So make sure that you follow them with a gerund.

在后面跟着个动名词。

Also the noun in the gerund, okay?

后面也是动名词。

The second main reason that English speakers use the by-passive is because the agent noun phrase is long.

施动名词短语过长。

First things first, what are gerunds and infinitives?

首先，什么是动名词和不式？

He is using gerunds quite effectively.

他有效地使用了动名词。

After having, the verb is in the gerund.

After having，动词用的是动名词形式。

The gerund, " buying" is the subject of what is being said.

动名词" buying" 是谈的主题。

The -ing form of a verb is called a gerund.

动词的-ing形式叫做动名词。

We use the ending -ing to create a gerund.

我们用结尾加 -ing 构成动名词。

We can use gerunds to talk about activities instead of objects.

我们用动名词来表示做某事而不是特指某物。

In this example, both seeing and believing are gerunds.

在这个例子中，看到和相信都是动名词。

And foisting is its continuous and gerund form.

而 foisting 是它的连续和动名词形式。

Studying, the noun, is part and parcel of going to university.

学习（动名词）是上大学的重组成部分。

Remember how gerunds act like nouns?

还记得动名词是如何充当名词的吗？

The the verb have is acting as a gerund, it's acting as a noun there.

动词“have”这里是动名词，它相当于名词。

As a reminder, a gerund is a noun ending in -ing.

提醒下，动名词是以 -ing 结尾的名词。

The present participle can act as a gerund, adjective or part of a verb.

现在分词可以作为动名词、形容词或动词的部分。

Congratulations, you've successfully learnt about the differences between infinitives and gerunds.

恭喜你，你已经成功地了解了不式和动名词。

Now, a gerund " ing" is basically the activity of the verb.

所以，以ing结尾的动名词基本上就是这个动词的动作。

Another verb-like structure we examined are gerunds.

我们研究的另个类似动词的结构是动名词。