Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 256 · 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.Ishaan needed ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) to carry (d) carrying
2. 2.Priya kept ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
3. 3.Aisha practised ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throwing
4. 4.Priya hoped ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
5. 5.Arjun enjoyed ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells (d) to tell
6. 6.Farhan is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) write (b) writing (c) to write (d) writes
7. 7.Saanvi kept ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
8. 8.Tara is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) builds (b) building (c) build (d) to build
9. 9.Riya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
10. 10.Kabir is tired of ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) to bring
11. 11.Omkar hoped ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) to throw
12. 12.Kavya is interested in ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
13. 13.Vivaan hoped ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) to carry (c) carrying (d) carry
14. 14.Manav is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
15. 15.Kunal is tired of ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
16. 16.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) to bake (d) baking
17. 17.Kavya promised ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) riding (c) to ride (d) ride
18. 18.Vivaan agreed ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
19. 19.Karan wanted ___ the train. (a) to take (b) taking (c) take (d) takes
20. 20.Kavya wanted ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
21. 21.Dev planned ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) to make (d) making
22. 22.Sneha finished ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) to wear
23. 23.Ishaan promised ___ a story. (a) telling (b) to tell (c) tell (d) tells
24. 24.Isha is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
25. 25.Kavya refused ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eat (c) to eat (d) eats
26. 26.Kabir is fond of ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinking
27. 27.Manav refused ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) to wear (d) wearing
28. 28.Isha is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
29. 29.Diya is tired of ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clap (d) clapping
30. 30.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
31. 31.Meera finished ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
32. 32.Priya is fond of ___ a story. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) to tell
33. 33.Aarav is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
34. 34.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing (d) to sing
35. 35.Yash is fond of ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) builds (c) building (d) build
36. 36.Nisha is good at ___ tea. (a) makes (b) to make (c) make (d) making
37. 37.Isha decided ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
38. 38.Saanvi hoped ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) to clap
39. 39.Tara is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) go (b) to go (c) goes (d) going
40. 40.Omkar agreed ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying

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