Even some teachers of English confuse the present participle with a gerund. Both have the -ing form, but the present participle is verbal, while the gerund is a noun.
Look at these two sentences:
I'm driving the car.
('driving' in this case is a verbal form, therefore it's a participle)
I like driving.
(In this example 'driving' is the noun (gerund) and 'like' is the verb)
Likewise, you can say:
I loved swimming
I was swimming in the sea
Can you see the difference?
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