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Verbs with "-ing"

You've probably seen a lot of verbs with -ing at the end of them, like sleeping, talking, or walking. There are two basic reasons to add -ing to the end of a verb: to form one of the progressive tenses or to make a gerund.

We use the progressive tenses to talk about on-going actions. There are progressive tenses for the past, present, and future. For example, the present progressive looks like this: "I am walking to work right now." Progressive tenses are formed with be + main verb + -ing, as in, "Joe stopped by while I was watching a movie."

Verbs ending in -ing can also be gerunds, which act like nouns in a sentence. In the sentence, "I do the cleaning and my wife does the cooking," both cleaning and cooking are gerunds. Gerunds often follow other verbs, as in, "I can’t stop thinking about you," or, "I love skating."

Verbs with "-ing" Grammar Quiz

  1. Last night grandma .

  2. Are you ?

  3. I to go to school today but I decided lounging about would be better.

  4. I the train right now.

  5. It was snowing outside, while I sat inside hot toddies.

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belleve

belleve

Egypt

was crying


sleeping


was planning


am riding


sipping


08:15 PM Jun 03 2012 |

Bruce_zhou

China

thanks for your explation about the ing at the end of verb,actually,i m really poor at english grammay,so from now on ,i have to learning this course one by one ,hope it’s useful for me,thanks all of you give us the articles.

03:50 PM May 18 2012 |

CatcheR

CatcheR

Iceland

I’m looking at my screen. Suddenly I feel something wrong so I get up from my chair. I’m feeling not alright, my stomachache. It probably hungry. I’m opening the dining table, and oh I see some foods there. Ok I’m start eating now. Do you want to have some?

06:42 AM Mar 17 2012 |

tutorheatherSuper Member!

United States

It’s


was crying


SLEEPING (not sleep)


was planning


am riding


sipping

06:14 AM Feb 20 2012 |

Belinassi

Belinassi

Brazil

.Last night grandma was crying


.Are you sleep ?


.I was planning to go to school


.Was snowing while I sat inside sipping hot toddies

10:52 PM Feb 19 2012 |

abcdraya

abcdraya

Iraq



  • Last night grandma was crying

  • Are you sleep?

  • I was planning to go to school

  • I am riding the train right now .

  • ........ while I sat inside sipping hot toddies.

10:36 PM Jan 18 2012 |

beautysara

Morocco

i need som information about modals

09:50 PM Jul 01 2011 |

zhakfarSaeis

Afghanistan

i need some information about phrase, if it is availeble plz help me

10:06 AM May 17 2011 |

sara70

sara70

Saudi Arabia

It’s an easy lesson I wish all lessons such this topic
Thanks a lot _

10:21 PM Mar 24 2011 |

A.k.s

Yemen

i want learn  grammer 

08:48 PM Feb 27 2011 |