Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet
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.Arjun is tired of ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) to clap
- 2.Omkar hoped ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch (d) to catch
- 3.Kunal enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) run (d) running
- 4.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eats (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eating
- 5.Ananya avoided ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) ride
- 6.Omkar is good at ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
- 7.Vivaan decided ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
- 8.Isha is good at ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
- 9.Priya is fond of ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speaks
- 10.Riya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
- 11.Pooja is tired of ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapping
- 12.Vivaan kept ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drink
- 13.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) baking (c) to bake (d) bakes
- 14.Farhan practised ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) to bake
- 15.Omkar enjoyed ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
- 16.Sneha hoped ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buy
- 17.Nisha is good at ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
- 18.Yash practised ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) to play
- 19.Zoya wanted ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) to send (d) send
- 20.Nisha agreed ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
- 21.Aarav planned ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
- 22.Saanvi agreed ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) to clap (d) clap
- 23.Kunal decided ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) to run
- 24.Ananya refused ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cooks (d) cook
- 25.Priya avoided ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) to catch
- 26.Arjun is fond of ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) to study
- 27.Rohan needed ___ a story. (a) telling (b) to tell (c) tell (d) tells
- 28.Neel enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
- 29.Omkar is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catch (d) catching
- 30.Aisha refused ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) singing
- 31.Vivaan is fond of ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) to bake
- 32.Ira enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throw
- 33.Ananya promised ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) to tell (d) tell
- 34.Karan is interested in ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog
- 35.Myra enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plants (d) plant
- 36.Omkar kept ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dancing
- 37.Nisha is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) help (c) to help (d) helping
- 38.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
- 39.Meera wanted ___ tea. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) to make
- 40.Meera is good at ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carrying
Answer key
- clapping
- to catch
- running
- eating
- riding
- baking
- to carry
- building
- speaking
- swimming
- clapping
- drinking
- baking
- baking
- watching
- to buy
- bringing
- playing
- to send
- to plant
- to study
- to clap
- to run
- to cook
- catching
- studying
- to tell
- climbing
- catching
- to sing
- baking
- throwing
- to tell
- jogging
- planting
- dancing
- helping
- building
- to make
- carrying
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