Participle: A verb form that is used as an adjective.

*They can end in ing or ed.

Infinitive: The word to plus a verb
Gerund: an ing form of a verb that is used as a noun
*Usually name activities or actions

Underline the gerund.
1.) Swimming is one of my favorite sports.
2.) Higher level math requires a lot of thinking.
3.) Out of all the activities she does, skating is her favorite.
4.) If the baking is not done before 9:00 am, customers get angry.
5.) Juggling is something he does to make us laugh.
6.) Look at her swimming across the pool!
7.) In the above example, why isnt swimming a gerund here?

Underline the infinitive.
8.) The kids want to sit on the fence.
9.) Its time to go home.
10.) Do you want to make cake or cupcakes?
11.) I want you to collect all the trash from the yard.
Underline the participle.
12.) Make sure the colored papers are hanging by the window.
13.) Those striped cats are running through the yard again.
14.) I gave the dancing girl a medal.
15.) The dog ran into the house and tracked mud onto the polished
floor.