Present Participle Phrases and Gerunds

Which of the following is present participle?

• rise

• rose

• risen

• rising

We should use gerunds after certain verbs, except...

• avoid

• admit

• help

• listen

David likes doing English Builder.

• Gerund

• Present participle

I am wishing a new adventure.

• Gerund

• Present participle

Jason was walking home from school when he saw a UFO in the sky.

• Gerund

• Present participle

Walking is good exercise.

• Gerund

• Present participle

Irene's walking there

• Gerund

• Present participle

What is the meaning of the following sentence?

'Not wanting to miss our flight, we arrived at the airport 3 hours early.'

• As we didn’t want to miss our flight, we arrived at the airport 3 hours early.

• Because we didn’t want to miss our flight, we arrived at the airport 3 hours early.

• As we don’t want to miss our flight, we arrived at the airport 3 hours early.

• Because we do not want to miss our flight, we arrived at the airport 3 hours early.

Which of the following is correct?

• He whistling to himself, he walked down the road.

• Whistled to him, he walked down the road.

• Whistling to himself, he walked down the road.

• Whistled to himself, he walked down the road.

Why do we use gerunds in the following sentence?

'Talking and eating are two activities that should not go together. '

• subject of the sentence

• object

• indirect object

• object of a preposition