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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 366 · 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.Saanvi planned ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jog
  2. 2.Riya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
  3. 3.Zoya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
  4. 4.Ananya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to throw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
  5. 5.Neel is good at ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carrying
  6. 6.Neel planned ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) to build (c) building (d) build
  7. 7.Aarav is tired of ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) draw
  8. 8.Vivaan practised ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brings (d) to bring
  9. 9.Aarav is fond of ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
  10. 10.Kabir wanted ___ the match. (a) winning (b) wins (c) win (d) to win
  11. 11.Aditya kept ___ a song. (a) singing (b) to sing (c) sing (d) sings
  12. 12.Rahul wanted ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) draws (d) to draw
  13. 13.Ananya kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) to build (c) building (d) build
  14. 14.Manav kept ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) to carry
  15. 15.Rahul is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) run (b) to run (c) running (d) runs
  16. 16.Omkar is fond of ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) ride (c) to ride (d) riding
  17. 17.Diya is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
  18. 18.Sneha is tired of ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swimming
  19. 19.Ananya enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) runs (d) running
  20. 20.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) ride (b) rides (c) to ride (d) riding
  21. 21.Pooja practised ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) to watch
  22. 22.Meera is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) builds (c) building (d) to build
  23. 23.Sneha kept ___ the match. (a) wins (b) win (c) to win (d) winning
  24. 24.Manav needed ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooks
  25. 25.Ishaan planned ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) to feed
  26. 26.Isha is good at ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
  27. 27.Priya hoped ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing (d) to play
  28. 28.Tara is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  29. 29.Ira decided ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speaking
  30. 30.Vivaan enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes (d) to wash
  31. 31.Aarav promised ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
  32. 32.Ananya is tired of ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) eat
  33. 33.Ira is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bring (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bringing
  34. 34.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) to study (c) study (d) studying
  35. 35.Karan planned ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) to clean (d) cleaning
  36. 36.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dance
  37. 37.Dev refused ___ the match. (a) winning (b) win (c) to win (d) wins
  38. 38.Ishaan is interested in ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) to speak
  39. 39.Yash planned ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) to help (c) help (d) helps
  40. 40.Priya hoped ___ to school. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going

Answer key

  1. to jog
  2. cooking
  3. throwing
  4. throwing
  5. carrying
  6. to build
  7. drawing
  8. bringing
  9. jogging
  10. to win
  11. singing
  12. to draw
  13. building
  14. carrying
  15. running
  16. riding
  17. drinking
  18. swimming
  19. running
  20. riding
  21. watching
  22. building
  23. winning
  24. to cook
  25. to feed
  26. drinking
  27. to play
  28. watching
  29. to speak
  30. washing
  31. to help
  32. eating
  33. bringing
  34. studying
  35. to clean
  36. dancing
  37. to win
  38. speaking
  39. to help
  40. to go

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