Gerunds and participles? Why do you think people get them confused?

Question

Your views on Gerunds and participles?

They can be Gerunds in English or any other language?

Answer 1

actually present participle and gerunds have the same form. Is that what you are referring to?
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Answer 2

I think people often get gerunds and present participles confused because they look the same: they are both made with -ing. The difference is in usage.

Yes, some other languages use gerunds, too.