PPT-Gerunds, infinitives, and participles

Gerunds Gerunds are verbals that function as nouns and have an ing ending Since gerunds are derived from verbs and have an ing ending they do express action However because gerunds . Just ‘cause it looks like a verb…. …doesn’t mean it’s functioning as a verb! . When a . verb form is . used as a . noun. , an . adjective. , or an . adverb. , is it called a . verbal. .. Participles. a verbal ending in ing uses to name activities . Gerunds. Gerunds show action, so they act like verbs, but they also name, so they act like nouns by naming activities. . To see how they act like nouns, insert any of these phrases into any of the blanks: . Focus on Academic English. Why study them?. Gerunds and infinitives are common features of both spoken and written English. A person who tries . __________ . English without . __________ . gerund and infinitives will produce very unnatural-sounding sentences. . when used as a noun. Because their function is that of a noun, gerunds may be used as the subject of a sentence: Running regularly will make you feel better. Studying requires most of my time during More . verbals. , baby. . Gerunds. Gerunds are the . base form of a verb . + an ‘. ing. ’ ending. . They function as . NOUNS. . . Example:. Frolick. ing. is relaxing. . I dislike . knit. t. ing.. Grammar. A gerund is a verb form ending in –. ing. that is used as a noun. Gerunds, like nouns, can be used as subjects, predicate nominatives, direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.. 1 prepositional infinitives * Jan Casalicchio (jan.casalicchio@gmail.com) Universit Present Passive Infinitives. Translation practice. Present Passive Infinitives. You have already learned the present active infinitive. It’s the 2. nd. principal part of the verb:. portare. : to carry. What is a Verbal?. A . verbal. . is the . form of a verb used as a noun, . adjective, . or adverb.. Identifying verbals . in a sentence can . be somewhat . tricky – verbals are NOT . verbs. !. Gerunds. Infinitives are verb forms that are translated with the word “to….”. All About Infinitives. There are 3 tenses of infinitives: present, perfect, and future.. Each tense has 2 voices: active and passive.. Gerunds - words that look like verbs and act like a nouns.. You can spot a gerund by looking for a verb . ing. that is acting as a noun.. Swimming. is fun.. Swim is a verb. Swimming is a verb with . Learning Targets:. LT1: I can identify . gustar. with infinitive.. LT2: I can use . gustar. with infinitives in a sentence.. Gustar. with Infinitives . An . infinitive. tells the meaning of the verb without naming any subject or tense. . Descubre. 2– Lesson 5.3. La . Pregunta. . Esencial. What . are Past Participles as Adjectives in . S. panish and how . are they. . formed?. Past Participles as Adjectives. The past participle is a verb . By: . Asst.Prof. . Muayad R. Habib / Dept. of English / English Grammar For All Third Year Students / College of Basic Education / Al-. Mustansyria. University / Apr.2020 . Decide whether the sentences are .