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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 393 · 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.Neel is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) run (b) to run (c) running (d) runs
  2. 2.Kunal kept ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) to plant
  3. 3.Omkar kept ___ the match. (a) to win (b) wins (c) win (d) winning
  4. 4.Neel is interested in ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) to watch
  5. 5.Kunal is tired of ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
  6. 6.Arjun planned ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly (d) to fly
  7. 7.Kabir is fond of ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jog
  8. 8.Dev is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speak (d) speaking
  9. 9.Diya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swims (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swimming
  10. 10.Isha is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wear (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wears
  11. 11.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writing (b) write (c) to write (d) writes
  12. 12.Kabir is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing (d) to dance
  13. 13.Dev is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
  14. 14.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
  15. 15.Saanvi hoped ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sing
  16. 16.Priya agreed ___ the train. (a) to take (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
  17. 17.Vivaan refused ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) to ride (d) rides
  18. 18.Pooja practised ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buy (d) buying
  19. 19.Aarav needed ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  20. 20.Omkar decided ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) to climb
  21. 21.Saanvi finished ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) to clean (d) cleans
  22. 22.Kabir is good at ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) to swim
  23. 23.Aarav finished ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
  24. 24.Aditya is fond of ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buying (c) to buy (d) buy
  25. 25.Zoya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) brings (b) bring (c) bringing (d) to bring
  26. 26.Ira is interested in ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  27. 27.Farhan is fond of ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helping (c) helps (d) help
  28. 28.Yash is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) to clap
  29. 29.Aisha is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) to make (b) making (c) make (d) makes
  30. 30.Kabir enjoyed ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooks
  31. 31.Karan hoped ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) to clean (d) cleaning
  32. 32.Riya kept ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  33. 33.Rohan is good at ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) running (c) runs (d) run
  34. 34.Farhan practised ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleans
  35. 35.Zoya is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  36. 36.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) to throw (d) throw
  37. 37.Saanvi wanted ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catch (d) catching
  38. 38.Ira is fond of ___ the match. (a) wins (b) winning (c) win (d) to win
  39. 39.Farhan avoided ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
  40. 40.Arjun is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing

Answer key

  1. running
  2. planting
  3. winning
  4. watching
  5. washing
  6. to fly
  7. jogging
  8. speaking
  9. swimming
  10. wearing
  11. writing
  12. dancing
  13. telling
  14. playing
  15. to sing
  16. to take
  17. to ride
  18. buying
  19. to clean
  20. to climb
  21. cleaning
  22. swimming
  23. washing
  24. buying
  25. bringing
  26. drinking
  27. helping
  28. clapping
  29. making
  30. cooking
  31. to clean
  32. jogging
  33. running
  34. cleaning
  35. dancing
  36. throwing
  37. to catch
  38. winning
  39. building
  40. dancing

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