Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 174 · 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.Diya is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) build (b) to build (c) builds (d) building
2. 2.Meera planned ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) to send
3. 3.Ira is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to climb (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbs
4. 4.Manav hoped ___ the train. (a) takes (b) taking (c) to take (d) take
5. 5.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washes
6. 6.Diya is interested in ___ to school. (a) to go (b) goes (c) go (d) going
7. 7.Karan is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing (d) to dance
8. 8.Omkar kept ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sing
9. 9.Ananya practised ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) makes (d) make
10. 10.Myra is fond of ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buys
11. 11.Diya promised ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbs
12. 12.Yash enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
13. 13.Arjun planned ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes (d) to bake
14. 14.Yash enjoyed ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) to fly
15. 15.Aditya refused ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) sing
16. 16.Diya is fond of ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly (d) to fly
17. 17.Yash is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catching (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catches
18. 18.Sneha is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) to bring
19. 19.Kabir kept ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
20. 20.Saanvi is fond of ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
21. 21.Priya is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) buy
22. 22.Isha decided ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) to buy
23. 23.Ira avoided ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) to catch
24. 24.Arjun planned ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
25. 25.Tara planned ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
26. 26.Aisha is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) to play (c) plays (d) playing
27. 27.Sneha wanted ___ in the park. (a) run (b) runs (c) to run (d) running
28. 28.Meera hoped ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) to throw
29. 29.Priya enjoyed ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) singing (c) sing (d) sings
30. 30.Dev is good at ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) washes (d) wash
31. 31.Nisha wanted ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) to speak
32. 32.Arjun promised ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
33. 33.Kabir practised ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) clap (d) claps
34. 34.Aisha is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cooking
35. 35.Isha is fond of ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eats (c) to eat (d) eating
36. 36.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
37. 37.Rohan planned ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) to cook
38. 38.Riya kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) builds (c) build (d) to build
39. 39.Arjun is good at ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) throw (d) to throw
40. 40.Nisha enjoyed ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) to bring (c) bring (d) bringing

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