis, they are made up of:

Unlike the periphrasis of the infinitive, in the gerund ones you cannot place a nexus between the auxiliary and the gerund. But not all expressions formed by an auxiliary and a gerund are gerund periphrasis. To determine whether or not they are, the following tests can be done:

All these periphrases are aspectual, because they transmit information on the state of an action or process, which can be durative, progressive, cumulative or of frequency.

Examples of gerund periphrasis

Sentences with gerund periphrasis

1. The candidates for president are preparing the electoral campaign.
2. The detectives they are asking if anyone knows about the robbery.
3. The public is entering to the theater room.
4. Esteban comes preparing college exams since March.
5. Pedro it happened all day working in the new project.
6. Analia been looking for a way to travel faster to her work.
7. In English class they continue studying times gone by.
8. The newscaster keep talking of the same topic.
9. The architect He is thinking in changing the supplier of materials.
10. Lately the manager he's saying that he is very happy with the work of his colleagues.
11. Little by little, they they were understanding how they had to do their job.
12. Economists they come questioning the country's economic model for decades.
13. The patient been waiting to be attended to from the morning.
14. Climate change keeps getting worse several years.
15. The journalist continue working in his book, which will be published in three months.
16. My cat It happens all day sleeping.
17. Many people they are dreaming with having a better world.
18. In this area they are building many buildings, which will be for commercial purposes.
19. Go passing to the meeting room, please.
20. The members of the band they come working on an album that will have many surprises.
21. Elena been looking for a bank in the center for an hour.
22. If fuel prices continue to increase, inflation cannot be stopped.
23. Tide keep going up And we won't be able to leave until it goes down a bit.
24. Maria it happened All summer reading books he borrowed from the library.
25. Although it's snowingI'll have to go to the store to buy some food.
26. Bottling is decreasing little by little and people can begin to return to their homes.
27. The patient it's getting better and she will soon be able to leave the hospital.
28. The pastry chef keep preparing the cakes for the wedding.
29. Fabian it happened all the winter skiing in the south of the country.
30. This month I'm going to a gym that has many classes that I like.

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