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Nicole: do you hear kevin will come here this weekend?
Peter: really?
Nicole: i not sure. he rang me saying that.

saying here is a gerund or a continious tense?
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Nicole: Do you hear Kevin will come here this weekend?
Peter: Really?
Nicole: I not sure. He rang me saying that.

Saying here is a gerund or a continuous tense?
He rang me saying that = is an action. So it is a participle.

See here: Gerunds - Glossary Definition - UsingEnglish.com
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Default Re: gerund or continious tense?
Nicole: Do you hear Kevin will come here this weekend?

It sounds odd to me to use "Do" for this "one time action". The present simple is used for habitual/routine events.

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