Verb + ing can be a noun or an adjective, right? What part of speech can it be?

Verb + ing can be a noun or an adjective, right? What part of speech can it be?

The present participle and the past participle of many verbs can be used as adjectives. The others are well involved. But the present participle is different from the past participle. The adjective in the form of ing is often used to refer to things, while the adjective in the form of past participle is often used to refer to people