Berikut adalah saat digunakannya Verb Ing :
1. Untuk menyatakan kalimat continous tense
Ex :
- I am studying english now
- He was coming to your house yesterday
2. Jika terletak sesudah preposition (in, on, after, before, etc)
Ex :
- He is clever in studying english
- We must wash our hands before eating
- The man is sick after listening the news
3. Jika terletak sesudah kata kerja
a. Kata kerja yang diikuti verb ing :
- avoid (menghindar)
- consider (mempertimbangkan)
- deny (mengingkari)
- dislike (tidak suka)
- enjoy (menikmati)
- excuse (memaafi)
- finish (menyelesaikan)
- forgive (memaafkan)
- go on (terus/melanjutkan)
- keep (menjaga)
- mind (berpikir)
- miss (keliru)
- pardon (memaafkan)
- practise (berlatih)
- postpone (menunda)
- stop (berhenti)
- suggest (menganjurkan)
- understand (mengerti)
Ex:
1. I avoid meeting him
2. I stop loving you
3. I dislike him coming to my house everyday
4. He has finished reading the book
5. You must practise speaking english at home
b. Kata kerja yang dapat diikuti Verb Ing maupun To Infinitive
- begin (mulai)
- continue (melanjutkan)
- forget (lupa)
- intend bermaksud)
- like (suka)
- prefer (lebih suka)
- remember (ingat)
- start (mulai)
- try (mencoba)
Ex :
1. I begin studying
I begin to study
2. He likes swimming
He likes to swimming
3. I try loving you
I try to love you
c. Kata kerja yang dapat diikuti Verb Ing maupun Infinitive Without To
- feel (merasa)
- hear (mendengar)
- listen to (mendengar)
- notice (memperhatikan)
- observe (mengamati)
- see (melihat)
- watch (mengawasi)
- perceive (merasa)
Ex :
1. I hear her singing a song
I hear her sing a song
2. We see him walking on the street
We see him walk on the street
3. He observed me leaving the room
He observed me leave the room