Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 150 · 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.Kavya is interested in ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
2. 2.Aarav hoped ___ a song. (a) singing (b) to sing (c) sing (d) sings
3. 3.Meera practised ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catch
4. 4.Aisha is good at ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) cleaning
5. 5.Aditya kept ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
6. 6.Nisha refused ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) to climb
7. 7.Rohan kept ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
8. 8.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) to draw (b) drawing (c) draw (d) draws
9. 9.Vivaan is interested in ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) ride (c) to ride (d) riding
10. 10.Meera avoided ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) riding (d) rides
11. 11.Saanvi is interested in ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) to fly (d) fly
12. 12.Farhan hoped ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) drawing (c) draw (d) draws
13. 13.Riya needed ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) to draw (d) draw
14. 14.Neel practised ___ a story. (a) telling (b) to tell (c) tell (d) tells
15. 15.Yash avoided ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) to throw
16. 16.Ira is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) to take
17. 17.Saanvi avoided ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catch
18. 18.Manav promised ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
19. 19.Saanvi needed ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
20. 20.Karan is fond of ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink (d) to drink
21. 21.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drinks
22. 22.Riya is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flying (b) flies (c) to fly (d) fly
23. 23.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) building (b) build (c) builds (d) to build
24. 24.Myra hoped ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
25. 25.Vivaan is fond of ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) to run (d) running
26. 26.Aisha is tired of ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writes (d) writing
27. 27.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) to send
28. 28.Ira is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
29. 29.Diya enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) to play
30. 30.Priya practised ___ a song. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing (d) to sing
31. 31.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) to plant
32. 32.Aditya wanted ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) to dance
33. 33.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) to bake (d) baking
34. 34.Zoya kept ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plants
35. 35.Ishaan practised ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) to eat
36. 36.Aditya planned ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drink
37. 37.Arjun practised ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
38. 38.Arjun is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) to run
39. 39.Myra enjoyed ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) draw (d) to draw
40. 40.Dev is tired of ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flies (c) to fly (d) flying

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