Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 364 · 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.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) to drink
2. 2.Arjun needed ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speaking
3. 3.Diya is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feeding (c) feed (d) feeds
4. 4.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) sending (c) send (d) sends
5. 5.Pooja practised ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throws (c) to throw (d) throwing
6. 6.Kabir is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) builds (c) to build (d) build
7. 7.Dev is tired of ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
8. 8.Myra avoided ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sing (c) singing (d) sings
9. 9.Myra avoided ___ science. (a) studying (b) to study (c) study (d) studies
10. 10.Tara kept ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping (d) to clap
11. 11.Rohan is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
12. 12.Priya is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) to dance
13. 13.Kavya enjoyed ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bake (c) to bake (d) bakes
14. 14.Pooja is fond of ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) plant
15. 15.Vivaan is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
16. 16.Dev is interested in ___ a story. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tells
17. 17.Saanvi hoped ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) running (d) run
18. 18.Karan refused ___ the match. (a) winning (b) to win (c) win (d) wins
19. 19.Rahul enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carrying
20. 20.Meera decided ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) to make
21. 21.Diya promised ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catch (d) catching
22. 22.Rahul is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) go (b) goes (c) to go (d) going
23. 23.Kabir is fond of ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throwing
24. 24.Farhan is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speak
25. 25.Dev is fond of ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
26. 26.Meera is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writes (b) write (c) writing (d) to write
27. 27.Dev avoided ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) to eat (c) eating (d) eat
28. 28.Aarav kept ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) to eat
29. 29.Arjun wanted ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) to help (d) help
30. 30.Farhan is tired of ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) to catch (c) catch (d) catches
31. 31.Ananya is tired of ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
32. 32.Yash is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear (d) to wear
33. 33.Dev is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to run (b) runs (c) running (d) run
34. 34.Manav is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) make (b) to make (c) making (d) makes
35. 35.Rahul is fond of ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) to speak
36. 36.Farhan promised ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
37. 37.Dev enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) running (b) to run (c) run (d) runs
38. 38.Yash is fond of ___ in the park. (a) run (b) to run (c) runs (d) running
39. 39.Riya decided ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) to throw (d) throw
40. 40.Karan promised ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rides (d) to ride

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