Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 177 · 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.Dev kept ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sing
2. 2.Karan wanted ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) to climb (c) climb (d) climbs
3. 3.Rahul is tired of ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) to plant (d) plant
4. 4.Aarav kept ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throwing
5. 5.Meera is good at ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wear
6. 6.Zoya is interested in ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
7. 7.Arjun refused ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) to swim (c) swim (d) swims
8. 8.Ananya decided ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) clean
9. 9.Kavya enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) buy
10. 10.Riya wanted ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) write (c) writing (d) to write
11. 11.Isha is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cook
12. 12.Isha enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) run (d) running
13. 13.Priya avoided ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) to help (c) helping (d) helps
14. 14.Diya is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) drawing (b) to draw (c) draw (d) draws
15. 15.Meera is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) to cook
16. 16.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) clean
17. 17.Zoya finished ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) to wash (d) washing
18. 18.Meera avoided ___ a song. (a) sings (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sing
19. 19.Farhan agreed ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) running (d) runs
20. 20.Riya finished ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) to help
21. 21.Ananya is interested in ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writes (d) writing
22. 22.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) telling (d) tells
23. 23.Myra is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) rides (b) riding (c) to ride (d) ride
24. 24.Ananya agreed ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) washes (d) wash
25. 25.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sending (b) send (c) to send (d) sends
26. 26.Vivaan finished ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) to clean
27. 27.Dev is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dancing
28. 28.Kabir agreed ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) builds (c) build (d) building
29. 29.Aarav avoided ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) to send (d) send
30. 30.Tara is fond of ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) make (d) makes
31. 31.Yash refused ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
32. 32.Ira is good at ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) ride (c) to ride (d) riding
33. 33.Aditya refused ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
34. 34.Rohan promised ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) to clap
35. 35.Saanvi is interested in ___ science. (a) studies (b) studying (c) to study (d) study
36. 36.Kabir enjoyed ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) cleaning
37. 37.Zoya agreed ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) to draw (c) draws (d) drawing
38. 38.Kavya practised ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plants
39. 39.Priya agreed ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wear
40. 40.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) to watch

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