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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 201 · 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.Myra kept ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draw
  2. 2.Pooja agreed ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans (d) to clean
  3. 3.Dev is tired of ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
  4. 4.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
  5. 5.Pooja is interested in ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swim
  6. 6.Aarav wanted ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swim
  7. 7.Priya is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) to build (b) build (c) building (d) builds
  8. 8.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  9. 9.Vivaan is good at ___ a song. (a) sings (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sing
  10. 10.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flies (d) to fly
  11. 11.Vivaan is fond of ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) to climb
  12. 12.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) plant
  13. 13.Pooja planned ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) to send (d) sends
  14. 14.Diya decided ___ the train. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take
  15. 15.Saanvi kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watching
  16. 16.Ishaan refused ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking (d) to take
  17. 17.Neel finished ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
  18. 18.Aditya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cooks (d) cook
  19. 19.Yash decided ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) to wear
  20. 20.Neel is tired of ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) flying (c) to fly (d) fly
  21. 21.Priya promised ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  22. 22.Vivaan is interested in ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speak (d) speaking
  23. 23.Tara finished ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clapping
  24. 24.Isha is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) to throw
  25. 25.Tara is fond of ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) to help (d) helping
  26. 26.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eats (b) to eat (c) eating (d) eat
  27. 27.Myra kept ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  28. 28.Farhan kept ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleans
  29. 29.Manav needed ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
  30. 30.Zoya is good at ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing (d) to play
  31. 31.Diya hoped ___ the match. (a) win (b) to win (c) winning (d) wins
  32. 32.Vivaan wanted ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sing (c) sings (d) singing
  33. 33.Tara is good at ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) to help (c) helping (d) help
  34. 34.Meera avoided ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) makes (d) making
  35. 35.Priya practised ___ the train. (a) takes (b) take (c) to take (d) taking
  36. 36.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) to catch
  37. 37.Zoya enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) to carry (d) carrying
  38. 38.Nisha practised ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
  39. 39.Pooja is good at ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  40. 40.Tara is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jog

Answer key

  1. drawing
  2. to clean
  3. cooking
  4. bringing
  5. swimming
  6. to swim
  7. building
  8. cleaning
  9. singing
  10. flying
  11. climbing
  12. planting
  13. to send
  14. to take
  15. watching
  16. to take
  17. carrying
  18. cooking
  19. to wear
  20. flying
  21. to take
  22. speaking
  23. clapping
  24. throwing
  25. helping
  26. eating
  27. drinking
  28. cleaning
  29. to feed
  30. playing
  31. to win
  32. to sing
  33. helping
  34. making
  35. taking
  36. catching
  37. carrying
  38. playing
  39. studying
  40. jogging

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