Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 123 · 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.Myra enjoyed ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) to tell (d) tell
2. 2.Karan is fond of ___ a story. (a) telling (b) to tell (c) tell (d) tells
3. 3.Dev needed ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
4. 4.Manav is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
5. 5.Myra avoided ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
6. 6.Meera is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogging
7. 7.Neel is interested in ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
8. 8.Vivaan practised ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings (d) to sing
9. 9.Zoya is interested in ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
10. 10.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
11. 11.Farhan needed ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) playing (d) play
12. 12.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) to sing (b) sing (c) sings (d) singing
13. 13.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
14. 14.Rohan promised ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throwing
15. 15.Diya kept ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) to clean
16. 16.Neel enjoyed ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) making (d) make
17. 17.Kavya is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carries (b) to carry (c) carrying (d) carry
18. 18.Meera is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carries
19. 19.Dev enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) to wash
20. 20.Manav is fond of ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) to buy
21. 21.Aarav is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing (d) to dance
22. 22.Ananya finished ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sending (c) sends (d) send
23. 23.Karan agreed ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
24. 24.Rahul is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swims (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swimming
25. 25.Aarav finished ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) play (d) playing
26. 26.Arjun is fond of ___ the train. (a) to take (b) taking (c) takes (d) take
27. 27.Diya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooking
28. 28.Meera is interested in ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cook
29. 29.Nisha is tired of ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
30. 30.Riya kept ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plant
31. 31.Priya is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watching
32. 32.Zoya decided ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
33. 33.Manav finished ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) run (d) running
34. 34.Myra refused ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) run (d) to run
35. 35.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catching
36. 36.Kavya practised ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) to plant (d) plant
37. 37.Rohan is good at ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) to speak
38. 38.Aisha finished ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
39. 39.Ananya is tired of ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) singing
40. 40.Aisha enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) to speak

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