Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 338 · 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.Manav is fond of ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) to wash (d) washes
2. 2.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) to make
3. 3.Zoya enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) to throw
4. 4.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) to build (b) building (c) build (d) builds
5. 5.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
6. 6.Ishaan kept ___ the match. (a) win (b) winning (c) wins (d) to win
7. 7.Aditya is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) to buy
8. 8.Manav kept ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throw
9. 9.Rahul finished ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) to bring (d) bringing
10. 10.Rahul hoped ___ a message. (a) sending (b) to send (c) send (d) sends
11. 11.Neel decided ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eat
12. 12.Pooja enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plants (d) plant
13. 13.Omkar is tired of ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
14. 14.Diya is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take (d) to take
15. 15.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sings (b) sing (c) to sing (d) singing
16. 16.Karan avoided ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
17. 17.Nisha hoped ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clapping (d) clap
18. 18.Kavya is interested in ___ the train. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take
19. 19.Vivaan is interested in ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) to speak
20. 20.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) rides (b) riding (c) ride (d) to ride
21. 21.Pooja is interested in ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) to dance
22. 22.Aarav finished ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wearing
23. 23.Ira avoided ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
24. 24.Nisha decided ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) to bring
25. 25.Meera wanted ___ the train. (a) take (b) taking (c) to take (d) takes
26. 26.Manav kept ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sings
27. 27.Manav is interested in ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swim
28. 28.Ananya finished ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake (d) to bake
29. 29.Rohan is interested in ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake
30. 30.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) to carry
31. 31.Vivaan hoped ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) cleans
32. 32.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
33. 33.Rahul avoided ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
34. 34.Ishaan kept ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
35. 35.Vivaan kept ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) to make (d) makes
36. 36.Ananya is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carrying (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carry
37. 37.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) fly (b) to fly (c) flying (d) flies
38. 38.Ira needed ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throws
39. 39.Neel planned ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) to help (d) help
40. 40.Dev planned ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eating (d) eats

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