Question

1) It is important to create goals ( Pick out the infinitive) 2) These goals may act like stepping stones ( Pick out the present participle).

Answer 1

To+infinitve form of verb is belongs to the non-finite verbs family. The characteristic of these verbs is that their forms remain the same (unchanged) in all types of tenses.

The infinitives in the given sentence are: To+ create      and present participle is stepping

Answer 2

Answer:

1)" To Create" is the infinitive.

2) "Stepping" is present participle.

Explanation:

1) Infinitive:

• Infinitive is used in the form of " To+ V¹ " in the sentence.
• There is no effect of the number and person on this form of the verb .
• In the given question "It is important to create goals" , Create is in the form of "to + V¹ ".
• So it is Infinitive. As "To" is used before the verb, it is called "To- Infinitive".

2) Participle:

• The verb forms such as "V¹+ ing" ( Present participle) , "V¹+ ed/en" ( past participle) , "having+V³" ( perfect participle) are called Participle.
• In the given question "These goals may act like stepping stones " , stepping is in the present participle form as it is in the form of "V¹+ ing".