In this study, the resarcher found out Students’ error in their education in identifying types of Verb-Ing in sentence use. The types of verb-Ing include gerund, present participle, and present progressive tense. The objectives of the researcher in the study was to find out the common error made by the Students of Walisongo State Islamic University in the academic year of 2015/2016 in identifying types of Verb-Ing in sentence use.
Considering the purpose of the research and the nature of the problem, type of this research was descriptive qualitative research. In this research, the researcher analyzed the sentences that were made by the freshmen students of Walisongo State Islamic University. Subject of data this study was assignment written text that was made by the freshmen students of Walisongo State Islamic University.
The study showed that: the students still made error to identify types of Verb-Ing. Most of the students made same error in each sentence which there was a Verb-Ing. In the first types of verb-Ing, gerund, the students made error in the using of Verb-Ing after special verb that must be followed by gerund. Most of them still used verb to infinitive and verb past. In the second and third types of verb-Ing, present participle, the students also made same error. They used verb1, verb 2, and to infinitive. In the fourth type of verb-Ing, present progressive tense, most of students made error in using to be and did not mention V-Ing after to be.