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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 197 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Ananya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catching (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catch
  2. 2.Neel agreed ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) flies (d) fly
  3. 3.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
  4. 4.Zoya finished ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  5. 5.Meera agreed ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throws (d) throwing
  6. 6.Aarav is good at ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches (d) to catch
  7. 7.Pooja kept ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) to help (d) helps
  8. 8.Aarav is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catch
  9. 9.Yash refused ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) to make (d) makes
  10. 10.Isha is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dance
  11. 11.Isha is good at ___ the match. (a) wins (b) to win (c) winning (d) win
  12. 12.Karan planned ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) to ride (c) rides (d) ride
  13. 13.Aisha kept ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) to draw (d) draw
  14. 14.Riya finished ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) flying (c) to fly (d) fly
  15. 15.Diya is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buying
  16. 16.Riya enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) washes (c) to wash (d) wash
  17. 17.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) goes (b) going (c) go (d) to go
  18. 18.Priya practised ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) to run (c) running (d) run
  19. 19.Zoya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jog
  20. 20.Priya refused ___ in the park. (a) run (b) running (c) to run (d) runs
  21. 21.Rahul is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  22. 22.Manav finished ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clap (d) clapping
  23. 23.Kavya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
  24. 24.Karan is good at ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writes (c) to write (d) writing
  25. 25.Ishaan avoided ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) to send
  26. 26.Nisha decided ___ science. (a) studies (b) to study (c) study (d) studying
  27. 27.Nisha kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) building (d) builds
  28. 28.Arjun is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going
  29. 29.Manav practised ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
  30. 30.Kabir practised ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  31. 31.Priya is interested in ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throws
  32. 32.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) write (b) to write (c) writes (d) writing
  33. 33.Arjun is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaks
  34. 34.Kavya finished ___ the room. (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  35. 35.Omkar is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
  36. 36.Myra hoped ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) to clean (d) cleans
  37. 37.Riya practised ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) bringing (d) brings
  38. 38.Priya hoped ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  39. 39.Yash finished ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) to run
  40. 40.Karan is tired of ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) to play

Answer key

  1. catching
  2. to fly
  3. bringing
  4. feeding
  5. to throw
  6. catching
  7. helping
  8. catching
  9. to make
  10. dancing
  11. winning
  12. to ride
  13. drawing
  14. flying
  15. buying
  16. washing
  17. going
  18. running
  19. jogging
  20. to run
  21. jogging
  22. clapping
  23. cooking
  24. writing
  25. sending
  26. to study
  27. building
  28. going
  29. playing
  30. dancing
  31. throwing
  32. writing
  33. speaking
  34. cleaning
  35. playing
  36. to clean
  37. bringing
  38. to bring
  39. running
  40. playing

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