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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 223 · 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 practised ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) to cook
  2. 2.Kavya practised ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake
  3. 3.Ananya practised ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooking
  4. 4.Rohan practised ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
  5. 5.Saanvi decided ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) to bake (d) bake
  6. 6.Kabir refused ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) to throw
  7. 7.Farhan is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) to write
  8. 8.Rohan planned ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draw
  9. 9.Manav planned ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
  10. 10.Saanvi kept ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking (d) to take
  11. 11.Ira enjoyed ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bake (d) bakes
  12. 12.Yash enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
  13. 13.Yash practised ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) to watch
  14. 14.Aarav is tired of ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  15. 15.Dev is good at ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) to buy
  16. 16.Rohan is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swim (b) swims (c) to swim (d) swimming
  17. 17.Karan planned ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  18. 18.Neel is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) rides (b) ride (c) to ride (d) riding
  19. 19.Neel is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
  20. 20.Priya is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) to go (b) goes (c) going (d) go
  21. 21.Isha is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  22. 22.Riya is fond of ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) to draw (c) draw (d) draws
  23. 23.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washing
  24. 24.Omkar practised ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
  25. 25.Rahul is fond of ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) clean
  26. 26.Farhan enjoyed ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
  27. 27.Tara is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooks
  28. 28.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throws (d) throwing
  29. 29.Yash is good at ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) to draw
  30. 30.Aisha enjoyed ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) tell (d) to tell
  31. 31.Kunal is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
  32. 32.Aisha enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) to climb (d) climbing
  33. 33.Kabir finished ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant
  34. 34.Isha hoped ___ the train. (a) to take (b) taking (c) take (d) takes
  35. 35.Saanvi avoided ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogging
  36. 36.Meera is good at ___ tea. (a) make (b) making (c) to make (d) makes
  37. 37.Isha is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) to bake
  38. 38.Manav is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) to catch
  39. 39.Vivaan practised ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) to plant
  40. 40.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) to help (c) help (d) helping

Answer key

  1. cooking
  2. baking
  3. cooking
  4. building
  5. to bake
  6. to throw
  7. writing
  8. to draw
  9. to watch
  10. taking
  11. baking
  12. washing
  13. watching
  14. taking
  15. buying
  16. swimming
  17. to feed
  18. riding
  19. running
  20. going
  21. dancing
  22. drawing
  23. washing
  24. cooking
  25. cleaning
  26. drinking
  27. cooking
  28. throwing
  29. drawing
  30. telling
  31. studying
  32. climbing
  33. planting
  34. to take
  35. jogging
  36. making
  37. baking
  38. catching
  39. planting
  40. helping

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