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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 227 · 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.Neel enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carries
  2. 2.Isha is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clap (b) to clap (c) claps (d) clapping
  3. 3.Diya is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) make (b) to make (c) makes (d) making
  4. 4.Diya kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) building (d) builds
  5. 5.Kunal is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) runs (b) running (c) to run (d) run
  6. 6.Sneha is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches (d) to catch
  7. 7.Omkar refused ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) to jog
  8. 8.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) to tell
  9. 9.Zoya planned ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) to win (d) winning
  10. 10.Sneha finished ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sing (d) to sing
  11. 11.Dev is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) to help
  12. 12.Ira enjoyed ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) to go (d) going
  13. 13.Aarav planned ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dancing
  14. 14.Neel wanted ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) to clap (d) clap
  15. 15.Diya hoped ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speak
  16. 16.Manav practised ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catch
  17. 17.Rahul is good at ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) sing (d) singing
  18. 18.Karan wanted ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watches
  19. 19.Saanvi is interested in ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
  20. 20.Aisha decided ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) clean
  21. 21.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) to draw (d) draw
  22. 22.Farhan wanted ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
  23. 23.Diya is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) to go (b) goes (c) go (d) going
  24. 24.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) to win (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
  25. 25.Zoya hoped ___ to school. (a) going (b) goes (c) to go (d) go
  26. 26.Priya is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dancing
  27. 27.Kavya agreed ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washes
  28. 28.Karan is interested in ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) cleaning
  29. 29.Aarav is fond of ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buy
  30. 30.Ira finished ___ the match. (a) wins (b) win (c) to win (d) winning
  31. 31.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eating
  32. 32.Ishaan is tired of ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) washes (c) to wash (d) wash
  33. 33.Diya avoided ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) to wash
  34. 34.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) plant
  35. 35.Ishaan enjoyed ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) to study
  36. 36.Kunal planned ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
  37. 37.Isha is tired of ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buys
  38. 38.Pooja is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) to jog
  39. 39.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) build (b) to build (c) builds (d) building
  40. 40.Isha is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going

Answer key

  1. carrying
  2. clapping
  3. making
  4. building
  5. running
  6. catching
  7. to jog
  8. telling
  9. to win
  10. singing
  11. helping
  12. going
  13. to dance
  14. to clap
  15. to speak
  16. catching
  17. singing
  18. to watch
  19. baking
  20. to clean
  21. drawing
  22. to wash
  23. going
  24. winning
  25. to go
  26. dancing
  27. to wash
  28. cleaning
  29. buying
  30. winning
  31. eating
  32. washing
  33. washing
  34. planting
  35. studying
  36. to play
  37. buying
  38. jogging
  39. building
  40. going

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