A gerund functions as ...

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Who is pitching today?

He has a strong pitching arm.

Pitching is our weakness.

Her great love is acting.

Who is acting in the play?

Portia was her first acting role.

The moving van was late.

Moving is always troublesome.

The Halls are moving away.

I am afraid of flying.

The team is hoping for a win.

Ed never stopped hoping.

The gravy needs stirring.

Cal gave a stirring speech.

I was stirring the stew.

I have been shopping for new shoes.

Bruno hates shopping.

The shopping trip lasted all day.

Jo practices singing daily.

Past participles often end in ______________________________.

Present participles always end in ___________________.

Identify the participle in the sentence:

The annoyed teacher fussed at the students.

Is the highlighted word/phrase a VERB or a PARTICIPLE?

Jill and Terry were tired from working out in the yard.

Is the underlined part a gerund phrase or a participle phrase?

Carrying plenty of water , we set out for the summit of the mountain.

Is the underlined part a gerund phrase or a participle phrase?

Honoring all members of the armed services is the purpose of Veterans Day, celebrated

in November.

Is the underlined part a gerund phrase or a participle phrase?

I believe I saw the maid climbing the stairs toward the forbidden room.

Is the underlined part a gerund phrase or a participle phrase?

By decorating the graves of soldiers, we honor their memories.

Is the underlined part a gerund phrase or a participle phrase?

Did they see the train coming around the bend ?

The perfect tenses always use the helping verb...

The perfect tenses are always formed with the...

Which is an example of a perfect tense verb?