Gerunds and Infinitives

What is a gerund?

• a verb with an –ing ending

• a really complicated English term

• a combination of helping verbs and other words

• the word “to” plus a verb

Identify the gerund in the following sentence: She enjoys swimming in the ocean.

• she

• ocean

• enjoys

• swimming

Choose the correct form: I enjoy (to read/reading) books in my free time.

• reads

• to read

• reading

• readed

Identify the gerund in the following sentence: Running is good exercise.

• Eating

• Running

• Jumping

• Good

Choose the correct form: She prefers (to watch/watching) movies at home.

• watches

• to watch

• watching

• watch

In the sentence 'I like swimming', is 'swimming' a gerund or an infinitive?

• adjective

• gerund

• noun

• adverb

Identify the gerund in the following sentence: I love eating ice cream.

• eating

• ice cream

• loving

• I

What is an infinitive?

• a verb phrase with an –ing word

• a word that ends in –ing and functions as a noun

• a combination of helping verbs and other words

• the word “to” plus a verb

Identify the infinitive in the following sentence: I want to go to the movies.

• to the movies

• I want

• to go

• want to go

In the sentence 'I love to dance', is 'to dance' a gerund or an infinitive?

• gerund

• adjective

• noun

• infinitive