If + gerund

👁 Anais Lee

Anais Lee

Senior Member

Cantonese

Hello

I'm wondering if "if + gerund" can be used in the following way:

You should give it a try if ever visiting our city.​

Thank you.

👁 DonnyB

DonnyB

Moderator Emeritus

Coventry, UK

English UK Southern Standard English

It's not wrong, but it does sound a lot more natural to me as "...if you ever visit..." 👁 Smile :)

👁 Anais Lee

Anais Lee

Senior Member

Cantonese

Thank you, DonnyB!

B

billj

Senior Member

British English

You should give it a try

Yes, but I suspect that most native speakers would say "if you are ever visiting our city".

Note that in traditional grammar "visiting" is a present participle, not a gerund. In modern grammar it is simply an ing verb.

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