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Uploaded by on May 15, 2008

A teacher explains what gerunds look like and how they might be used.

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  • It's the present progressive, which in Spanish is ando, endo, yendo. In French it's ant, and in Italian the ending is -ando, endo

  • @nellie2581 - No, gerunds are not the present progressive or the present continuous tense--whatever you care to call it. They act quite differently in a sentence. Its very important that you not confuse a gerund with the present progressive /continuous tense.

  • Your knowledge of grammar is exquisite:)

    I also like how you are calm when explaining:)

    Is "going to the beach" a noun phrase?

    Is "to the beach" an infinitive used adverbally? Adverbs though only modify verbs, adverbs and adjectives, right?

  • Yes, "going to the beach" is a noun phrase. Substitute a noun for the phrase and you'll understand that: "I like the beach" "I like going to the beach."

    "to the beach" is a prepositional phrase

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  • Fantastic Explanation! You bring out very well explained tricks about gerunds.

  • Thank you so much.

    your teaching are clear and concise.

  • thanks

  • I just watched this video to learn how to pronounce the word "gerund". I never heard this word before until I started learning Spanish, before now I was pronouncing "gerund" with a hard G, and like "ge-RUND", lol

  • thx :D

  • This is a perfect description, ty.

  • You're awesome :D

  • Thank you

  • Thank you for helping.. very helpful

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