Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 222 · 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.Diya needed ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clap
2. 2.Karan enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim (d) to swim
3. 3.Dev avoided ___ science. (a) studies (b) to study (c) studying (d) study
4. 4.Zoya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
5. 5.Ananya promised ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) to bake (c) bake (d) baking
6. 6.Tara is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plant
7. 7.Kunal avoided ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climb (d) to climb
8. 8.Isha is fond of ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) to bring
9. 9.Nisha finished ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
10. 10.Priya decided ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
11. 11.Kabir is good at ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) cleans
12. 12.Isha enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) plant (d) planting
13. 13.Aditya is fond of ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) drawing (d) draws
14. 14.Meera is tired of ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) to bake
15. 15.Saanvi is tired of ___ the match. (a) winning (b) to win (c) win (d) wins
16. 16.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
17. 17.Kunal enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) to speak
18. 18.Rahul practised ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
19. 19.Dev enjoyed ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dancing
20. 20.Manav is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swims
21. 21.Pooja enjoyed ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sing
22. 22.Aisha promised ___ the match. (a) wins (b) to win (c) win (d) winning
23. 23.Aarav planned ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
24. 24.Meera practised ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting
25. 25.Rohan kept ___ a message. (a) send (b) to send (c) sending (d) sends
26. 26.Yash avoided ___ a message. (a) to send (b) send (c) sending (d) sends
27. 27.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) winning (b) wins (c) to win (d) win
28. 28.Ira is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) builds (b) to build (c) build (d) building
29. 29.Kabir is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
30. 30.Kunal is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
31. 31.Meera enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) to carry (d) carries
32. 32.Dev is good at ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) rides (d) riding
33. 33.Vivaan practised ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) builds (c) building (d) build
34. 34.Arjun agreed ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans (d) to clean
35. 35.Karan is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) to jog
36. 36.Pooja kept ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
37. 37.Ira promised ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swims
38. 38.Yash is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wears
39. 39.Aditya finished ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) bringing (d) to bring
40. 40.Pooja agreed ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sending (c) send (d) sends

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