Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet
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.
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- 1.Pooja promised ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking (d) to take
- 2.Sneha is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swimming
- 3.Karan decided ___ rice. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
- 4.Farhan is tired of ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writes (d) writing
- 5.Ira avoided ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) to run (d) running
- 6.Manav is good at ___ a message. (a) to send (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
- 7.Sneha practised ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
- 8.Saanvi refused ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
- 9.Dev kept ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swims
- 10.Rohan is fond of ___ to school. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going
- 11.Ananya wanted ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speak
- 12.Vivaan refused ___ tea. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) to make
- 13.Kunal is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swim (c) swims (d) swimming
- 14.Vivaan decided ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) to carry (d) carrying
- 15.Sneha is interested in ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flies
- 16.Meera is fond of ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) to wear
- 17.Sneha avoided ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) run (d) running
- 18.Karan refused ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writing (c) to write (d) writes
- 19.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catches (d) catching
- 20.Priya is good at ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eating (c) eat (d) to eat
- 21.Zoya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) to bring (d) bring
- 22.Zoya is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carry (b) carries (c) to carry (d) carrying
- 23.Tara is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) sing (d) singing
- 24.Aditya practised ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) to write (d) write
- 25.Kabir decided ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) to play (d) plays
- 26.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) to wear
- 27.Pooja finished ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) draws (d) drawing
- 28.Aarav is interested in ___ to school. (a) going (b) to go (c) goes (d) go
- 29.Yash decided ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) play (d) playing
- 30.Aisha practised ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) to play (d) play
- 31.Priya refused ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying (d) to fly
- 32.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) to climb (d) climbs
- 33.Ishaan finished ___ the match. (a) to win (b) wins (c) winning (d) win
- 34.Ananya needed ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
- 35.Priya wanted ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
- 36.Myra is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eats
- 37.Dev refused ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) to run
- 38.Aarav refused ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) taking (d) takes
- 39.Saanvi is good at ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washing
- 40.Pooja is interested in ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
Answer key
- to take
- swimming
- to cook
- writing
- running
- sending
- dancing
- to study
- swimming
- going
- to speak
- to make
- swimming
- to carry
- flying
- wearing
- running
- to write
- catching
- eating
- bringing
- carrying
- singing
- writing
- to play
- wearing
- drawing
- going
- to play
- playing
- to fly
- climbing
- winning
- to drink
- to bake
- eating
- to run
- to take
- washing
- sending
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