The lawyer defended her making such statements.
Ella consideró mudarse a Londres el proximo año.
Is a form of a verb that ends in -ing and it´s used as a noun.
Verb
Ella extraña vivir cerca de la playa.
Verbs that indicate an action, they are also called dynamic verbs.
Action verb
Stative verb
He can't stand her smoking in the office.
He admitted cheating on the test.
El admitió haber copiado en el examen.
Are known as verbs of feeling.
Disfruto viajar alrededor del mundo.
She misses living near the beach.
Tony recommended taking the train.
I don't mind helping you.
Gerund
She considered moving to London next year.
A word that expresses an action, occurrence or a state of being.
I enjoy traveling around the world.