In your "fragment", walking is a participle. Think of it this way; while (doing what?) walking, and since this word adds -ing to the end of the verb "walk", it is therefore a participle.
The gerund form of "walked" is "walking." It functions as a noun and indicates the action of walking.
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It is what is known as a gerund. It is a verb in its -ingform that is being used as a noun.In the sentence, this gerund is the direct object.
The gerund for of the verb "caminar" (to walk) is "caminando".
A present participle has the same form as a gerund. Gerund is to used to refer to a verb that is being used as a noun. Present participles are constructed by adding -ing to the end of the verb.eg:She is going to school now. -- here going is a verb.I like walking. -- here walking is a gerund.
Partly right - a gerund is a verb ending in -ing. But it is used as a noun. egI like reading. Walking is good exercise. I have never liked swimming that much.
a gerund ends with ing while the verb doesn't
A gerund is the present participle. This is a verb followed by the suffix "-ing". For example, walking, riding, talking. The infinitive is the form which has the word "to" in front of it. For example, to walk, to ride, to talk. In English, the gerund is used where in some other language the infinitive would be used. For example, in Spanish and French, you can say, "To walk is fun." But in English you would say, "Walking is fun."
No, the word 'walking' is a gerund, the present participle of the verb 'to walk' that functions as a noun or an adjective.Example:Jack is walking his dog. (verb)I bought some new walking shoes. (adjective)Walking is good exercise (noun)A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.Jack is walking his dog. It is a beagle. (the pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun 'dog' in the second sentence)
as the end of a gerund or present participle (e.g. walkING) ....ando (e.g. andANDO)
Walking is the present participle of walk. It can be used as a verb to create the progressive tense, as a gerund (verbal noun), and as an adjective.Verb: I was walking home when the rain came.Gerund: Walking is good exercise.Adjective: I can't find my walking shoes.
Walking is the present participle of walk. It can be used as a verb to create the progressive tense, as a gerund (verbal noun), and as an adjective.Verb: I was walking home when the rain came.Gerund: Walking is good exercise.Adjective: I can't find my walking shoes.