Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 120 · 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.Saanvi is fond of ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throw
2. 2.Kabir decided ___ the train. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) to take
3. 3.Omkar is fond of ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
4. 4.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flies (d) to fly
5. 5.Zoya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) to throw
6. 6.Omkar avoided ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
7. 7.Sneha hoped ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
8. 8.Sneha needed ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catching
9. 9.Karan needed ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) to clap
10. 10.Priya is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) to bake (d) baking
11. 11.Saanvi promised ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writes (c) to write (d) writing
12. 12.Aarav needed ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) write (c) writing (d) to write
13. 13.Rahul is tired of ___ a story. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tell
14. 14.Farhan finished ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) make (d) makes
15. 15.Ira is tired of ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) to tell
16. 16.Nisha wanted ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) to climb
17. 17.Riya enjoyed ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing (d) to dance
18. 18.Ananya enjoyed ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
19. 19.Rahul is good at ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) to sing (d) singing
20. 20.Ananya enjoyed ___ to school. (a) go (b) goes (c) to go (d) going
21. 21.Diya is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) bake
22. 22.Arjun enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buying (c) to buy (d) buys
23. 23.Arjun hoped ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swim
24. 24.Priya is good at ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) to swim (d) swim
25. 25.Sneha is interested in ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throws
26. 26.Isha is interested in ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) to write (c) write (d) writes
27. 27.Sneha hoped ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches (d) to watch
28. 28.Ira is good at ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cooks
29. 29.Arjun enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) plant (d) planting
30. 30.Pooja refused ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) to send
31. 31.Vivaan practised ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eats (c) to eat (d) eat
32. 32.Aditya is interested in ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) to plant (d) plant
33. 33.Ira decided ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rides (d) to ride
34. 34.Pooja is fond of ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catching
35. 35.Sneha is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) to clean (d) cleans
36. 36.Rohan refused ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) to clean (d) cleans
37. 37.Yash kept ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carry
38. 38.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake
39. 39.Yash is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) to plant
40. 40.Aditya practised ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) to carry

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