Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 188 · 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.Priya agreed ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) to run
2. 2.Diya refused ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buy
3. 3.Aisha promised ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clap
4. 4.Farhan kept ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) to wear
5. 5.Myra finished ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eats (c) to eat (d) eating
6. 6.Kabir practised ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) to win
7. 7.Meera is good at ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bake (c) to bake (d) bakes
8. 8.Farhan wanted ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) to draw (c) draw (d) draws
9. 9.Karan promised ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
10. 10.Aditya is good at ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dances
11. 11.Priya refused ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) draw (d) drawing
12. 12.Rohan refused ___ the train. (a) taking (b) to take (c) takes (d) take
13. 13.Aditya enjoyed ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bring
14. 14.Pooja needed ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant
15. 15.Rohan needed ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) to wear
16. 16.Farhan wanted ___ the train. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) to take
17. 17.Kunal is good at ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
18. 18.Sneha is interested in ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
19. 19.Kavya kept ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) to swim (d) swim
20. 20.Aditya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catching (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catch
21. 21.Ira needed ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogs
22. 22.Aarav is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) to build (d) building
23. 23.Omkar decided ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooking
24. 24.Priya is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dance
25. 25.Neel agreed ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drink
26. 26.Meera kept ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) to bring (d) bring
27. 27.Aisha is interested in ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flying (c) fly (d) flies
28. 28.Ishaan is tired of ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
29. 29.Isha finished ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
30. 30.Diya finished ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) to wear
31. 31.Diya is tired of ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eating
32. 32.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sing (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sings
33. 33.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) building (b) build (c) to build (d) builds
34. 34.Yash is interested in ___ a story. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) to tell
35. 35.Rohan is good at ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plants
36. 36.Manav is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buying
37. 37.Arjun finished ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swim (c) swims (d) swimming
38. 38.Meera is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
39. 39.Aditya is interested in ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) to write
40. 40.Pooja kept ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clap (d) clapping

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