Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 116 · 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.Tara refused ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
2. 2.Aarav promised ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clapping (d) clap
3. 3.Kabir is interested in ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) to win
4. 4.Kavya is fond of ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) to study
5. 5.Ananya kept ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) to send
6. 6.Manav enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) to write (d) writes
7. 7.Pooja enjoyed ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) builds (c) build (d) to build
8. 8.Manav is interested in ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) taking (d) takes
9. 9.Ira is interested in ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) to write
10. 10.Rahul wanted ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) run (d) to run
11. 11.Isha kept ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
12. 12.Kabir decided ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant
13. 13.Tara finished ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
14. 14.Kabir is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogs
15. 15.Ira is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) taking (b) takes (c) to take (d) take
16. 16.Kabir decided ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
17. 17.Yash is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
18. 18.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) to study
19. 19.Vivaan practised ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook
20. 20.Kunal wanted ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) to bake (d) bake
21. 21.Aditya is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaks
22. 22.Ishaan is interested in ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
23. 23.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch (d) to catch
24. 24.Ananya enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
25. 25.Rohan promised ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
26. 26.Kabir enjoyed ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bringing
27. 27.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eating
28. 28.Ishaan enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plants
29. 29.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) to climb
30. 30.Sneha avoided ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plants
31. 31.Sneha needed ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eat (c) to eat (d) eating
32. 32.Yash finished ___ a message. (a) sending (b) to send (c) sends (d) send
33. 33.Omkar promised ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) to speak (d) speaks
34. 34.Priya planned ___ the match. (a) to win (b) wins (c) winning (d) win
35. 35.Farhan enjoyed ___ tea. (a) to make (b) making (c) make (d) makes
36. 36.Isha is interested in ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
37. 37.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) to buy
38. 38.Aditya is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) studies (c) to study (d) studying
39. 39.Farhan hoped ___ tea. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) to make
40. 40.Tara enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) to speak

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