Question

In which sentence is the bolded word a present participle?

A. It is exciting to see the raised head of a dolphin in the water!

B. Swimming dolphins need to break the surface for air every two minutes.

C. When dolphins are above the water, they are breathing air.

D. Having adapted to pressure changes, dolphins’ lungs enable them to dive below the ocean’s surface.

Answer 1

Conjugate exit English verb: past tense, participle, present perfect, present continuous, past perfect, gerund.

Answer 2

Because the -ing noun or adjective is formed from a verb it can have any of the patterns which follow.

Then and especially after verbs like see, watch, hear, smell etc.

These nouns are called gerunds and can be the subject of a clause, followed.

The gerund in the following sample sentences is bolded, and the verb is called as He is excited.