##  [Verbal remedies: Is that a gerund?](/en/quiz/verbal-remedies-is-that-a-gerund-eng)

Can you tell a gerund from a participle? Is your knowledge of infinitives finite? Select the type of verbal, i.e. an inflected form filling in as a noun, adjective or adverb, that corresponds with the word or words in square brackets.

1. From \[practising\] with the band, Al became a proficient trombonist.gerund

present participle

past participle

infinitive

2. \[Driven\] to triumph, Tara welcomed all opponents.gerund

present participle

past participle

infinitive

3. \[Napping\] after work could throw off your internal clock.gerund

present participle

past participle

infinitive

4. She urged her team \[to focus\] on the task at hand.gerund

present participle

past participle

infinitive

5. Reporters leaked \[damning\] evidence about the accused.gerund

present participle

past participle

infinitive

6. Vesa seemed \[surprised\] that the puck went in.gerund

present participle

past participle

infinitive

7. Fernando always has \[to be\] right.gerund

present participle

past participle

infinitive