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In the example below I believe do we need to use "working" in the gerund form?
You will love working here
I thought that verbs following "love" can be either in the gerund form or the infinitive form, but for this example the infinitive form does not sound correct:
You will love to work here
Is there a reason for this or is this second example also correct?
The sentences:
- You will enjoy working here
- You will find it enjoyable to work here.
are both grammatically valid and both are quite natural. Their meanings are very similar.
The "working" form perhaps emphasizes that this is a process that will last for some time a bit more.
By the way, "working": here is not a gerund, it is a present participle. That means it is a verb form here. A gerund is a noun derived from a verb, not a verb form.
A pair of examples:
Swimming is excellent exercise and an interesting sport. [Gerund. "Swimming here is the name of an activity, a noun.]
The man was swimming towards her rapidly. [Participle "swimming" here is an action verb.]
