Using gerund

Using gerund
 

What is the correct way to use the gerund in a complex sentence? For example, how would I say, "I saw him swimming" ?

That's not a good example, because you are using a present participle, not a gerund. :thinking:

I have see him swim in the beach.
I don't know, you could to check my attempt please.

Okay, what's the correct way to use the present participle in this sentence? "I saw him swimming" in Spanish.

Lo vi nadando.

In Spanish it's called "gerundio".

He visto/vi a alguien haciendo algo.

:)

Great contribution, I have forgot the phrase in gerund in Spanish, but you have made that I coming it in my mind again.

Thank you.

Well, while we say "gerundio", they distinguish between -ing form, past participle and gerund.

But they'll explain it better than me. ;)

Don't worry please, I understood little.:D
I can distinguish between them.

Well, I'm not sure, because my books always talk about -ing forms, but I think they refer to past participle. :thinking:

The most common the past simple than the gerund.
But really they are very seems between them.

Thank you anyway.

Actually I'm not sure at all, since an adjective maybe an -ing form (I guess), such as "an interesting place" (un lugar interesante).

¿"He visto" no sería participio?

Yes Irmamar.

That's correct and accurate too.:)

"visto" sería participio. Pero "nadando" es gerundio. ;)

Aquí se suele decir: arreando, que es gerundio (cuando hay que hacer algo). :D

Yes, gerundio = present participle in English.

I like swimming :- gerund
I saw him swimming :- present participle = gerundio
I have swum :- past participle

:):)

Sorry, present participle (I was doing some exercises about past participle :o).

I might not know my gerunds but I know my participles... :D

And in this case?

Swimming is a good exercise.

Gerund - it's a noun. :)

And it works as a verb...:rolleyes:

@Hernán: Mis maestros lo llamaban verboide (junto con el infinitivo y el participio). No se conjugan y adquieren valor de sustantivos. :D