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

Irene's walking there

• Gerund

• Present participle

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.

I am wishing for a new adventure.

• Gerund

• Present participle

I am wishing a new adventure.

• Gerund

• Present participle

David likes doing English Builder.

• Gerund

• Present participle

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

Why do we use gerund in the following sentence? 'Tony learns music by listening to the chords.'

• subject of the sentence

• object

• indirect object

• object of a preposition

Walking is good exercise.

• Gerund

• Present participle