Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 287 · 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.Pooja wanted ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
2. 2.Diya is good at ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) to send
3. 3.Manav practised ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly (d) to fly
4. 4.Diya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) bringing (d) brings
5. 5.Kabir is tired of ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buy
6. 6.Farhan is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) makes (b) to make (c) making (d) make
7. 7.Riya needed ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wear (c) wears (d) wearing
8. 8.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
9. 9.Kunal is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
10. 10.Isha is good at ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
11. 11.Ananya is interested in ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
12. 12.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
13. 13.Sneha needed ___ tea. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) to make
14. 14.Aditya refused ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speak
15. 15.Meera is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
16. 16.Aditya is fond of ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
17. 17.Myra promised ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
18. 18.Kavya practised ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climb (d) to climb
19. 19.Dev is tired of ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans (d) to clean
20. 20.Diya planned ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) to bake
21. 21.Manav is tired of ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
22. 22.Kavya finished ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
23. 23.Diya enjoyed ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
24. 24.Arjun enjoyed ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
25. 25.Kunal promised ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) to ride
26. 26.Priya hoped ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) playing (d) play
27. 27.Vivaan is fond of ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
28. 28.Yash enjoyed ___ a message. (a) send (b) to send (c) sends (d) sending
29. 29.Kunal refused ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
30. 30.Diya kept ___ a message. (a) to send (b) send (c) sending (d) sends
31. 31.Meera decided ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speak
32. 32.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) singing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) sing
33. 33.Isha is tired of ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jog
34. 34.Ira enjoyed ___ to school. (a) to go (b) goes (c) going (d) go
35. 35.Diya is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speaks
36. 36.Arjun enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plants
37. 37.Kunal is fond of ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) bake
38. 38.Aisha avoided ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dancing
39. 39.Tara refused ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) to write (c) write (d) writes
40. 40.Manav avoided ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogging

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