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-ING is a suffix used to form the present participle of regular verbs in English. Learn how to use it, pronounce it, and see translations in other languages.
Learn about the different types and uses of the suffix -ing in English, such as forming nouns, verbs, and adjectives. See examples, pronunciation, and word history of -ing words.
-ing is a suffix that forms present participles, gerunds, and sometimes nouns or adjectives from verbs. Learn about its etymology, pronunciation, formation, and uses with examples and contrasts.
Learn the definitions, meanings, and pronunciations of the suffix -ing in English. Find out how to use it to form nouns, verbs, and adjectives from other words.
Learn how to use the -ing suffix to form present participles, verbal nouns, and nouns from verbs or other words. See examples, pronunciation, and word origin of -ing in British and American English.
What used to be called the gerund is an -ing form used as a noun or noun phrase, while the present participle is an -ing form used as a verb. While and before can each be used in different ways. For example, before can be a preposition and it can be a conjunction.
However, each form has a different meaning. The "-ing" and the past participle is bolded in the example sentences below. Notice that the "-ing" adjective refers to a thing and the past participle ("-ed") adjective refers to a person. The ideas are exciting. (This refers to the ideas themselves.)
