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Gerund (-ing) vs present simple — choosing the correct form
Gerund or present simple: getting the subject right
6 minutes
The academic content is in Arabic, as at the BAC and as in the app.
What the syllabus expects from you
- Gerund (-ing) as subject/object vs present simple, choosing the correct form
The method
- Test: is the -ing word acting as a noun (subject/object)? → gerund, not present simple
The common mistakes
- Using a bare infinitive after a probability modal instead of the base verb correctly
- Using present simple where the -ing noun form (gerund) is required as subject
From the lesson
A supermarket poster warns shoppers: "Eat raw chicken is dangerous."
The vocabulary
- consuming (استهلاك)
- eating (تناول الطعام)
What is not on the syllabus
- Modal expressions of probability (previous concept)