Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet
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.Rohan kept ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) to send (d) send
- 2.Dev finished ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) to wash (d) washing
- 3.Meera refused ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) to throw
- 4.Ishaan finished ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) to bring
- 5.Omkar hoped ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) to send (d) sending
- 6.Ananya is fond of ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) to throw
- 7.Neel is good at ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
- 8.Arjun hoped ___ a song. (a) sing (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sings
- 9.Ananya is interested in ___ a message. (a) to send (b) send (c) sending (d) sends
- 10.Nisha enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
- 11.Aarav enjoyed ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) bringing (d) to bring
- 12.Ananya kept ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rides (d) to ride
- 13.Tara wanted ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) to go (d) goes
- 14.Nisha decided ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim (d) to swim
- 15.Diya avoided ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carrying
- 16.Meera is fond of ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) building (c) build (d) to build
- 17.Neel planned ___ the match. (a) wins (b) to win (c) winning (d) win
- 18.Vivaan is interested in ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) to wash
- 19.Rahul is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) to clap (d) claps
- 20.Zoya practised ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) to feed
- 21.Tara wanted ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) to sing
- 22.Arjun kept ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
- 23.Sneha is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) to help
- 24.Kabir enjoyed ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sending (c) sends (d) send
- 25.Kunal agreed ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) to send (d) sending
- 26.Yash avoided ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) to clap
- 27.Dev avoided ___ the match. (a) winning (b) wins (c) to win (d) win
- 28.Ira kept ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feeding (d) feed
- 29.Nisha decided ___ a message. (a) to send (b) send (c) sending (d) sends
- 30.Myra avoided ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
- 31.Rahul is fond of ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) to ride (c) ride (d) riding
- 32.Meera planned ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cook
- 33.Isha enjoyed ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
- 34.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) to draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) draw
- 35.Diya is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) to make
- 36.Kabir planned ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
- 37.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dancing
- 38.Karan enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buying
- 39.Diya hoped ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sings
- 40.Meera is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) to swim (d) swim
Answer key
- sending
- washing
- to throw
- bringing
- to send
- throwing
- flying
- to sing
- sending
- throwing
- bringing
- riding
- to go
- to swim
- carrying
- building
- to win
- washing
- clapping
- feeding
- to sing
- dancing
- helping
- sending
- to send
- clapping
- winning
- feeding
- to send
- sending
- riding
- to cook
- eating
- drawing
- making
- to buy
- dancing
- buying
- to sing
- swimming
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