The verb form ending in -ing is the present participle, present tense of the verb; the tense that indicates action that is present and continuous, ongoing: I'm cooking pasta for dinner.
The present participle of the verb is also:
pizza does not have a ing verb it is an adverb
There are four progressive verb forms in English: present progressive (am/is/are + verb+ing), past progressive (was/were + verb+ing), future progressive (will be + verb+ing), and present perfect progressive (has/have been + verb+ing).
There are three progressive verb forms in English: present progressive (am/is/are + verb-ing), past progressive (was/were + verb-ing), and future progressive (will be + verb-ing).
Hitting is the -ing form of the verb hit.
Infinitive to has an obligation/mandatory kind of sense. Present participle simply describe on-going action. The present participle is the -ing form of a verb. It is used in continuous/progressive tenses. eg present continuous = am/is/are + verb +ing = He is waiting, they are watching past continuous = was/were +verb + ing = She was walking, they were sleeping present perfect continuous = have/has been + verb + ing = I have been waiting, she has been shopping. past perfect continuous = had been + verb + ing = They had been fishing, He had been sleeping
We use -ing at the end of a verb to form a gerund, a present participle, or a progressive verb. Examples: Gerund: Watching movies is enjoyable." present participle: The visiting family members wanted to see the new baby." progressive verb: I am writing an answer now." When a verb ends with the letter "e," we drop the "e" and then add "ing."
A word formed by suffixing "-ing" to a verb can be either the present participle of the verb or a gerund, which is a verb form used as a noun.
Gambling is a verb, a gerund, to be precise which is a verb ending in "ING".
runningsingingeatingsearchingdancingtypingthinkingcookingpouringshoweringanswering
The prefix of ing is a noun formed from a verb. It basically expresses the action of the verb that you are using.
running skipping throwing catching seeing
"Swimming" is a verb ending in -ing that can be used as a noun, as in "I enjoy swimming."