Help needed with gerunds

[SPACEDOUT66]

Could you help me understand if the following phrases contain Gerunds

1 I’m going to write a story.
2 Deirdre was washing up when I saw her yesterday.

3I I’ve got a headache and I’m feeling sick
4 When James is playing music he’s happy.

Thanks

Lloyd

[Humble]

Welcome, Spacedout,
They are all Present Participles.
Best wishes.

[SPACEDOUT66]

Originally Posted by Humble

Welcome, Spacedout,
They are all Present Participles.
Best wishes.

Thanks for that Humble

So from what I know of the subject, I can assume that as they are all presaent participles, they all contain Gerunds.

Lloyd

[BobK]

Originally Posted by SPACEDOUT66

Thanks for that Humble

So from what I know of the subject, I can assume that as they are all presaent participles, they all contain Gerunds.

Lloyd

No.

Gerund

Flying planes is dangerous

Participle

A flying plate is dangerous

b

[SPACEDOUT66]

So back to the original question do these sentences contain Gerunds

1 I’m going to write a story.
2 Deirdre was washing up when I saw her yesterday.

3I I’ve got a headache and I’m feeling sick
4 When James is playing music he’s happy.

Secondly to what was humble refering when he/she said they are all present participals

Thirdly is this explanation of Gerunds correct "

It is a noun in the form of the present PARTICIPLE of a verb (that is, ending in -ing)

[mykwyner]

Yes, most English verbs have a present participle form that is its infinitive form without the word to and with the ending -ing added to it.

When we use that present participle form as a noun then we call it a gerund.

Swimming is good exercise. The present participle swimming is the subject of this sentence, it is acting as a noun, therefore it is a gerund.

Harry is swimming in the lake. The present participle swimming is used here with the present tense verb is to indicate an action that is happening in the present. It is not a gerund.

All of your sample sentences have some form of the word be: is, was, were, am are connected to them.

1. I'm [I am] going
2. ...was washing
3. ...am feeling
4. ...is playing

Therefore, they are not gerunds.