Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet
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.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sending (b) sends (c) to send (d) send
- 2.Ananya is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
- 3.Isha wanted ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) to help (d) helps
- 4.Diya enjoyed ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) to help (c) help (d) helping
- 5.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) singing
- 6.Kavya decided ___ in the park. (a) run (b) running (c) runs (d) to run
- 7.Yash is fond of ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clapping
- 8.Aarav enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
- 9.Aisha kept ___ the train. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes (d) to take
- 10.Zoya kept ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) to send
- 11.Dev is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
- 12.Saanvi practised ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
- 13.Karan is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take
- 14.Kabir avoided ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook
- 15.Saanvi is tired of ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
- 16.Priya is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) to take
- 17.Manav avoided ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writing (d) writes
- 18.Myra needed ___ in the park. (a) running (b) runs (c) run (d) to run
- 19.Myra is fond of ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
- 20.Diya wanted ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) to throw
- 21.Omkar is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) to feed
- 22.Ishaan needed ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drinks (d) to drink
- 23.Manav finished ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) to speak (d) speaking
- 24.Neel finished ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
- 25.Ananya kept ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) to dance
- 26.Kabir is good at ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) to study (d) studying
- 27.Riya enjoyed ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) to ride
- 28.Aditya is interested in ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) to buy
- 29.Diya enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carrying
- 30.Aisha is interested in ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) to dance
- 31.Kavya hoped ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooking
- 32.Isha kept ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
- 33.Aarav decided ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) playing (d) play
- 34.Myra finished ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) to send (d) sending
- 35.Aarav wanted ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) flying (c) to fly (d) fly
- 36.Ananya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
- 37.Dev wanted ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) to feed
- 38.Tara needed ___ the train. (a) to take (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
- 39.Pooja practised ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) builds (c) building (d) build
- 40.Yash is interested in ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
Answer key
- sending
- dancing
- to help
- helping
- singing
- to run
- clapping
- wearing
- taking
- sending
- speaking
- climbing
- taking
- cooking
- jogging
- taking
- writing
- to run
- feeding
- to throw
- feeding
- to drink
- speaking
- cooking
- dancing
- studying
- riding
- buying
- carrying
- dancing
- to cook
- riding
- to play
- sending
- to fly
- swimming
- to feed
- to take
- building
- cooking
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