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  • This is everyday grammar.

  • I'm Macia and I'm covet Lucy.

  • It I'm considering buying a new car.

  • Any thoughts?

  • Yes, I'm considering.

  • Is the present continuous form of the verb consider, while buying is the JaRon?

  • No.

  • About what type of car I should get.

  • Oh, no, I don't know anything about that.

  • The English language allows for the use of two i N g words in a row.

  • Why is that?

  • In part because of the present participle, A present participle is a word that is formed from a verb and ends in I N g.

  • So one common situation is when the first i n g word is part of a continuous verb tense.

  • On the second I m g word is a German.

  • I've been avoiding going to the doctor.

  • Present participle can act as a Jared adjective for part of a verb.

  • When used with the verb to be, it forms continuous tenses.

  • Another situation is what we call go plant Jarron.

  • When go is in the continuous verb tense, you will see two Ainge awards together.

  • We're going swimming this weekend.

  • I'm going shopping for new shoes and another common structure in which to I n G words appear together is verb plus adjective.

  • The situation is becoming appalling.

  • There are situations when more than 200 words appear together, but this often does not sound natural, and that's everyday grammar.

This is everyday grammar.

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