Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 373 · 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.Riya avoided ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eating (c) to eat (d) eats
2. 2.Isha needed ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
3. 3.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swimming (d) to swim
4. 4.Manav is fond of ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
5. 5.Rahul kept ___ a song. (a) singing (b) to sing (c) sings (d) sing
6. 6.Neel is tired of ___ the match. (a) win (b) to win (c) winning (d) wins
7. 7.Aditya finished ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
8. 8.Karan is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
9. 9.Pooja avoided ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) building (d) builds
10. 10.Zoya agreed ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
11. 11.Diya is interested in ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
12. 12.Sneha is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cooking
13. 13.Aarav promised ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drink
14. 14.Omkar is fond of ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
15. 15.Myra wanted ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dancing
16. 16.Dev is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) goes (b) going (c) to go (d) go
17. 17.Aarav is tired of ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) to plant (d) planting
18. 18.Diya kept ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) baking (c) to bake (d) bakes
19. 19.Manav practised ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
20. 20.Rohan is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) to play (c) playing (d) plays
21. 21.Sneha enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swim
22. 22.Yash is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swims
23. 23.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) write (b) to write (c) writing (d) writes
24. 24.Sneha avoided ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flying (c) fly (d) flies
25. 25.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
26. 26.Meera refused ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
27. 27.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) brings (b) bring (c) to bring (d) bringing
28. 28.Tara decided ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) to make
29. 29.Manav is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
30. 30.Vivaan decided ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) to throw
31. 31.Kabir kept ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drink
32. 32.Aarav finished ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeding (c) feed (d) feeds
33. 33.Ananya needed ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
34. 34.Priya is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) to study (c) studying (d) study
35. 35.Riya finished ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) to bring
36. 36.Aarav needed ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
37. 37.Dev is interested in ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
38. 38.Farhan is tired of ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) to cook
39. 39.Meera decided ___ science. (a) studies (b) to study (c) study (d) studying
40. 40.Arjun is fond of ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eating

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