Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 162 · 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.Saanvi planned ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throw
2. 2.Aisha practised ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washes
3. 3.Manav is fond of ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
4. 4.Diya is tired of ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
5. 5.Meera needed ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
6. 6.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washes
7. 7.Kunal promised ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) to run (d) run
8. 8.Kavya is interested in ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) rides (c) ride (d) to ride
9. 9.Farhan finished ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
10. 10.Ananya is fond of ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plants
11. 11.Manav kept ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) to buy
12. 12.Ananya kept ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plant
13. 13.Ira is fond of ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jog
14. 14.Rohan enjoyed ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) to cook
15. 15.Nisha is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
16. 16.Neel wanted ___ the match. (a) winning (b) to win (c) wins (d) win
17. 17.Pooja avoided ___ the train. (a) to take (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
18. 18.Omkar practised ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) to send
19. 19.Aarav is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dances
20. 20.Priya is tired of ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) building (c) to build (d) build
21. 21.Ira is tired of ___ the train. (a) to take (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
22. 22.Aisha is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink (d) to drink
23. 23.Manav kept ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches (d) to catch
24. 24.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) to bake
25. 25.Omkar is interested in ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cook
26. 26.Saanvi practised ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
27. 27.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) planting (b) plant (c) to plant (d) plants
28. 28.Omkar is fond of ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
29. 29.Nisha needed ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dance
30. 30.Aditya avoided ___ a message. (a) to send (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
31. 31.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eats (d) eating
32. 32.Meera is fond of ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing (d) to play
33. 33.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) sends (c) to send (d) sending
34. 34.Sneha avoided ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) to wear
35. 35.Priya kept ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapping
36. 36.Kunal is fond of ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
37. 37.Rahul enjoyed ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
38. 38.Ishaan is interested in ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throwing
39. 39.Omkar finished ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) clean
40. 40.Tara practised ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant

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