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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 386 · 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.Zoya finished ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  2. 2.Ira hoped ___ a story. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) tell (d) telling
  3. 3.Ishaan is fond of ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) to climb (d) climb
  4. 4.Meera finished ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jog
  5. 5.Ira is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) to throw
  6. 6.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) to ride
  7. 7.Aisha is interested in ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) to cook
  8. 8.Yash is fond of ___ a story. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tell
  9. 9.Pooja is fond of ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climb (d) to climb
  10. 10.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
  11. 11.Vivaan is good at ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catch
  12. 12.Karan is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) to wear
  13. 13.Kavya hoped ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speak (d) speaking
  14. 14.Rohan is tired of ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) to play (d) playing
  15. 15.Aditya finished ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) to study (d) studying
  16. 16.Rahul hoped ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) draw
  17. 17.Kunal wanted ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) to cook
  18. 18.Neel finished ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) to send (d) send
  19. 19.Isha is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) to help (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
  20. 20.Rohan kept ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
  21. 21.Ananya finished ___ tea. (a) to make (b) making (c) make (d) makes
  22. 22.Kavya decided ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) builds (c) to build (d) building
  23. 23.Riya is good at ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
  24. 24.Dev is interested in ___ tea. (a) making (b) makes (c) to make (d) make
  25. 25.Manav is good at ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) to throw
  26. 26.Kavya is fond of ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watching
  27. 27.Arjun avoided ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) to run (d) running
  28. 28.Zoya is tired of ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) sing (d) singing
  29. 29.Isha enjoyed ___ to school. (a) go (b) goes (c) going (d) to go
  30. 30.Riya is fond of ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) to write
  31. 31.Pooja is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  32. 32.Aisha practised ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swim
  33. 33.Riya enjoyed ___ a song. (a) sings (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sing
  34. 34.Kabir finished ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) to eat
  35. 35.Rahul enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catch
  36. 36.Priya kept ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) run (d) running
  37. 37.Yash decided ___ in the park. (a) run (b) to run (c) runs (d) running
  38. 38.Kabir is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
  39. 39.Rohan is interested in ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) to dance
  40. 40.Ishaan wanted ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies

Answer key

  1. watching
  2. to tell
  3. climbing
  4. jogging
  5. throwing
  6. riding
  7. cooking
  8. telling
  9. climbing
  10. planting
  11. catching
  12. wearing
  13. to speak
  14. playing
  15. studying
  16. to draw
  17. to cook
  18. sending
  19. helping
  20. watching
  21. making
  22. to build
  23. swimming
  24. making
  25. throwing
  26. watching
  27. running
  28. singing
  29. going
  30. writing
  31. drinking
  32. swimming
  33. singing
  34. eating
  35. catching
  36. running
  37. to run
  38. buying
  39. dancing
  40. to fly

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