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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 359 · 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.Arjun enjoyed ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) to draw
  2. 2.Manav enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jog
  3. 3.Isha is good at ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) to clean
  4. 4.Rahul hoped ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
  5. 5.Kavya is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carry
  6. 6.Kunal is tired of ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) make (d) makes
  7. 7.Aisha planned ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) to clap
  8. 8.Zoya is good at ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) to play
  9. 9.Saanvi promised ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
  10. 10.Sneha is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throwing
  11. 11.Omkar kept ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) to plant
  12. 12.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to run (b) running (c) runs (d) run
  13. 13.Diya promised ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  14. 14.Ananya is tired of ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) to speak
  15. 15.Karan is tired of ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) to bake
  16. 16.Ananya enjoyed ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
  17. 17.Ishaan is fond of ___ the train. (a) to take (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
  18. 18.Isha needed ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) to sing
  19. 19.Kabir agreed ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  20. 20.Rahul is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) to buy
  21. 21.Zoya hoped ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleans
  22. 22.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) fly (b) to fly (c) flying (d) flies
  23. 23.Tara is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) win (b) wins (c) to win (d) winning
  24. 24.Meera agreed ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
  25. 25.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take (d) to take
  26. 26.Pooja planned ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) to write (d) write
  27. 27.Tara is interested in ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) riding (c) to ride (d) rides
  28. 28.Yash is fond of ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) to help (c) helps (d) helping
  29. 29.Farhan decided ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) to carry (d) carry
  30. 30.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carries
  31. 31.Sneha needed ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) to climb (d) climbing
  32. 32.Kunal is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jogs
  33. 33.Rohan avoided ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throwing
  34. 34.Kunal is fond of ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) singing
  35. 35.Tara avoided ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) building (c) build (d) builds
  36. 36.Vivaan refused ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) plant (d) planting
  37. 37.Rohan practised ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throwing
  38. 38.Karan practised ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) to plant (d) planting
  39. 39.Farhan avoided ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) to swim
  40. 40.Ananya is good at ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cooks (d) cook

Answer key

  1. drawing
  2. jogging
  3. cleaning
  4. to catch
  5. carrying
  6. making
  7. to clap
  8. playing
  9. to ride
  10. throwing
  11. planting
  12. running
  13. to carry
  14. speaking
  15. baking
  16. cooking
  17. taking
  18. to sing
  19. to climb
  20. buying
  21. to clean
  22. flying
  23. winning
  24. to plant
  25. taking
  26. to write
  27. riding
  28. helping
  29. to carry
  30. carrying
  31. to climb
  32. jogging
  33. throwing
  34. singing
  35. building
  36. to plant
  37. throwing
  38. planting
  39. swimming
  40. cooking

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