Participle vs gerund

[Nathan Mckane]

Participle vs gerund

What is the difference btween participle and gerund?

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[ahmad shalabi]

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participle

VerbPreterite
(past)Past
ParticiplePresent
ParticipleRegular/
Irregulartalktalkedtalkingregularhirehiredhiringdodiddonedoingirregularsaysaidsayingeatateeaten
eatingwritewrotewrittenwritingbeatbeatbeatenbeatingsingsangsungsinging


About greund

gerund is a form in which the -ing form of the verb is used as a noun

for example

I like swmming>>>>> swim
let's jogging >>>>>> jog

 

[Tdol]

You can find that out here:
Gerunds - Glossary Definition - UsingEnglish.com
Present Participle - Glossary Definition - UsingEnglish.com

 

[emsr2d2]

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Participle

Verb Preterite
(past) Past
Participle Present
Participle Regular/
Irregular: talk talked talking
Regular: hire hired hiring / do did done doing
Irregular: say said saying / eat ate eaten eating /
write wrote written writing
beat beat beaten beating
sing sang sung singing


About gerund

Gerund is a form in which the -ing form of the verb is used as a noun

For example:

I like swimming>>>>> swim
Let's jogging - Incorrect. "Let's go jogging". >>>>>> jog

Please see above. Note that I haven't altered the content, only made amendments to layout, punctuation, capitalisation, with the exception of your final example which was incorrect.

 

[konungursvia]

Participle: verb part: He has eaten.

Gerund: verb changed to a noun-like structure: He loves eating.

 

[Nathan Mckane]

The guy standing to his left is john.

Is the word standing In the sentence above a verb or a noun?
Thanks.

 

[Tullia]

The guy standing to his left is John.

Is the word standing In the sentence above a verb or a noun?
Thanks.

You can expand the sentence to:

"The guy who is standing to his left is John."


Does that help give you a hint about the answer?