Use the drop-down menus to identify each underlined verb form as a participle, gerund, or infinitive.

A) Climbing a rope is not as difficult as you might think.
B) I plan to compete in a chess tournament this weekend.
C) Kali loves the smell of roasting garlic.

A) gerund; B) infinitive; C) participle.

Explanation:

A gerund is a verb form which acts as a noun in a sentence. An example is provided in option A), where "climbing" is used as a noun. An infinitive is a verb form which consists of the word "to" and the base verb form. For instance, "to complete" in option B) is an infinitive.Finally, a participle is a verb form used as an adjective or a verb. "Roasting" (option C) is a participle which is used as an adjective, since it describes the noun "garlic."