Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet
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.Ishaan wanted ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes (d) to bake
- 2.Tara kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watching
- 3.Nisha is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
- 4.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) to climb
- 5.Kunal hoped ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
- 6.Pooja is tired of ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drink
- 7.Priya hoped ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) to send
- 8.Kunal is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catches
- 9.Arjun refused ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) to send (d) sending
- 10.Zoya is tired of ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) to climb
- 11.Ishaan wanted ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak (d) to speak
- 12.Rahul hoped ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
- 13.Ananya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooks
- 14.Vivaan is good at ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drink
- 15.Farhan is tired of ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
- 16.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
- 17.Ananya is interested in ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies (d) to fly
- 18.Diya promised ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
- 19.Sneha is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speak
- 20.Aarav is good at ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speaking
- 21.Aarav avoided ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
- 22.Ananya decided ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) to clean (c) cleaning (d) clean
- 23.Isha agreed ___ a message. (a) sending (b) to send (c) send (d) sends
- 24.Aisha is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
- 25.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) tell (d) telling
- 26.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sending (b) send (c) to send (d) sends
- 27.Aarav refused ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
- 28.Riya decided ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) to speak (d) speaking
- 29.Kavya avoided ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) to swim
- 30.Diya is interested in ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes (d) to wash
- 31.Kavya is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) to help (b) helping (c) helps (d) help
- 32.Aisha finished ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) bringing (d) brings
- 33.Vivaan is tired of ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) to throw
- 34.Yash kept ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tell
- 35.Ananya avoided ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
- 36.Pooja avoided ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clap (d) clapping
- 37.Karan is interested in ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbs
- 38.Manav practised ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
- 39.Kabir needed ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) to bring (d) bringing
- 40.Priya agreed ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drink
Answer key
- to bake
- watching
- jogging
- climbing
- to play
- drinking
- to send
- catching
- to send
- climbing
- to speak
- to play
- cooking
- drinking
- studying
- baking
- flying
- to dance
- speaking
- speaking
- throwing
- to clean
- to send
- feeding
- telling
- sending
- to help
- to speak
- swimming
- washing
- helping
- bringing
- throwing
- telling
- playing
- clapping
- climbing
- writing
- to bring
- to drink
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