Perfect Infinitive, Gerund, and Participle

Yesterday, I saw a man in tattered clothes. [Here 'tattered' is....]

• Present Participle

• Gerund

• Past Participle

Hearing the noise the boy woke up. [Here 'hearing' is...]

• Present Participle

• Past Participle

• Infinitive

Swimming is one of the complete exercises. [Here 'swimming' is...]

• Past Participle

• Infinitive

• Gerund

Children were so excited to play the new fun game. [Here the infinitive is...]

• play

• to play

• excited

A rolling stone gathers no mass. [Here rolling is ....]

• Infinitive

• Gerund

• Participle

Reading is a favourite pastime of many of our students. [Here 'reading' is...]

• Participle

• Gerund

• Infinitive

Seeing is believing. [Here 'seeing' and 'believing' are...]

• Participles

• Gerunds

• Infinitive

I am tired of walking. [Here 'walking' is...]

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Participle

The play was so exciting that no one was willing to leave. [Here 'to leave' is.....]

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Participle

The Infinitive construction is...

• verb+ing

• to+verb second form

• to+verb base form