Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet
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.
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- 1.Omkar avoided ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) sing
- 2.Yash refused ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) to plant
- 3.Manav is tired of ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
- 4.Isha kept ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
- 5.Ira kept ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) to bring
- 6.Zoya refused ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog
- 7.Diya needed ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
- 8.Nisha is tired of ___ the train. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) to take
- 9.Vivaan needed ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) to plant (d) planting
- 10.Ishaan hoped ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clap
- 11.Zoya is tired of ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
- 12.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) to build (d) building
- 13.Zoya agreed ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) to draw
- 14.Riya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to run (b) running (c) runs (d) run
- 15.Meera is tired of ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
- 16.Priya is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
- 17.Isha is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogging
- 18.Arjun is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
- 19.Ishaan wanted ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) to help
- 20.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watching
- 21.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
- 22.Omkar finished ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
- 23.Aisha needed ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
- 24.Manav practised ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) cleaning
- 25.Pooja is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
- 26.Saanvi decided ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watches
- 27.Kabir is interested in ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
- 28.Aarav is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) playing (b) to play (c) play (d) plays
- 29.Aarav planned ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) to help (c) helping (d) help
- 30.Sneha enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
- 31.Diya is fond of ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogs
- 32.Sneha enjoyed ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flying
- 33.Nisha is tired of ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) going (d) go
- 34.Dev planned ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
- 35.Vivaan is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dancing
- 36.Ishaan agreed ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) to dance
- 37.Riya is tired of ___ tea. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) to make
- 38.Saanvi practised ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) play (d) playing
- 39.Sneha avoided ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washes
- 40.Isha is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) builds (c) to build (d) build
Answer key
- singing
- to plant
- cleaning
- throwing
- bringing
- to jog
- to throw
- taking
- to plant
- to clap
- feeding
- building
- to draw
- running
- cleaning
- watching
- jogging
- playing
- to help
- watching
- washing
- drawing
- to dance
- cleaning
- cooking
- to watch
- studying
- playing
- to help
- catching
- jogging
- flying
- going
- to play
- dancing
- to dance
- making
- playing
- washing
- building
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