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**Topic:** English Gerunds (Verb Forms Ending in "-ing")
**Key Points:**
1. **Basic Rule:** Add "-ing" to the end of a verb to form a gerund.
2. **Exceptions:**
* Verbs ending in "-e" (e.g., "drive"): remove "-e" before adding "-ing".
* Verbs ending in "-ie" (e.g., "die"): replace "-ie" with "-ying".
* Verbs with doubled consonants (e.g., "run"): keep consonants and add "-ing".
* Verbs ending in "-y" (e.g., "play"): keep "-y" and add "-ing".
3. **Special Cases:**
* "False Gerunds": "-ing" can also be used to form nouns (e.g., "running is a good exercise").
* Non-gerund uses of "-ing" in sentences with two verbs (e.g., "I like running" vs. "I like to run").
4. **Identification Tip:** Gerunds often rely on the verb "to be" (e.g., "I am running") to function as a verbal construction.
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**General Gerund Rules**
1. To form a gerund, add "-ing" to the end of a verb.
2. The tense of the verb "to be" doesn't affect the gerund form.
3. A gerund requires the verb "to be" to exist in a sentence.
**Exceptions and Special Cases**
4. Verbs ending in "-e" (e.g., "drive", "write") require removing the "-e" before adding "-ing".
5. Verbs ending in two consecutive consonants (e.g., "dwell") keep both consonants and add "-ing".
6. Verbs ending in "-y" preceded by a consonant (e.g., "play") keep the "-y" and add "-ing".
7. Verbs with doubled consonants (e.g., "running", "hopping") follow the standard "-ing" addition rule.
**Specific Verb Examples**
8. The verb "to drive" becomes "driving" in the gerund form.
9. The verb "to write" becomes "writing" in the gerund form.
10. The verb "to fly" becomes "flying" in the gerund form, using "y" to maintain phonetics.
11. The verb "to agree" becomes "agreeing" in the gerund form, keeping both "-e"s.
**Gerund vs. Other Constructions**
12. In some sentences, "to [verb]" is not a gerund but an infinitive (e.g., "I like to run").
13. "Running" can be a noun (e.g., "Running is a good exercise") or a gerund, depending on the context.