What is the Meaning & Definition of gerund

At the behest of the grammar, the gerund is the nonpersonal verbally expressing concurrency of an action with the time in which it is spoken. The termination is always ando for verbs from the first conjugation, or going, in the case of those who are already be second and third conjugation, while in prayer, the gerund functionally equivalent to the adverb. For example: the gerund of walking will be walking.
Considered to be one of the forms of the verb, infinitive and participle, the gerund expresses prior or simultaneous, never later.
On the other hand, the gerund formed from a verb will settle for this verb in the participle simple, preceded by the verb in gerund
To use it will be necessary to locate before a copula, e.g.: Juana was coming when it is called, Joseph was writing the composition when he heard the screams.
Then, gerunds should be applied in the following cases: concurrency (we leave thinking about it), prior (practicing the choreography fell), adverbial function (Laura enjoys taking her grandmother to the square), explanatory character (José seeing not coming, decided to leave) and in verbal locutions (his participation in the meeting comes generating controversies).
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