Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 384 · 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.Isha enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) to run (c) run (d) running
2. 2.Kavya is interested in ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) to ride (c) rides (d) ride
3. 3.Isha decided ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) washes (d) wash
4. 4.Kabir kept ___ the match. (a) to win (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
5. 5.Kabir practised ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
6. 6.Myra is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) building (b) to build (c) builds (d) build
7. 7.Omkar planned ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
8. 8.Meera planned ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) to plant (d) plant
9. 9.Zoya finished ___ science. (a) studies (b) to study (c) studying (d) study
10. 10.Aarav refused ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throw
11. 11.Riya promised ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) to watch
12. 12.Farhan is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) to bake
13. 13.Manav is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sends (b) sending (c) to send (d) send
14. 14.Karan wanted ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) to draw (c) draws (d) drawing
15. 15.Manav is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) singing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) sing
16. 16.Isha finished ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eats
17. 17.Zoya hoped ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) flies (d) fly
18. 18.Arjun is interested in ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
19. 19.Myra refused ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) rides (c) to ride (d) ride
20. 20.Rohan is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) to jog
21. 21.Rahul practised ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) to plant
22. 22.Tara is fond of ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watches
23. 23.Ira is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
24. 24.Ira is good at ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eating
25. 25.Farhan wanted ___ the match. (a) win (b) winning (c) to win (d) wins
26. 26.Arjun refused ___ to school. (a) go (b) to go (c) goes (d) going
27. 27.Karan finished ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
28. 28.Neel is tired of ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) to play (d) play
29. 29.Arjun is good at ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
30. 30.Nisha is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helping (b) to help (c) help (d) helps
31. 31.Yash refused ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake
32. 32.Myra kept ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
33. 33.Farhan finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) building (c) builds (d) to build
34. 34.Zoya needed ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buys
35. 35.Kabir decided ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) to send
36. 36.Yash enjoyed ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
37. 37.Meera wanted ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
38. 38.Ishaan avoided ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) building (c) builds (d) build
39. 39.Sneha refused ___ to school. (a) to go (b) going (c) goes (d) go
40. 40.Rahul kept ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink (d) to drink

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