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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 312 · 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.Kavya kept ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
  2. 2.Riya is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dances
  3. 3.Aisha enjoyed ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) to win (d) winning
  4. 4.Yash is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) to carry
  5. 5.Ira is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  6. 6.Riya refused ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) to clap (d) clap
  7. 7.Diya is fond of ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) baking (d) bakes
  8. 8.Isha is interested in ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) rides (c) to ride (d) ride
  9. 9.Myra kept ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) bake
  10. 10.Sneha refused ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) to eat
  11. 11.Aarav is fond of ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  12. 12.Arjun is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) to study
  13. 13.Neel planned ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) to plant
  14. 14.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) to write
  15. 15.Isha is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) winning (b) to win (c) win (d) wins
  16. 16.Kabir needed ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
  17. 17.Riya wanted ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
  18. 18.Priya planned ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed (d) to feed
  19. 19.Manav is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
  20. 20.Ira is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) rides (b) to ride (c) riding (d) ride
  21. 21.Yash is tired of ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
  22. 22.Isha hoped ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) run (d) running
  23. 23.Neel hoped ___ a song. (a) singing (b) to sing (c) sings (d) sing
  24. 24.Rahul is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clap (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clapping
  25. 25.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
  26. 26.Rahul practised ___ the match. (a) win (b) to win (c) winning (d) wins
  27. 27.Vivaan enjoyed ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleaning
  28. 28.Aarav is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) winning (c) win (d) to win
  29. 29.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buy
  30. 30.Neel is good at ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) bringing (d) to bring
  31. 31.Aisha is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swimming (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swim
  32. 32.Manav is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
  33. 33.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
  34. 34.Farhan is tired of ___ a message. (a) sending (b) to send (c) send (d) sends
  35. 35.Nisha wanted ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) to write (c) write (d) writes
  36. 36.Saanvi practised ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) plant
  37. 37.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flies (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flying
  38. 38.Rohan practised ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly (d) to fly
  39. 39.Ira kept ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
  40. 40.Ishaan practised ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) to plant (d) plant

Answer key

  1. throwing
  2. dancing
  3. winning
  4. carrying
  5. feeding
  6. to clap
  7. baking
  8. riding
  9. baking
  10. to eat
  11. drinking
  12. studying
  13. to plant
  14. writing
  15. winning
  16. to wash
  17. to bake
  18. to feed
  19. riding
  20. riding
  21. writing
  22. to run
  23. to sing
  24. clapping
  25. sending
  26. winning
  27. cleaning
  28. winning
  29. buying
  30. bringing
  31. swimming
  32. speaking
  33. throwing
  34. sending
  35. to write
  36. planting
  37. flying
  38. flying
  39. sending
  40. planting

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