1. The gerund: w<u>atching</u>
A gerund is a type of verbal that acts as a noun in a sentence, thus, it can be a subject, a direct or indirect object, an object of a preposition or a predicate complement. It is formed with the root of a verb + “ing,” like “watch” + “ing” = “watching.” In the sentence, “watching” is a gerund because it is the direct object of the verb “loved,” that is, it is the noun receiving the main action.
2. The infinitive form of the verb “watch” is <u>“to watch”</u>
An infinitive is a verb form consisting of “to” + the root of a verb (E.g. <em>to watch, to be, to connect</em>), and which can be used in many situations and after certain verbs like <em>love, want, hate </em>and<em> like.</em>
3. Sentence with the infinitive:
Debbie loved <u>to watch</u> the skaters glide around the rink.