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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 290 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Arjun is interested in ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) to go (d) goes
  2. 2.Ishaan is good at ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speak
  3. 3.Aarav planned ___ a story. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) tells (d) telling
  4. 4.Isha kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) to watch
  5. 5.Ira promised ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) to build (c) builds (d) build
  6. 6.Diya enjoyed ___ a story. (a) tell (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tells
  7. 7.Karan kept ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) running (c) run (d) runs
  8. 8.Aarav is tired of ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) to play (d) play
  9. 9.Ananya hoped ___ science. (a) studying (b) studies (c) to study (d) study
  10. 10.Diya promised ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) to clap (c) clap (d) claps
  11. 11.Ishaan needed ___ a message. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) to send
  12. 12.Aarav kept ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) to help
  13. 13.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) to bake (d) baking
  14. 14.Nisha hoped ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
  15. 15.Priya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) planting (b) plants (c) to plant (d) plant
  16. 16.Priya agreed ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  17. 17.Yash finished ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) to run
  18. 18.Kavya avoided ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) to bake
  19. 19.Aisha finished ___ the match. (a) wins (b) win (c) to win (d) winning
  20. 20.Meera is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) to take (c) taking (d) take
  21. 21.Tara is tired of ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook
  22. 22.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
  23. 23.Manav refused ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) to send (d) sends
  24. 24.Karan is fond of ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) to wash
  25. 25.Riya is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
  26. 26.Aarav is good at ___ to school. (a) goes (b) going (c) go (d) to go
  27. 27.Pooja is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeding
  28. 28.Aisha decided ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catch
  29. 29.Riya is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) win (c) to win (d) winning
  30. 30.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) washes (d) wash
  31. 31.Rohan enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) to throw
  32. 32.Omkar is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) run (b) runs (c) running (d) to run
  33. 33.Myra finished ___ the train. (a) takes (b) to take (c) take (d) taking
  34. 34.Yash is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) to catch
  35. 35.Zoya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to run (b) run (c) runs (d) running
  36. 36.Pooja wanted ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eats
  37. 37.Tara is tired of ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  38. 38.Vivaan is tired of ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brings
  39. 39.Myra is good at ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) to carry (d) carry
  40. 40.Farhan planned ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans (d) to clean

Answer key

  1. going
  2. speaking
  3. to tell
  4. watching
  5. to build
  6. telling
  7. running
  8. playing
  9. to study
  10. to clap
  11. to send
  12. helping
  13. baking
  14. to speak
  15. planting
  16. to feed
  17. running
  18. baking
  19. winning
  20. taking
  21. cooking
  22. sending
  23. to send
  24. washing
  25. speaking
  26. going
  27. feeding
  28. to catch
  29. winning
  30. washing
  31. throwing
  32. running
  33. taking
  34. catching
  35. running
  36. to eat
  37. drinking
  38. bringing
  39. carrying
  40. to clean

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