Gerund

There are different ways and situation in which you'd use an -ing form: Use  to be + verb + -ing for the continuous. For example with verbs. You are then dealing with the Continuous.
When the -ing form occurs as a noun, we call that 'gerund'.

Below you'll find three ways in which a Gerund occurs:

  1. A Gerund can occur as subject:​
  2. The Gerund is used after a number of verbs, when people speak of general (non-specific) things.:
  3. The gerund is used after all prepositions: