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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 163 · 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.Farhan enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jogging
  2. 2.Isha avoided ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes (d) to bake
  3. 3.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writes (b) to write (c) write (d) writing
  4. 4.Kunal avoided ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping (d) to clap
  5. 5.Nisha is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) to run
  6. 6.Sneha hoped ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook
  7. 7.Kabir needed ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drink
  8. 8.Farhan refused ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clapping
  9. 9.Aarav is tired of ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) to feed
  10. 10.Rahul kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) to build (c) build (d) building
  11. 11.Kavya refused ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) to take (d) taking
  12. 12.Ira is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) makes (b) make (c) to make (d) making
  13. 13.Meera is fond of ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) to bring
  14. 14.Sneha avoided ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleans
  15. 15.Yash is tired of ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) to bake
  16. 16.Yash avoided ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drinks
  17. 17.Farhan is interested in ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake
  18. 18.Karan is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
  19. 19.Vivaan is good at ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks (d) to cook
  20. 20.Sneha is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to run (b) runs (c) running (d) run
  21. 21.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) plants (c) to plant (d) planting
  22. 22.Priya planned ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) to bake
  23. 23.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eats (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eating
  24. 24.Neel is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
  25. 25.Saanvi avoided ___ a story. (a) telling (b) to tell (c) tell (d) tells
  26. 26.Yash is tired of ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) riding (d) rides
  27. 27.Nisha is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  28. 28.Dev is good at ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
  29. 29.Tara wanted ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) to buy
  30. 30.Kabir is fond of ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) ride (c) to ride (d) riding
  31. 31.Manav is good at ___ tea. (a) make (b) making (c) to make (d) makes
  32. 32.Yash finished ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) to run (c) run (d) running
  33. 33.Diya kept ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
  34. 34.Priya is good at ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drawing (d) to draw
  35. 35.Omkar decided ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
  36. 36.Ira is interested in ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  37. 37.Kavya wanted ___ to school. (a) going (b) to go (c) go (d) goes
  38. 38.Pooja is fond of ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) riding (d) rides
  39. 39.Ananya enjoyed ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking (d) to take
  40. 40.Rahul is fond of ___ to school. (a) goes (b) going (c) to go (d) go

Answer key

  1. jogging
  2. baking
  3. writing
  4. clapping
  5. running
  6. to cook
  7. to drink
  8. to clap
  9. feeding
  10. building
  11. to take
  12. making
  13. bringing
  14. cleaning
  15. baking
  16. drinking
  17. baking
  18. watching
  19. cooking
  20. running
  21. planting
  22. to bake
  23. eating
  24. studying
  25. telling
  26. riding
  27. jogging
  28. washing
  29. to buy
  30. riding
  31. making
  32. running
  33. playing
  34. drawing
  35. to watch
  36. studying
  37. to go
  38. riding
  39. taking
  40. going

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