Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 254 · 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.Rohan is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
2. 2.Meera hoped ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
3. 3.Vivaan kept ___ tea. (a) makes (b) making (c) to make (d) make
4. 4.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake
5. 5.Neel is tired of ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) to tell (d) telling
6. 6.Ananya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) to run
7. 7.Arjun promised ___ in the park. (a) run (b) runs (c) to run (d) running
8. 8.Isha agreed ___ the match. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) to win
9. 9.Myra planned ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eats (c) to eat (d) eating
10. 10.Omkar decided ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dancing
11. 11.Karan is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) to wear
12. 12.Riya wanted ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
13. 13.Dev decided ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draws
14. 14.Kunal is tired of ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carrying (d) carries
15. 15.Arjun avoided ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) to wash
16. 16.Manav hoped ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) to build (c) builds (d) build
17. 17.Manav finished ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
18. 18.Yash is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) to play (c) plays (d) playing
19. 19.Ananya is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
20. 20.Pooja promised ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swims
21. 21.Pooja practised ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eat
22. 22.Meera planned ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dancing
23. 23.Vivaan practised ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drawing (d) to draw
24. 24.Yash avoided ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) making (d) make
25. 25.Tara is good at ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooks
26. 26.Kavya finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) building (c) build (d) to build
27. 27.Kunal wanted ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) helps (c) to help (d) help
28. 28.Rohan practised ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) to clean (d) cleaning
29. 29.Kunal avoided ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
30. 30.Rohan practised ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buys (d) buying
31. 31.Priya wanted ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speaking
32. 32.Aarav finished ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) to watch
33. 33.Karan is fond of ___ the train. (a) takes (b) to take (c) take (d) taking
34. 34.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clap (d) clapping
35. 35.Priya avoided ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writes (d) writing
36. 36.Rohan needed ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) to win
37. 37.Karan is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
38. 38.Yash refused ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) to sing (d) singing
39. 39.Aarav promised ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake
40. 40.Kabir kept ___ a message. (a) send (b) sending (c) to send (d) sends

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