BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem
TTP OnDemand GMAT Video Course
Featured Course

Target Test Prep GMAT OnDemand

Scott Woodbury-Stewart’s private virtual classroom — 400 hours of master-class video lessons for the GMAT Focus Edition.

  • 715+ score guarantee — highest in the industry (99th percentile)
  • 52 chapters · 1,500+ lessons · 4,000+ practice questions
  • 400 hours of video · 1,500+ instructor-led HD smartboard lessons
  • 300,000+ students accepted to Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Booth & Sloan & more
  • 24/7 live support + weekly Zoom office hours with GMAT instructors
  • TTP AI Assist — 24/7 AI-powered virtual tutor for instant help
  • 1,200+ flashcards + AI-powered study assistant & daily calendar
  • OnDemand, LiveTeach & GMAT Bootcamp formats available
  • Also: GRE, SAT Math & Executive Assessment courses
  • MBA Admissions Consulting now available
  • 🏆 2025 EdTech Breakthrough Award: Test Prep Solution Provider of the Year
  • 200,000+ students served
  • 5-day free trial — $0 to start, no auto-billing, cancel anytime
★★★★★ 5.0 (559 reviews)
130-pt guarantee
$0 to start then $127/mo
Start Free 5-Day Trial Read 559 Reviews →

Gerunds V/s Present Participle

Expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
Posts: 9
Joined: Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:41 am
by __neo » Wed May 16, 2012 3:53 am
I am still facing difficulty in differentiating the two, can someone please elaborate along with examples.

I know Gerunds are -ing noun forms, where as present participles are -ing adjective(or adverbial) forms.

Please elaborate !
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Source: — Sentence Correction |
User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 641
Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:15 amFollowed by: 32 members
Thanked: 149 times
GMAT Score:760

by avik.ch » Wed May 16, 2012 5:51 am
a gerund is a noun - they are noun as they take up the noun slot in the sentence i.e subject, object...

Swimming is fun. Subject is a noun slot and hence the ing form of the verb becomes a noun.

A gerund test : use "the act of..."

The act of swimming is fun - makes sense, correct. Swimming is a gerund.

all participle ( present and past) functionally is an adjective. The presence of the finite verb makes it a verb.

Jessica is charming her audiences. "is charming" is a verb.
Jessica is charming to her audiences. Here "charming" is an adjective predicate aka participle.

Hope this helps !!
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1