Level: beginner
We can use the -ing form of a verb:
I love swimming.
The main problem today is rising prices.
That programme was really boring.
He saw a woman lying on the floor.
-ing nouns are nearly always uncount nouns. They can be used:
Learning English is not easy.
We enjoy learning English.
Common verbs followed by an -ing object are:
admit like hate start avoid suggest enjoy dislike begin finish
Some people are not interested in learning English.
-ing forms as adjectives
The -ing adjective can come:
- in front of a noun:
I read an interesting article in the newspaper today.
We saw a really exciting match on Sunday.
- after a link verb like be, look or sound:
Your new book sounds very interesting.
The children can be really annoying.
- after a noun:
Who is that man standing over there?
The boy talking to Angela is her younger brother
- especially after verbs of the senses like see, watch, hear, smell, etc.:
I heard someone playing the piano.
I can smell something burning.The commonest -ing adjectives are:
amusing
boring
disappointinginteresting
surprising
tiringworrying
exciting
frighteningshocking
terrifying
annoying
Patterns with -ing forms
Because an -ing noun or adjective is formed from a verb, it can have any of the patterns which follow a verb. For example:
- it can have an object:
I like playing tennis.
I saw a dog chasing a cat.
- it can be followed by a clause:
I heard someone saying that he saw you.
Verbs followed by the '-ing' form
"Put your question in the box"
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خودآزمایی ها |
نام | تعداد آزمون | میزان موفقیت | |
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پانتهآ خسروی | 1 | 100/00 % |
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Bahareh slt | 1 | 100/00 % |
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نیما شیرانی | 1 | 100/00 % |
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پگاه سجادی | 1 | 100/00 % |
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پریسا سلوکی شهرضایی | 1 | 100/00 % |
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یاشار اسکندری | 1 | 100/00 % |
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Alireza Fadaei | 1 | 100/00 % |
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reza rouzkhosh | 3 | 83/33 % |
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سیامک اوحدی نیا | 3 | 83/33 % |
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Parvin Nemati | 1 | 83/33 % |
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فرناز دهقان | 1 | 83/33 % |
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نرجس ایروانی | 1 | 83/33 % |
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سپهر عالیوند | 3 | 75/00 % |
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Fatemh Tanhaei on | 3 | 75/00 % |
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فاطمه ثابت قدم | 3 | 75/00 % |
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mina roshanaei | 2 | 75/00 % |
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radman mohammadi | 2 | 75/00 % |
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محمد خزایی | 1 | 75/00 % |
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شکوه شیخی پور | 1 | 66/67 % |
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مهرناز مجیدی | 1 | 66/67 % |
نام | تعداد آزمون | میزان موفقیت | |
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َAmeneh Darvishzadeh | 1 | 100/00 % |
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Mehrad Hashemi | 1 | 100/00 % |
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مهدی حسین پور آقائی | 1 | 100/00 % |
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zahra namdari | 46 | 98/21 % |
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یاسمن محمدی پور | 4 | 98/08 % |
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فرنوش طغیانی | 17 | 98/06 % |
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Tara Mohammadi | 3 | 96/43 % |
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yasaman mohamadipur | 51 | 95/86 % |
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محمدجواد ملائی اردستانی | 3 | 94/44 % |
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Arzhang Saberi | 4 | 93/33 % |
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Soheila Karimi | 123 | 92/71 % |
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aram farhmand | 10 | 92/31 % |
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یاشار اسکندری | 98 | 91/14 % |
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پریسا سلوکی شهرضایی | 72 | 89/49 % |
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ارشیا قلمکاری | 33 | 89/23 % |
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Omid Aghababaei | 20 | 87/92 % |
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سجاد آقابابایی | 2 | 87/50 % |
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محدثه درویشی | 1 | 87/50 % |
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Fardin Azhdari | 27 | 86/58 % |
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نازيلا حاجي صباغ | 31 | 85/94 % |