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.Farhan enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) to wash
- 2.Aarav avoided ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) to send
- 3.Yash enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throw (d) throwing
- 4.Kabir avoided ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) run (d) running
- 5.Rohan finished ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
- 6.Vivaan is good at ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) to catch
- 7.Diya is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
- 8.Myra decided ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carry
- 9.Riya practised ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drinking
- 10.Kunal is good at ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
- 11.Kavya kept ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) to swim (c) swim (d) swims
- 12.Diya hoped ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eat (c) to eat (d) eats
- 13.Farhan finished ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
- 14.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) tells (d) telling
- 15.Farhan kept ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) to help (d) helps
- 16.Rohan practised ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) to wear (d) wears
- 17.Neel is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
- 18.Nisha finished ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
- 19.Yash is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) to dance
- 20.Manav is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
- 21.Nisha is tired of ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink (d) to drink
- 22.Myra practised ___ a song. (a) sings (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sing
- 23.Farhan is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) to help (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
- 24.Isha finished ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) to play (d) playing
- 25.Myra is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) builds (c) building (d) build
- 26.Aarav finished ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) to run
- 27.Aisha enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
- 28.Saanvi wanted ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) to carry (d) carrying
- 29.Diya is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) rides (b) ride (c) to ride (d) riding
- 30.Kavya refused ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
- 31.Meera practised ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writes (d) writing
- 32.Neel is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going
- 33.Neel is fond of ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
- 34.Meera planned ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaking (c) speak (d) speaks
- 35.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) making (b) make (c) to make (d) makes
- 36.Ananya is interested in ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) to wash (d) wash
- 37.Dev is fond of ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throws (d) throwing
- 38.Arjun is interested in ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) plays (d) playing
- 39.Diya enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) to throw
- 40.Rahul is tired of ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) to bring (d) bringing
Answer key
- washing
- sending
- throwing
- running
- jogging
- catching
- swimming
- to carry
- drinking
- studying
- swimming
- to eat
- baking
- telling
- helping
- wearing
- playing
- dancing
- dancing
- throwing
- drinking
- singing
- helping
- playing
- building
- running
- feeding
- to carry
- riding
- to take
- writing
- going
- eating
- to speak
- making
- washing
- throwing
- playing
- throwing
- bringing
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