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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 402 · 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.Riya is interested in ___ tea. (a) make (b) to make (c) making (d) makes
  2. 2.Rohan practised ___ a message. (a) sends (b) to send (c) sending (d) send
  3. 3.Omkar is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
  4. 4.Ishaan avoided ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch (d) to catch
  5. 5.Rohan avoided ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
  6. 6.Aditya is good at ___ the match. (a) to win (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
  7. 7.Priya finished ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eats (c) to eat (d) eating
  8. 8.Karan avoided ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) to draw
  9. 9.Diya refused ___ the match. (a) win (b) to win (c) wins (d) winning
  10. 10.Tara is interested in ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) running (c) run (d) runs
  11. 11.Rahul is tired of ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wears
  12. 12.Riya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook
  13. 13.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) telling (b) to tell (c) tell (d) tells
  14. 14.Rohan wanted ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
  15. 15.Farhan is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  16. 16.Arjun is tired of ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) to help (c) help (d) helps
  17. 17.Kunal is interested in ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watching
  18. 18.Kabir hoped ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) to send
  19. 19.Rohan hoped ___ a story. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tells
  20. 20.Priya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swim (b) swims (c) to swim (d) swimming
  21. 21.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) to climb
  22. 22.Kavya is good at ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
  23. 23.Isha is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washes
  24. 24.Aditya is good at ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swim
  25. 25.Omkar is interested in ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
  26. 26.Riya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plant
  27. 27.Ishaan is fond of ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) to help (c) helping (d) help
  28. 28.Yash is good at ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying (d) to fly
  29. 29.Ananya is good at ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) baking (d) bakes
  30. 30.Pooja enjoyed ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) draw (d) drawing
  31. 31.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plants (d) plant
  32. 32.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
  33. 33.Neel is tired of ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) bringing (d) to bring
  34. 34.Myra practised ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
  35. 35.Yash is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
  36. 36.Ananya avoided ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps (d) to help
  37. 37.Aditya avoided ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) to feed
  38. 38.Omkar refused ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catching
  39. 39.Aisha avoided ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  40. 40.Rahul is good at ___ science. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) to study

Answer key

  1. making
  2. sending
  3. speaking
  4. catching
  5. cooking
  6. winning
  7. eating
  8. drawing
  9. to win
  10. running
  11. wearing
  12. cooking
  13. telling
  14. to cook
  15. climbing
  16. helping
  17. watching
  18. to send
  19. to tell
  20. swimming
  21. climbing
  22. cooking
  23. washing
  24. swimming
  25. flying
  26. planting
  27. helping
  28. flying
  29. baking
  30. drawing
  31. planting
  32. feeding
  33. bringing
  34. writing
  35. catching
  36. helping
  37. feeding
  38. to catch
  39. jogging
  40. studying

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