Nombre(s): Asignatura TAI304

GRAMÁTICA COMPARADA
Docente Claudia Morales M.
Fecha Mayo de 2023

GUÍA N° 2 – PRÁCTICA CÁTEDRA 2 -ING FORMS

A. Find the gerund phrase in each sentence. Then identify the gerund's function in
the sentence as subject, subject complement, object of preposition,
or appositive.

Sentence Gerund phrase Function

After saving the dog's life, the young saving the dog's life object of a
man was given an award. preposition 

(after)
Marion always enjoys smiling at the
camera.
The science lab posts stringent rules
about dissecting animals.
The students didn't want to bring the
speaker to the meeting of the student
council.
The school proposed a new
rule: prohibiting the use of cell phones
on campus.

B. Find the present participle in each sentence. Then identify the present

participle's function in the sentence as continuous form of a verb, object
complement, parallel activity, adjective, or adverb.

Sentence Present participle Function

phrase
She couldn't take her eyes off a
poodle puppy wagging its tail in a pet
store.
She had an idea walking through the
park.
The girl dancing in the street is Frank's
niece.
The girl got dizzy dancing in the
street.
Having no food at home, Tim went to
the supermarket.
When are you visiting your
grandparents?
Truly interesting people are very hard
to find.
Anna has been helping people her
entire life.
 I think she discovered the treasure
playing in the park with the other kids.
We saw Peter walking slowly through
the park.

C. Read the following sentences. Identify the type of the underlined -ing form (present
participle or gerund) and its function (continuous form of a verb, object complement, parallel
activity, adjective, adverb, subject of a verb, object of a preposition, object of a transitive
verb, in compound noun or subject complement).

Sentence - Ing form Function

1. Seeing is believing. Gerund Subject of a verb
2. I could not stop laughing. Gerund Object of a transitive verb
3. There are many ways of cooking a meal. Gerund Object of a preposition
Present Object complement
4 I saw Tim going up the hill.
Participle
Present Adjective
5. She is such a charming little girl.
Participle
Present Adjective
6. The boy mending his shoes is her brother.
Participle
7. By eating a balanced diet, you can live Gerund Object of a preposition
well.
Present Continuous form of a
8. She has been sleeping all day.
Participle verb
Present Adverb
9. Hearing a noise, he got out of the bed.
Participle
10. This story is exciting. Gerund Subject complement

D. Write 5 sentences using present participles with different functions: 1 as a continuous

form of a verb, 1 as an object complement, 1 as a parallel activity, 1 as an adjective and 1
as an adverb.

1)_______________________________________________________________________

2)_______________________________________________________________________

3)_______________________________________________________________________

4)_______________________________________________________________________

5)_______________________________________________________________________

E. Write 5 sentences using gerunds with different functions: 1 as subject, 1 as an object of a

preposition, 1 as an object of a transitive verb, 1 in a compound noun and 1 as a subject
complement.

1)_______________________________________________________________________

2)_______________________________________________________________________
3)_______________________________________________________________________

4)_______________________________________________________________________

5)_______________________________________________________________________

F. Identifique la forma -ing subrayada (present participle or gerund) y su función. Luego traduzca el
texto a español. Leerán el texto en español niños/as entre 8 y 12 años.

Ejemplo: [1] Does she like swimming (in the lake)?

1. gerund phrase – object of transitive verb.

Bored with the usual presents, Tiffany asked for a pet for her birthday. Walking a dog of her own had
been her dream for a long time. Coming home from school, a poodle puppy wagging its tail in a pet
store caught her eye. Hoping for this pet, Tiffany went to the store every day to look at the beloved pup.
Having him became a must. In order to get him, she was a model daughter day after day. Her parents
became nicely surprised with her new housekeeping skills. On her birthday, Tiffany and her mom
hurried to the store to buy the poodle. Tiffany named the excited puppy Inglebert, which means
“unusually intelligent.” She bought him a toy to munch and he always wants to play with her. He is
always following her around the house, carrying the toy with him. Playing fetch and eaching Inglebert
new tricks now take up much of Tiffany’s time. They have an amazing time together.