The -ing form of a verb is called a gerund.

动词的-ing形式动名词。

But eating at home, that's a gerund and that is acting as a noun.

但是“在家里吃饭”，这是一个动名词，而它相当于一个名词。

Did you find the gerund? It was " coming" .

你找到动名词了吗？ 是" coming" 。

One kind of verbal phrase is called a gerund, the " ing" form of a verb.

有一种动词语动名词，动词的“ing”形式。

This is basically a gerund expression, a gerund phrase, but we can't use this with a clause.

实质上这是一个动名词，但我们不能把它和从句一起用。

Also the noun in the gerund, okay?

后面也是动名词。

Another verb-like structure we examined are gerunds.

我们研究的另一个类似动词的结构是动名词。

So make sure that you follow them with a gerund.

一定要在后面跟着一个动名词。

First things first, what are gerunds and infinitives?

首先，什么是动名词和不定式？

He is using gerunds quite effectively.

他很有效地使用了动名词。

In this example, both seeing and believing are gerunds.

在这个例子中，看到和相信都是动名词。

It's always followed by a noun or a gerund.

它后面总是跟一个名词或动名词。

Now, here, this word is actually not a gerund and it's not really a verb either.

那么，这个单词实际上不是一个动名词，也算不上是动词。

We can use gerunds to talk about activities instead of objects.

我们用动名词来表示某事而不是特指某物。

In this sentence, " walking" is a gerund and is the subject.

在这个句子中，“walking”是动名词，而且是句子的主语。

As a reminder, a gerund is a noun ending in -ing.

提醒一下，动名词是以 -ing 结尾的名词。

Just add -ing to the verb to form the gerund.

只要在动词后面加 -ing 就可以构成动名词。

Remember how gerunds act like nouns?

还记得动名词是如何充当名词的吗？

Yes! " Am Considering" is the present continuous form of the verb consider, while Buying is the gerund.

当然有！Am Considering 是动词 consider 的现在进行时，而 Buying 是动名词。

A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding -ing.

动名词是由动词加 ing 构成的名词。