Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 291 · 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.Ishaan promised ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) to clean
2. 2.Priya hoped ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) to go (d) going
3. 3.Arjun avoided ___ to school. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) to go
4. 4.Omkar promised ___ in the park. (a) run (b) runs (c) running (d) to run
5. 5.Tara avoided ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
6. 6.Riya refused ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
7. 7.Farhan refused ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim (d) to swim
8. 8.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) washes (c) to wash (d) wash
9. 9.Nisha decided ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catching
10. 10.Aarav is good at ___ the train. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) to take
11. 11.Myra finished ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drink
12. 12.Zoya is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dances
13. 13.Pooja is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
14. 14.Meera practised ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brings (d) to bring
15. 15.Isha refused ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speak
16. 16.Nisha is tired of ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) to write (c) write (d) writing
17. 17.Arjun practised ___ in the park. (a) run (b) running (c) runs (d) to run
18. 18.Nisha is good at ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sing
19. 19.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) planting (b) plant (c) to plant (d) plants
20. 20.Omkar is interested in ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washes (d) washing
21. 21.Yash avoided ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
22. 22.Rahul kept ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
23. 23.Meera is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
24. 24.Arjun wanted ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dance
25. 25.Tara is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
26. 26.Aditya finished ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
27. 27.Pooja practised ___ the train. (a) taking (b) to take (c) take (d) takes
28. 28.Rohan practised ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) play (c) playing (d) plays
29. 29.Priya is tired of ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brings (d) to bring
30. 30.Karan is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) telling (b) to tell (c) tells (d) tell
31. 31.Kavya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swim (d) swimming
32. 32.Myra is fond of ___ a message. (a) to send (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
33. 33.Saanvi practised ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog
34. 34.Dev enjoyed ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cook
35. 35.Tara needed ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) tell (d) to tell
36. 36.Tara promised ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drinking
37. 37.Neel finished ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
38. 38.Omkar is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
39. 39.Arjun practised ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watches
40. 40.Pooja refused ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) to play (d) play

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