Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 217 · 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.Rohan wanted ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) to drink (c) drink (d) drinks
2. 2.Neel is interested in ___ the train. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) to take
3. 3.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
4. 4.Dev is tired of ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) to draw (c) draw (d) draws
5. 5.Aisha kept ___ tea. (a) making (b) makes (c) to make (d) make
6. 6.Farhan planned ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writing (c) writes (d) to write
7. 7.Aarav kept ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing (d) to play
8. 8.Kunal is tired of ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) to speak
9. 9.Ishaan is good at ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) to help (c) helping (d) helps
10. 10.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) tells (d) telling
11. 11.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writes (b) writing (c) to write (d) write
12. 12.Manav avoided ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) to fly (c) flies (d) flying
13. 13.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) planting (d) plants
14. 14.Saanvi finished ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) cleans
15. 15.Rahul enjoyed ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studies (d) studying
16. 16.Priya wanted ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) to make (d) making
17. 17.Meera wanted ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) to make
18. 18.Rohan is tired of ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) to catch
19. 19.Rohan enjoyed ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) building (d) builds
20. 20.Neel is fond of ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) to clap (c) claps (d) clapping
21. 21.Vivaan practised ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) to clap (d) claps
22. 22.Kabir wanted ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying (d) to carry
23. 23.Aarav enjoyed ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) clean
24. 24.Kabir kept ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catches
25. 25.Ira is interested in ___ a message. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) to send
26. 26.Yash practised ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
27. 27.Kabir planned ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watches
28. 28.Rohan refused ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swim (c) swims (d) swimming
29. 29.Kabir enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) to play (d) playing
30. 30.Dev is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) to go
31. 31.Tara hoped ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) to tell (d) telling
32. 32.Omkar enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wears (c) wear (d) wearing
33. 33.Priya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throw
34. 34.Kabir hoped ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watch
35. 35.Pooja kept ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
36. 36.Ananya is good at ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
37. 37.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
38. 38.Myra promised ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
39. 39.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) to climb (c) climbing (d) climb
40. 40.Rahul decided ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating

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