Gerunds, Present Participles and Infinitives

Is playing a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

I was playing outside yesterday.

• gerund

• present participle

Is raining a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

When I awoke this morning, it was raining.

• gerund

• present participle

Is pounding a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

I could hear the wind pounding on my window.

• gerund

• present participle

Is screaming a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

When Melody saw that Penny was in danger, she could not stop screaming.

• gerund

• present participle

Is screaming a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

Even though Meloday was screaming, her mother did not stop.

• gerund

• present participle

Here is a more challenging one. Take care.

Is sobbing a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

After the accident, Melody could not stop sobbing.

• gerund

• present participle

Is hitting a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

I could tell she felt like hitting me.

• gerund

• present participle

Is shrieking a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

The shrieking of the police sirens were louder than my silent cries.

• gerund

• present participle

Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:

Melody would love to talk.

Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:

Melody was on her way to the airport to compete in a competition.

(CLUE: an infinitive is when to is followed by a verb.)