-ing formsbcknextWe can use the-ingform of the verb: as anoun:I loveswimming.Swimmingis very good for your health.You can get fit byswimmingregularly.

-ingnouns are nearly alwaysuncountnouns as anadjective:The main problem today isrisingprices.That programme was reallyboring.He saw a womanlyingon the floor.Because the-ingnoun or adjective is formed from averbit can have any of thepatternswhich follow a verb, for example: ... anobject:I likeplaying tennis.I saw a dogchasing a cat. ... or anadverbial:You can earn a lot of moneyby working hard.There were several peoplewaiting for the bus. ... or aclause:I heard someonesaying that.The-ingnoun can be used: as the subject of a verb:Learning Englishis not easy. as the object of a verb:We enjoylearning English.Common verbs followed by an-ingobject are:admitlikehatestartavoid

suggestenjoydislikebeginfinish

as the object of a prepositionSome people are not interestedin learningEnglish.The-ingadjective can come: in front of a noun:I read aninterestingarticle in the newspaper today.We saw a reallyexcitingmatch on Sunday.The commonest ing adjectives used in front of the noun areamusinginterestingworryingshockingdisappointing

boringsurprisingexcitingterrifyingfrightening

tiringannoying

after a noun:Who is thatman standingover there?Theboy talkingto Angela is her younger brother. andespecially after verbs likesee,watch,hear,smelletc.Iheardsomeoneplayingthe piano.I cansmellsomethingburning.- See more at: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/ing-forms#sthash.RJHBnz5g.dpuf