Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 169 · 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.Kunal decided ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) to tell
2. 2.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
3. 3.Ira is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dancing
4. 4.Riya promised ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buy (d) buys
5. 5.Aisha is tired of ___ in the park. (a) running (b) runs (c) to run (d) run
6. 6.Yash is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) to help (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
7. 7.Aisha is tired of ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) building (d) builds
8. 8.Omkar is fond of ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) to plant
9. 9.Saanvi planned ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) to bake (d) bake
10. 10.Aarav enjoyed ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) to go
11. 11.Tara promised ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) to bring (d) bringing
12. 12.Nisha enjoyed ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) to study (d) studying
13. 13.Saanvi hoped ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) to tell
14. 14.Manav needed ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
15. 15.Ishaan is interested in ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writes (d) writing
16. 16.Karan hoped ___ in the park. (a) run (b) runs (c) running (d) to run
17. 17.Manav is interested in ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cooking
18. 18.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) to climb
19. 19.Ananya wanted ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) to jog
20. 20.Rohan avoided ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaking
21. 21.Farhan decided ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeding
22. 22.Nisha is fond of ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watch
23. 23.Ananya enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swim (c) swims (d) swimming
24. 24.Yash is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) runs (c) run (d) to run
25. 25.Dev kept ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) to write (d) write
26. 26.Rahul is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dance
27. 27.Kabir is good at ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plant (c) to plant (d) plants
28. 28.Meera is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) take (c) taking (d) takes
29. 29.Tara practised ___ to school. (a) go (b) goes (c) to go (d) going
30. 30.Aditya kept ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
31. 31.Aarav kept ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carries
32. 32.Pooja promised ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
33. 33.Farhan finished ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbing
34. 34.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writes (b) to write (c) write (d) writing
35. 35.Rahul refused ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swims
36. 36.Isha is good at ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dances
37. 37.Dev avoided ___ the train. (a) takes (b) to take (c) taking (d) take
38. 38.Vivaan practised ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
39. 39.Omkar needed ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks (d) to cook
40. 40.Riya is interested in ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw

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