Gerund / Participle / Infinitive quiz

Are they looking forward to going to the concert?

Sally and Ken will continue to write their report.

Should they study more?

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.

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

Skating is fun! Skating is being used as 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."

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.

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

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

Brushing the dog is fun.

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

They couldn't play tennis because it was raining.

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.

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

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

Did their friends let them use their boat?

We decided to go to the party.

They have been dreaming of going to Bali for years.

I really enjoy playing video games.