I am having to do a job.
Firstly, it seems that you have used the present progressive form, which is subject, present form verb “be”, and the present participle of the verb (verb -ing). We use present progressive when we’re talking about a particular action which we are currently doing. Or when talking about a future action which is already planned.
- I am writing a comment
- I am visiting my parents on the weekend
However, in the case of your sentence, it should usually be in the present simple, because it’s stating the fact that you have a job. Hence:
I have a job.
If you would like to say that you’re not willing to do a job but instead that you have to do the job, then we will use the phrasal verb “have/has to” which means it is a necessity or duty. In that case, the sentence would be:
I have to do a job.
Remember that when using the phrasal verb “have to,” we follow it with the infinitive.
- They have to take
- He has to drive his grandmother to church.
- She has to cook dinner for the kids.
If you wanted to use the word “having” as a gerund, please remember that a gerund is a noun which looks like a verb. The best way I remember the meaning of a gerund is to think of it as “the action of____“.
- I like swimming
Here, swimming as a gerund and is talking about the action of swimming.
- Drinking too much milk gives me a stomach ache.
In this sentence, it’s the action of drinking which we are discussing.
When using having as a gerund, it means the action of having something and therefore needs to be followed by an object. Such as in:
- Having a phone helps him stay in touch with friends.
There is lastly also a past form for gerunds, which is having + past participle.
- I congratulated him on having done such a great job.
- Having said that she’d be home late, Emma didn’t think Tom would make dinner.
