USES OF ING

1. CONTINUOUS TENSES
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
i`m buying a new pair od shoes

PAST CONTINUOUS
i was studying english yesterday

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

ive been playing soccer all day

FUTURE CONTINUOUS
ill be studying fot the quiz tonight

2. AFTER PREPOSITIONS

In on at of for from by to with without about before after

I get dress after taking a shower Im really good at writing poems

3. AFTER DESPITE, IN DESPITE OF

Despite bieng sick, she came to class.

In dispite of having a lot of homework ill play with you.

4. AS NOUNS
i didnt understand the reading. *not all verbs, only with househole

5. AS ADJETIVES
I think Joel is an interesting guy.

6. TO BEGIN SENTENCES

To cheat on exam is not honest

Cheating on exam in not honest.

To run is good for your health.

Running is good for your health

7. IN REDUCED RELATIVE CLAUSES

CONTINUOUS TENSES
The woman is from France, the woman is sitting next to me. the woman sitting next to me is from France.

8. AFTER CERTAINS VERBS + OBJECTS

(be spent stay annoy thank)
Erika spents a lot of money buying barbies

9. AFTER FOLLOWING VERBS

LIKE
DONT LIKE

like Love adore

dislike Hate Cant stand deteste

M D

miss mind deny Delay

A I

Avoid Admit
Imagine Involve

begin Start Suggest

Keep on
Continue Finish Stop

Risk
Pstpone End up