Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 29 · 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.Aditya promised ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) to cook
2. 2.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) building (b) to build (c) builds (d) build
3. 3.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) riding (d) rides
4. 4.Dev is tired of ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
5. 5.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) to climb (c) climbing (d) climb
6. 6.Tara hoped ___ the train. (a) taking (b) to take (c) take (d) takes
7. 7.Dev enjoyed ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eating (d) eats
8. 8.Ishaan needed ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant
9. 9.Tara is fond of ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) to carry
10. 10.Myra avoided ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carries
11. 11.Omkar enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) to write
12. 12.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catches
13. 13.Yash avoided ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry
14. 14.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches (d) to catch
15. 15.Priya avoided ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
16. 16.Meera is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sings (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sing
17. 17.Manav enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
18. 18.Neel finished ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) to climb
19. 19.Vivaan is interested in ___ the match. (a) to win (b) win (c) winning (d) wins
20. 20.Arjun finished ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) to bring
21. 21.Vivaan is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watch
22. 22.Ishaan kept ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eat (c) to eat (d) eating
23. 23.Omkar is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) washes (d) wash
24. 24.Diya avoided ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catch (d) catching
25. 25.Ira finished ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
26. 26.Riya kept ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) to wear
27. 27.Karan is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) to build (b) building (c) build (d) builds
28. 28.Priya is fond of ___ a story. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) tells (d) telling
29. 29.Kabir enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washes
30. 30.Vivaan kept ___ science. (a) studying (b) studies (c) to study (d) study
31. 31.Nisha is good at ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wears
32. 32.Neel is good at ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) to write (c) writing (d) write
33. 33.Aarav is tired of ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) to go (d) going
34. 34.Arjun wanted ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
35. 35.Aarav avoided ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
36. 36.Myra practised ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
37. 37.Dev is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
38. 38.Vivaan needed ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
39. 39.Dev finished ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
40. 40.Rohan planned ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carrying (d) carries

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