Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 344 · 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.Rahul finished ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) to throw
2. 2.Tara avoided ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) to wear
3. 3.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) ride (b) rides (c) to ride (d) riding
4. 4.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) sending (c) sends (d) send
5. 5.Pooja enjoyed ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) to clean (c) cleaning (d) clean
6. 6.Rahul avoided ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
7. 7.Diya hoped ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
8. 8.Yash hoped ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
9. 9.Dev is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) to dance
10. 10.Priya practised ___ a song. (a) singing (b) to sing (c) sings (d) sing
11. 11.Karan is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) playing (b) to play (c) plays (d) play
12. 12.Saanvi kept ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
13. 13.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writing (b) write (c) to write (d) writes
14. 14.Aarav is tired of ___ the train. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take (d) to take
15. 15.Neel is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) to ride (b) riding (c) ride (d) rides
16. 16.Aarav kept ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) to study (d) studying
17. 17.Rahul decided ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) to send
18. 18.Pooja kept ___ to school. (a) to go (b) goes (c) going (d) go
19. 19.Diya finished ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) to swim
20. 20.Riya enjoyed ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bringing
21. 21.Isha avoided ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) to run
22. 22.Kabir hoped ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) plants (d) planting
23. 23.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
24. 24.Rohan is good at ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cook
25. 25.Kabir kept ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
26. 26.Riya is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carry
27. 27.Sneha is good at ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
28. 28.Ira is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watching (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watches
29. 29.Neel promised ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catches
30. 30.Ishaan finished ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) planting (d) plants
31. 31.Karan promised ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) to write (d) write
32. 32.Vivaan is good at ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catch
33. 33.Ananya is good at ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) to send
34. 34.Arjun is fond of ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) to play (d) playing
35. 35.Isha is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writes (b) write (c) to write (d) writing
36. 36.Manav agreed ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swim
37. 37.Sneha practised ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) clap (d) claps
38. 38.Tara is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
39. 39.Riya is good at ___ a story. (a) tell (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tells
40. 40.Rahul planned ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) to play (d) plays

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