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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 117 · 40 questions
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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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Ira decided ___ science. (a) studying (b) to study (c) studies (d) study
  2. 2.Karan hoped ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
  3. 3.Rahul is fond of ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) riding (d) rides
  4. 4.Aditya wanted ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) write (c) to write (d) writing
  5. 5.Aisha is fond of ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) to study (d) studying
  6. 6.Karan needed ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
  7. 7.Tara is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plant
  8. 8.Kunal decided ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) to send (d) sending
  9. 9.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clap
  10. 10.Pooja is good at ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) flies (d) fly
  11. 11.Kabir practised ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) tell (d) to tell
  12. 12.Ananya is fond of ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  13. 13.Rohan is interested in ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
  14. 14.Priya practised ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
  15. 15.Rahul kept ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) to clap (c) clapping (d) claps
  16. 16.Farhan is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) to draw (d) draw
  17. 17.Saanvi is good at ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wear
  18. 18.Pooja decided ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dances
  19. 19.Manav needed ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eat (c) to eat (d) eating
  20. 20.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
  21. 21.Manav is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) brings (b) to bring (c) bring (d) bringing
  22. 22.Riya finished ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clapping (d) clap
  23. 23.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flying (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flies
  24. 24.Manav is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) to plant
  25. 25.Zoya refused ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clap (d) clapping
  26. 26.Rahul practised ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) to plant
  27. 27.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carry
  28. 28.Pooja practised ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogging
  29. 29.Aisha is interested in ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) making (d) makes
  30. 30.Sneha needed ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) baking (d) bakes
  31. 31.Aditya is interested in ___ rice. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
  32. 32.Aarav enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speak (d) speaking
  33. 33.Kabir is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) to jog
  34. 34.Kavya is good at ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eating (c) to eat (d) eats
  35. 35.Tara is fond of ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  36. 36.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
  37. 37.Diya is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feed
  38. 38.Ira is fond of ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogging
  39. 39.Farhan finished ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog
  40. 40.Saanvi is good at ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws

Answer key

  1. to study
  2. to swim
  3. riding
  4. to write
  5. studying
  6. to wash
  7. planting
  8. to send
  9. clapping
  10. flying
  11. telling
  12. jogging
  13. baking
  14. writing
  15. clapping
  16. drawing
  17. wearing
  18. to dance
  19. to eat
  20. drinking
  21. bringing
  22. clapping
  23. flying
  24. planting
  25. to clap
  26. planting
  27. carrying
  28. jogging
  29. making
  30. to bake
  31. cooking
  32. speaking
  33. jogging
  34. eating
  35. feeding
  36. cleaning
  37. feeding
  38. jogging
  39. jogging
  40. throwing

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