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5 July, 22:24

Locate and identify the - ing form.

The boys were going down to the lake to fish.

Verb phrase

Participle

Gerund

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  1. 6 July, 00:52
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    Going is the - ing form, and it is a participle, because it is used to create past continuous/progressive tense, where participles are used. Therefore it cannot be a gerund, because gerunds are used as nouns, not verbs.
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