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1. Present participle form of a verb
2. Suffix indicating an ongoing action
3. Common ending for most gerunds
4. Often used in progressive tenses
5. Forms a noun from a verb
6. Typically follows a base verb
7. Commonly found in English vocabulary
8. Similar to the suffix “-ement” in French
9. Indicates the action of the verb is ongoing
10. Used in a variety of word forms and tenses