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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 233 · 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.Aarav kept ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writes (d) writing
  2. 2.Sneha kept ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
  3. 3.Zoya kept ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
  4. 4.Aditya is good at ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  5. 5.Isha avoided ___ the match. (a) wins (b) to win (c) win (d) winning
  6. 6.Kavya is interested in ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
  7. 7.Riya is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  8. 8.Meera avoided ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swims
  9. 9.Aarav practised ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  10. 10.Kabir promised ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) to bake (d) bake
  11. 11.Vivaan is good at ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
  12. 12.Meera is interested in ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
  13. 13.Nisha is interested in ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
  14. 14.Aarav finished ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dance
  15. 15.Aditya is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buying
  16. 16.Nisha is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jog
  17. 17.Meera is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throws (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throwing
  18. 18.Kavya is fond of ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) to play (d) play
  19. 19.Priya needed ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) make (d) makes
  20. 20.Riya needed ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps (d) to clap
  21. 21.Kabir is good at ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swim (c) swims (d) swimming
  22. 22.Arjun avoided ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) to eat
  23. 23.Aditya avoided ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed (d) to feed
  24. 24.Ishaan is fond of ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) to ride (c) ride (d) rides
  25. 25.Kabir is fond of ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) to plant
  26. 26.Isha is tired of ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) planting (d) plants
  27. 27.Yash avoided ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) to wear (d) wear
  28. 28.Kabir practised ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flies (c) to fly (d) flying
  29. 29.Manav agreed ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catches
  30. 30.Vivaan kept ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogging
  31. 31.Diya is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) to help (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
  32. 32.Ira avoided ___ in the park. (a) running (b) to run (c) runs (d) run
  33. 33.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
  34. 34.Vivaan enjoyed ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
  35. 35.Rahul kept ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bring
  36. 36.Sneha is good at ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catches (c) catch (d) catching
  37. 37.Vivaan is interested in ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) to bring
  38. 38.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) to win (b) win (c) winning (d) wins
  39. 39.Kabir is tired of ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eats (c) to eat (d) eating
  40. 40.Diya avoided ___ a story. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tell

Answer key

  1. writing
  2. bringing
  3. playing
  4. jogging
  5. winning
  6. speaking
  7. drinking
  8. swimming
  9. taking
  10. to bake
  11. feeding
  12. climbing
  13. telling
  14. dancing
  15. buying
  16. jogging
  17. throwing
  18. playing
  19. to make
  20. to clap
  21. swimming
  22. eating
  23. feeding
  24. riding
  25. planting
  26. planting
  27. wearing
  28. flying
  29. to catch
  30. jogging
  31. helping
  32. running
  33. feeding
  34. cleaning
  35. bringing
  36. catching
  37. bringing
  38. winning
  39. eating
  40. telling

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