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Infinitives and Gerunds: Gerunds Examples
Gerunds can be used as a subject of a sentence. Take a look at some examples and the usage of gerunds.
Infinitives and Gerunds: Bare Infinitives
The bare infinitive grammar word, explained with examples, in relation to verbs and do auxiliaries.
What are Infinitives and Gerunds?
When the base form of any verb is used, it is called an infinitive. Verbs are used to form Gerunds, but Gerunds act as nouns in a sentence.
Past Participle: Examples
Here are some common verbs in present and past tense, with the past participles highlighted.
A past participle indicates past or completed action or time. It is often called the 'ed' form as it is formed by adding d or ed, to the base form of regular verbs, however, it is also formed in various other ways for irregular verbs.
SV Agreement: Other Rules
In this learn about additional rules that you need to know about the rules of subject-verb agreement.
While a subject-verb agreement is easy in simple sentences like these, it can become tricky in more complex sentences. Here are the rules that can help you to understand the SV Agreement better.
Subject-verb agreement errors are very common in the English language. The subject-verb agreement means the subject and verb must agree in numbers. This means both need to be singular or both need to be plural
Verb Conjugation (Tenses)
Verbs are also conjugated according to their tenses. Verb tense indicates when the action in a sentence is happening (e.g., in the present, future, or past)
There are three types of verbs. Learn more about them in this lesson.