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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 135 · 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.

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  1. 1.Diya is interested in ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  2. 2.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plants (d) plant
  3. 3.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
  4. 4.Saanvi finished ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speak
  5. 5.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) to send
  6. 6.Neel refused ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swim (d) swimming
  7. 7.Farhan practised ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wear (c) wears (d) wearing
  8. 8.Tara decided ___ to school. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) to go
  9. 9.Arjun practised ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
  10. 10.Aisha hoped ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) to help
  11. 11.Aditya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
  12. 12.Farhan enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
  13. 13.Ira is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
  14. 14.Meera finished ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) to clean
  15. 15.Ananya is good at ___ a message. (a) to send (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
  16. 16.Saanvi is tired of ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  17. 17.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
  18. 18.Diya wanted ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) bring (d) brings
  19. 19.Aditya is tired of ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
  20. 20.Pooja is tired of ___ tea. (a) make (b) making (c) to make (d) makes
  21. 21.Aditya finished ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) to send (d) sending
  22. 22.Aarav is tired of ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) making (d) make
  23. 23.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) tell (d) telling
  24. 24.Yash planned ___ a story. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) to tell
  25. 25.Diya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) plant (d) planting
  26. 26.Aditya is good at ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) to send
  27. 27.Kabir promised ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) to help
  28. 28.Rohan finished ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
  29. 29.Tara kept ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) to buy
  30. 30.Manav avoided ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) to run (d) running
  31. 31.Rohan is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooking
  32. 32.Farhan promised ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) builds (c) to build (d) build
  33. 33.Ananya kept ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) to plant (d) planting
  34. 34.Zoya is fond of ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throw
  35. 35.Meera enjoyed ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) to eat
  36. 36.Tara refused ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
  37. 37.Ananya is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) winning (c) to win (d) win
  38. 38.Saanvi refused ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) to eat
  39. 39.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) to ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) ride
  40. 40.Priya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catch (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catching

Answer key

  1. taking
  2. planting
  3. eating
  4. speaking
  5. sending
  6. to swim
  7. wearing
  8. to go
  9. carrying
  10. to help
  11. running
  12. speaking
  13. flying
  14. cleaning
  15. sending
  16. climbing
  17. riding
  18. to bring
  19. catching
  20. making
  21. sending
  22. making
  23. telling
  24. to tell
  25. planting
  26. sending
  27. to help
  28. bringing
  29. buying
  30. running
  31. cooking
  32. to build
  33. planting
  34. throwing
  35. eating
  36. to bring
  37. winning
  38. to eat
  39. riding
  40. catching

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