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Gerund (-ing) vs present simple — choosing the correct form

Gerund or present simple: getting the subject right

  • Sciences expérimentales important
  • Mathématiques important
  • Ingénierie important
  • Gestion et économie important

6 minutes

Le contenu académique est en arabe, comme au BAC et comme dans l’application.

Ce que le programme attend de toi

  • Gerund (-ing) as subject/object vs present simple, choosing the correct form

La méthode

  1. Test: is the -ing word acting as a noun (subject/object)? → gerund, not present simple

Les erreurs fréquentes

  • 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

Extrait du cours

A supermarket poster warns shoppers: "Eat raw chicken is dangerous."

Le vocabulaire

  • consuming (استهلاك)
  • eating (تناول الطعام)

Ce qui n’est pas au programme

  • Modal expressions of probability (previous concept)

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