Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 147 · 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.Riya is interested in ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeding
2. 2.Ira is tired of ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleans
3. 3.Dev is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tells (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tell
4. 4.Tara avoided ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cook
5. 5.Pooja is interested in ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
6. 6.Saanvi needed ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) to help (c) helps (d) help
7. 7.Manav refused ___ in the park. (a) running (b) to run (c) run (d) runs
8. 8.Riya is good at ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogging
9. 9.Meera is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) to clap
10. 10.Omkar practised ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
11. 11.Riya enjoyed ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) to cook
12. 12.Ishaan is interested in ___ in the park. (a) running (b) to run (c) run (d) runs
13. 13.Sneha wanted ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) to build (c) builds (d) building
14. 14.Aditya refused ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) to sing
15. 15.Kabir kept ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) running (d) run
16. 16.Nisha finished ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) to study
17. 17.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) to sing (b) singing (c) sing (d) sings
18. 18.Ananya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
19. 19.Ananya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog
20. 20.Omkar kept ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) to bring (d) brings
21. 21.Farhan refused ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) run (d) to run
22. 22.Aditya finished ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
23. 23.Pooja kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) to watch
24. 24.Arjun promised ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) to jog
25. 25.Nisha decided ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
26. 26.Saanvi practised ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) to write
27. 27.Karan is interested in ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drinking
28. 28.Ishaan agreed ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
29. 29.Ira wanted ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
30. 30.Vivaan kept ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) to dance
31. 31.Diya planned ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash (d) to wash
32. 32.Rohan is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
33. 33.Meera is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) to play
34. 34.Zoya practised ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
35. 35.Pooja finished ___ the room. (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
36. 36.Pooja planned ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
37. 37.Myra agreed ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
38. 38.Manav enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
39. 39.Priya is interested in ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
40. 40.Arjun decided ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleans

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