Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 375 · 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.Yash kept ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) to wash (d) washing
2. 2.Meera finished ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
3. 3.Aarav is good at ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eats (d) eating
4. 4.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) to tell (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
5. 5.Arjun is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dancing
6. 6.Myra practised ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dancing
7. 7.Saanvi avoided ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) to send (d) send
8. 8.Nisha finished ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cook
9. 9.Aarav is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) to run (c) run (d) runs
10. 10.Rahul refused ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) to draw
11. 11.Aditya finished ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
12. 12.Ananya is tired of ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogging
13. 13.Diya is fond of ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catching
14. 14.Ananya is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dance
15. 15.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash (d) to wash
16. 16.Aarav is tired of ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
17. 17.Farhan is interested in ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings (d) to sing
18. 18.Rahul finished ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
19. 19.Zoya enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clap
20. 20.Karan is good at ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) making (d) make
21. 21.Farhan is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) to build (c) building (d) build
22. 22.Isha planned ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) to feed (d) feed
23. 23.Arjun is interested in ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) to send
24. 24.Karan is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watching
25. 25.Pooja wanted ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) builds (c) build (d) to build
26. 26.Manav is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
27. 27.Karan practised ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) to dance
28. 28.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) to take
29. 29.Zoya is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
30. 30.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) to ride
31. 31.Ananya is interested in ___ in the park. (a) run (b) runs (c) running (d) to run
32. 32.Aarav wanted ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) makes (d) make
33. 33.Manav planned ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) to go (d) going
34. 34.Farhan is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
35. 35.Aarav finished ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) to climb
36. 36.Kabir refused ___ in the park. (a) run (b) running (c) runs (d) to run
37. 37.Kabir is interested in ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
38. 38.Zoya avoided ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
39. 39.Kabir promised ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) bringing (d) brings
40. 40.Isha enjoyed ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helps (c) to help (d) helping

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