Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 103 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (The first verb decides): -ing after: enjoy, finish, avoid, keep, practise, and after every preposition (good at swimming, fond of reading, looking forward to meeting). to + base after: want, decide, plan, hope, promise, agree, need, refuse. Learn them in pairs: enjoyed singing, decided to sing.

1. 1.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) to throw
2. 2.Rohan planned ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) to climb (c) climbs (d) climb
3. 3.Pooja hoped ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watches
4. 4.Ananya is interested in ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
5. 5.Aditya kept ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogs
6. 6.Aisha is tired of ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry
7. 7.Omkar is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buy
8. 8.Rohan is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
9. 9.Ishaan refused ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dancing
10. 10.Diya hoped ___ a story. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tells
11. 11.Riya avoided ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbs
12. 12.Yash finished ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
13. 13.Omkar avoided ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) building (c) builds (d) to build
14. 14.Kabir enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carrying
15. 15.Ishaan is fond of ___ the train. (a) takes (b) taking (c) to take (d) take
16. 16.Diya is tired of ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catching
17. 17.Meera is fond of ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
18. 18.Zoya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) brings (b) bring (c) to bring (d) bringing
19. 19.Ira is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sing (d) to sing
20. 20.Ira is good at ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooking
21. 21.Neel promised ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
22. 22.Ishaan promised ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eating (c) eat (d) eats
23. 23.Ananya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to run (b) running (c) run (d) runs
24. 24.Tara agreed ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) playing (d) plays
25. 25.Kabir finished ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) to draw (d) draw
26. 26.Nisha practised ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeding
27. 27.Arjun avoided ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
28. 28.Meera kept ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
29. 29.Rahul practised ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) to build (c) building (d) builds
30. 30.Priya enjoyed ___ a message. (a) sending (b) to send (c) send (d) sends
31. 31.Priya is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watching (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watch
32. 32.Manav avoided ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) to build (c) building (d) build
33. 33.Farhan is fond of ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eats
34. 34.Nisha planned ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) to plant (d) plant
35. 35.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writes (b) writing (c) to write (d) write
36. 36.Aisha refused ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
37. 37.Ananya is tired of ___ the match. (a) winning (b) win (c) to win (d) wins
38. 38.Manav refused ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) to dance
39. 39.Neel needed ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cooks
40. 40.Omkar finished ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writing (d) writes

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