Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 296 · 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.Aisha finished ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooking
2. 2.Priya is tired of ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbs
3. 3.Aditya hoped ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
4. 4.Aarav kept ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) to speak (d) speaking
5. 5.Pooja is interested in ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carrying
6. 6.Rahul promised ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) to climb
7. 7.Karan is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
8. 8.Aisha decided ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) to wash
9. 9.Aisha finished ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) helps (c) to help (d) help
10. 10.Dev kept ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
11. 11.Ananya promised ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
12. 12.Kavya is good at ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogging
13. 13.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) plants (d) planting
14. 14.Diya hoped ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) to send
15. 15.Ira is tired of ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
16. 16.Kabir is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
17. 17.Kunal is good at ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helping (d) helps
18. 18.Riya wanted ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
19. 19.Nisha is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) makes (b) making (c) to make (d) make
20. 20.Priya is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feeding (d) feed
21. 21.Riya hoped ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat (d) to eat
22. 22.Tara is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) run (b) to run (c) runs (d) running
23. 23.Manav wanted ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clapping (d) clap
24. 24.Dev planned ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) to throw
25. 25.Myra enjoyed ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
26. 26.Isha finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) build (c) to build (d) builds
27. 27.Saanvi wanted ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry
28. 28.Neel is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinking
29. 29.Sneha practised ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
30. 30.Kabir is fond of ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wears
31. 31.Ira is interested in ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jog
32. 32.Myra needed ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buys (c) buy (d) buying
33. 33.Aditya is fond of ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throw
34. 34.Karan refused ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) to help
35. 35.Yash is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
36. 36.Omkar needed ___ the match. (a) win (b) winning (c) wins (d) to win
37. 37.Neel avoided ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
38. 38.Omkar hoped ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wear (c) wears (d) wearing
39. 39.Rohan kept ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
40. 40.Myra decided ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink

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