Verbals
There are free types of verbals
Infinitives
Which acts as a noun
To play is the only thing Pari wants to do once she finishes her exams
Participles
Which acts as an adj
The drunken man,a ruined city
Gerunds
Which acts as a noun
Seeing is believing
They are formed from verbs,however,they do not function as verbs in a sentence.
They function as a nouns, adjectives,or adverbs