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The Differences of Present Participle and Gerund

Present Participle VS Gerund Present participle is different of gerund. Study this following examples: a) He loves painting . b) He is painting . Both of the sentences above are different. (a). /He loves painting/ is built from gerund and (b) /He is painting/ is built from participle or present participle. Gerund Basically, gerund is a verb. But when it is in a certain structure, it becomes a noun. How could that be like that? It is because gerund does not indicate that someone or a thing is doing an activity or to do something physically. It means that gerund is the way to express something or to give a tell or to inform someone about one's activity (both habitual actions and daily activities). Mostly gerund is positioned in a context which the point of the information is served to someone. For example: I like smoking . Waiting is boring . My hobby is swimming . Note that, /boring/ in the sentence above is a noun which is derived from the adjective /bored/. So, bored