Identify the bolded verbals as either a gerund, infinitive or participle. also identify their function in the sentence. tiffany, bored with the usual presents, asked for a pet for her birthday. walking a dog of her own had been her dream for a long time. a poodle puppy wagging its tail in a pet store caught her eye. hoping for this pet, tiffany went to the store every day to look at the beloved pup. on her birthday, tiffany and her mom hurried to the store to buy the poodle. tiffany named the excited puppy inglebert, which means “unusually intelligent.” playing fetch and teaching inglebert new tricks now take up much of tiffany’s time.