Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 278 · 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.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
2. 2.Dev practised ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) to clap (c) claps (d) clapping
3. 3.Sneha avoided ___ a message. (a) sends (b) to send (c) sending (d) send
4. 4.Kunal decided ___ a story. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) tells (d) telling
5. 5.Diya practised ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
6. 6.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catch (d) catching
7. 7.Nisha is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) builds (c) build (d) to build
8. 8.Diya decided ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) to play (d) playing
9. 9.Meera wanted ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) builds (c) to build (d) building
10. 10.Karan is interested in ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook
11. 11.Sneha is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) to wash
12. 12.Aisha is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dances
13. 13.Aarav is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
14. 14.Aarav is fond of ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buys
15. 15.Sneha hoped ___ the match. (a) to win (b) win (c) winning (d) wins
16. 16.Kabir refused ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
17. 17.Dev practised ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) to draw (d) draw
18. 18.Diya avoided ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eat
19. 19.Nisha practised ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) to climb
20. 20.Vivaan is fond of ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speaking
21. 21.Arjun enjoyed ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) to tell
22. 22.Manav is good at ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) to clean (d) cleaning
23. 23.Aisha is interested in ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drinks
24. 24.Ishaan wanted ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaking (c) speak (d) speaks
25. 25.Diya kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) to watch
26. 26.Rahul hoped ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) to send
27. 27.Manav is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake
28. 28.Kabir is tired of ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) to clap
29. 29.Dev is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studying (b) to study (c) studies (d) study
30. 30.Aisha kept ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) to play
31. 31.Rohan is fond of ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
32. 32.Aisha is tired of ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bringing
33. 33.Karan finished ___ a message. (a) send (b) to send (c) sending (d) sends
34. 34.Dev avoided ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeds
35. 35.Farhan decided ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clap (c) to clap (d) clapping
36. 36.Myra refused ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) to build (c) building (d) build
37. 37.Tara refused ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogging
38. 38.Rohan is tired of ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
39. 39.Myra is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting
40. 40.Riya finished ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) making (d) makes

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