Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 239 · 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.Neel is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
2. 2.Myra wanted ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) draw (d) to draw
3. 3.Priya is interested in ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) to make
4. 4.Neel kept ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) make (d) making
5. 5.Meera enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) play (d) plays
6. 6.Vivaan promised ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
7. 7.Dev is tired of ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bring
8. 8.Arjun refused ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swim
9. 9.Meera is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeding
10. 10.Kunal is tired of ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) to bring
11. 11.Karan wanted ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sing
12. 12.Meera is tired of ___ tea. (a) makes (b) to make (c) making (d) make
13. 13.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sends (b) sending (c) to send (d) send
14. 14.Saanvi is good at ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeding
15. 15.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
16. 16.Ishaan practised ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throw
17. 17.Riya is interested in ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
18. 18.Ira hoped ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) to bake (d) bake
19. 19.Aarav hoped ___ science. (a) studying (b) studies (c) to study (d) study
20. 20.Isha refused ___ the train. (a) takes (b) take (c) to take (d) taking
21. 21.Dev finished ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
22. 22.Kunal is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
23. 23.Tara promised ___ the train. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take
24. 24.Dev wanted ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat (d) to eat
25. 25.Manav enjoyed ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooking
26. 26.Meera finished ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buy
27. 27.Rohan hoped ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) to plant
28. 28.Farhan refused ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) sing (d) singing
29. 29.Isha practised ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throw
30. 30.Ishaan hoped ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
31. 31.Meera kept ___ a story. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) tell (d) telling
32. 32.Sneha promised ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) to feed
33. 33.Aisha is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
34. 34.Kunal enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) to carry
35. 35.Saanvi planned ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
36. 36.Rahul is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) to study (c) studying (d) study
37. 37.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
38. 38.Arjun kept ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bring
39. 39.Yash is good at ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catches
40. 40.Pooja practised ___ a message. (a) sends (b) to send (c) sending (d) send

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