Verbs with -ING suffixes – Flashcards

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I can't bear eating food that still has a face.
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Gerund (functions as noun)
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Lock the door before leaving your flat.
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Gerund (functions as noun)
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Wine is my favorite way of relaxing after class.
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Gerund (functions as noun)
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I'm good at speaking Italian after a few glasses of wine.
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Gerund (functions as noun)
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Renee has hopes of getting a job in Bari.
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Gerund (functions as noun)
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Chiara confessed to staying after hours to study.
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Gerund (functions as noun)
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I miss sleeping in my own bed.
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Gerund (functions as noun)
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We had been studying for hours.
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ING (functions as verb)
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She is a challenging teacher.
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Present participle (functions as adjective)
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I love walking along the Arno at night.
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ING (functions as verb)
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The man with the dazzling smile works at the gelateria.
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Present participle (functions as adjective)
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Holly is watching to see if we respond to her joke in the lesson.
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ING (functions as verb)
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The guy listening to his music without headphones is a distraction.
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Present participle (functions as adjective)
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I have been teaching for only two years.
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ING (functions as verb)
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He's the guy at the bar sporting the hipster style beard.
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Present participle (functions as adjective)
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We will be arriving to class 10 minutes early tomorrow.
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ING (functions as verb)
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Carlie is the girl dancing over there.
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Present participle (functions as adjective)
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Katie has been having a hard time remembering the grammar points.
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ING (functions as verb)
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That woman tripping over her feet had a lot of wine at the last bar.
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Present participle (functions as adjective)
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