Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 259 · 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.Riya enjoyed ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) to send (d) sending
2. 2.Neel decided ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) to study
3. 3.Pooja is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) to catch
4. 4.Rohan refused ___ a story. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) to tell
5. 5.Farhan wanted ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) to make (d) makes
6. 6.Myra planned ___ tea. (a) make (b) to make (c) making (d) makes
7. 7.Tara kept ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
8. 8.Omkar kept ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes (d) to wash
9. 9.Aisha finished ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
10. 10.Arjun agreed ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) cleans
11. 11.Aisha avoided ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) singing
12. 12.Kabir enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim (d) to swim
13. 13.Meera refused ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) to run (d) run
14. 14.Aisha is interested in ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) to jog
15. 15.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) to tell
16. 16.Aarav planned ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooks
17. 17.Kunal promised ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) to drink
18. 18.Isha hoped ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) ride (c) to ride (d) riding
19. 19.Kunal is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dance
20. 20.Saanvi practised ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) to throw
21. 21.Rohan finished ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speaks
22. 22.Dev agreed ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swims
23. 23.Meera is interested in ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) planting (d) plants
24. 24.Diya wanted ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook
25. 25.Yash is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) to carry
26. 26.Saanvi finished ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) cleaning
27. 27.Ishaan wanted ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) to bake (c) bake (d) baking
28. 28.Omkar is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speak
29. 29.Kunal is fond of ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sings
30. 30.Neel is interested in ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
31. 31.Kavya is fond of ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washes (d) washing
32. 32.Aditya is fond of ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) to climb
33. 33.Ananya needed ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry
34. 34.Dev finished ___ the match. (a) to win (b) wins (c) winning (d) win
35. 35.Aditya finished ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throw (d) throws
36. 36.Aisha is fond of ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eats (c) to eat (d) eat
37. 37.Yash decided ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catch
38. 38.Ira finished ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) to play (d) playing
39. 39.Aarav decided ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) to bring
40. 40.Arjun avoided ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buy

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