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Fri 27 Jan, 2017 02:08 am
As my grammar tutor taught me, every verb after preposition should be in "V+ing form".
Is it correct to write: He is absorb in exercising.
What about this sentence: He is absorb in his exercise.
@Tofail,
He is
absorbed in exercising.
He is
absorbed in his exercise. (
exercising would also be acceptable.)
@hightor,
Thanks for your response.
What if I wrote: He is absorbed in exercise. I hope you will also explain the grammatical fact why I have to use 'absorbed'.
@Tofail,
"He is absorbed in exercise" is fine.
"Is", in this case, functions as an auxiliary (or helping) verb. "Is absorbed" is known as a verb phrase.
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