Unit 6.2

Gerundio


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Introduction

El gerundio [gerund] es un verbo que funciona como sustantivo que se refiere a una acción, proceso o estado.

Form

El gerundio consiste en la raíz del verbo + -ing.

Example

  • He is good at ballroom dancing.
  • She enjoys playing with her friends in the park.
  • Counting to ten is easy.
  • Reading the newspaper is important.
  • I like going to museums.
  • She is always listening to that song.

Use

Usamos Gerund como sustantivo que se refiere a una acción, proceso o estado.

Deriva de un verbo al añadir «-ing» para transformarlo en un sustantivo.

Summary

Un gerundio [gerund] es un verbo que funciona como sustantivo que se refiere a una acción, proceso o estado. Los gerundios se forman al añadir –ing al final de la raíz del verbo.

Por ejemplo:
—»She is good at dancing.» = El gerundio de dance es dancing.

Vamos a revisar el contenido de la sección {Form}. Echa un vistazo a la sección {Example} que muestra su uso en el contexto de una oración.

Exercises

External link to Gerundio exercises (37).



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