Gerund / Participle / Infinitive quiz

It is an interesting book. Interesting is being used as an adjective.

Did they manage to find the cottage or did they get lost?

They have been dreaming of going to Bali for years.

Are they good at gardening? Gardening is being used as a noun. It is a gerund. We can say "Are they good at tennis?"

They were playing and stopped to drink some lemonade. They were playing. They stopped playing. They wanted to drink some lemonade. The STOPPED PLAYING to DRINK.

Are they looking forward to going to the concert?

Did their friends let them use their boat?

Skating is fun! Skating is being used as a noun.

We decided to go to the party.

They attempted to roast marshmallows on the fire. They must really enjoy camping.

Sally and Ken will continue to write their report.

They couldn't play tennis because it was raining.

She tried to arrive early, but there was too much traffic.

Should they study more?

Who's attending the meeting? Who is attending the meeting. This is the present progressive verb tense. It is not a verbal being used as an adjective or a noun.

I could not avoid hitting the car in front of me. Hitting is being used as a noun. It is a gerund. We can say "I could not avoid the car."

I really enjoy playing video games.

Did you learn to play violin when you were a child?

Brushing the dog is fun.

After finishing the cake, we are having tea. Finishing is a gerund. We can say "After the cake, we are having tea." Are having is the present continuous tense being used to talk about the future. Having is a present participle.