Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 390 · 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.Meera enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catching
2. 2.Kavya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
3. 3.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
4. 4.Nisha finished ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) to help (c) helps (d) helping
5. 5.Kabir is interested in ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dance
6. 6.Nisha practised ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
7. 7.Tara is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feeding (c) feed (d) feeds
8. 8.Karan enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swims
9. 9.Manav agreed ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) to buy
10. 10.Ishaan is tired of ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) to catch (c) catch (d) catches
11. 11.Kabir is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
12. 12.Aisha finished ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) sing (d) singing
13. 13.Pooja is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dances
14. 14.Ira avoided ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) to win (d) winning
15. 15.Sneha is good at ___ a story. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tells
16. 16.Saanvi hoped ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleans
17. 17.Ananya practised ___ to school. (a) to go (b) going (c) go (d) goes
18. 18.Arjun practised ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throwing
19. 19.Kavya is tired of ___ the train. (a) taking (b) take (c) to take (d) takes
20. 20.Nisha is fond of ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) to bake (d) baking
21. 21.Pooja agreed ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buy
22. 22.Farhan kept ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
23. 23.Isha finished ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
24. 24.Zoya avoided ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
25. 25.Arjun kept ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry
26. 26.Aarav enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) to write
27. 27.Saanvi agreed ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
28. 28.Rahul finished ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watching
29. 29.Riya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swimming
30. 30.Neel needed ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wears (d) wear
31. 31.Yash finished ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bake (c) to bake (d) bakes
32. 32.Kavya enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) to write (c) write (d) writing
33. 33.Rohan is good at ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
34. 34.Ishaan enjoyed ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) bake
35. 35.Diya practised ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogging
36. 36.Riya hoped ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbing
37. 37.Zoya is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
38. 38.Aisha decided ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
39. 39.Sneha refused ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooks
40. 40.Aarav promised ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry

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