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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 341 · 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.Neel is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
  2. 2.Pooja needed ___ to school. (a) go (b) going (c) to go (d) goes
  3. 3.Zoya is tired of ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catches
  4. 4.Riya hoped ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) to fly
  5. 5.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) to study
  6. 6.Rahul planned ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) to clap
  7. 7.Meera is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  8. 8.Omkar hoped ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) to send
  9. 9.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) tells (d) telling
  10. 10.Saanvi needed ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) clean
  11. 11.Karan decided ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watching
  12. 12.Farhan enjoyed ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watch
  13. 13.Isha is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) to eat (b) eating (c) eat (d) eats
  14. 14.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eats (b) eat (c) to eat (d) eating
  15. 15.Aarav wanted ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogs
  16. 16.Ishaan is good at ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) throw
  17. 17.Yash is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throws (d) throwing
  18. 18.Ira avoided ___ in the park. (a) running (b) to run (c) runs (d) run
  19. 19.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) rides (b) to ride (c) ride (d) riding
  20. 20.Neel is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) plants (c) to plant (d) planting
  21. 21.Neel is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) send (c) sending (d) sends
  22. 22.Diya is interested in ___ the match. (a) winning (b) to win (c) wins (d) win
  23. 23.Kavya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
  24. 24.Neel avoided ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) to send (d) sending
  25. 25.Kunal promised ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
  26. 26.Aarav refused ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
  27. 27.Ira is good at ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writing (c) write (d) writes
  28. 28.Meera enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) to wear
  29. 29.Ira is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  30. 30.Ananya is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) to carry
  31. 31.Omkar is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) to jog
  32. 32.Zoya needed ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  33. 33.Sneha practised ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eats (d) eating
  34. 34.Priya needed ___ a story. (a) tells (b) tell (c) to tell (d) telling
  35. 35.Ira finished ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bring
  36. 36.Aarav needed ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) builds (c) to build (d) build
  37. 37.Diya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) to wash
  38. 38.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) winning (b) wins (c) win (d) to win
  39. 39.Aditya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
  40. 40.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake

Answer key

  1. catching
  2. to go
  3. catching
  4. to fly
  5. studying
  6. to clap
  7. carrying
  8. to send
  9. telling
  10. to clean
  11. to watch
  12. watching
  13. eating
  14. eating
  15. to jog
  16. throwing
  17. throwing
  18. running
  19. riding
  20. planting
  21. sending
  22. winning
  23. running
  24. sending
  25. to wash
  26. to play
  27. writing
  28. wearing
  29. baking
  30. carrying
  31. jogging
  32. to dance
  33. eating
  34. to tell
  35. bringing
  36. to build
  37. washing
  38. winning
  39. washing
  40. baking

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