Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 408 · 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.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak (d) to speak
2. 2.Tara practised ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
3. 3.Ira is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
4. 4.Priya refused ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
5. 5.Kunal practised ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) to draw (c) draws (d) draw
6. 6.Kabir agreed ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) to draw (d) draw
7. 7.Karan needed ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) to help (d) helps
8. 8.Aditya is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helping (b) to help (c) help (d) helps
9. 9.Kabir promised ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cook
10. 10.Arjun is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helping (b) helps (c) help (d) to help
11. 11.Myra is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) to make (b) make (c) makes (d) making
12. 12.Isha is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) to go (b) going (c) goes (d) go
13. 13.Zoya agreed ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watches
14. 14.Kabir finished ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) to bake (c) baking (d) bake
15. 15.Karan is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) make (b) making (c) to make (d) makes
16. 16.Zoya refused ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) to run
17. 17.Aditya kept ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speak
18. 18.Dev kept ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) to bake (c) bake (d) baking
19. 19.Dev is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) to clean
20. 20.Nisha wanted ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) to build (c) builds (d) build
21. 21.Dev is fond of ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buying
22. 22.Yash finished ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) to buy
23. 23.Kabir is interested in ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
24. 24.Karan enjoyed ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
25. 25.Sneha promised ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) to clap
26. 26.Meera practised ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleaning
27. 27.Isha is tired of ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) to carry
28. 28.Neel is interested in ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) to take (d) taking
29. 29.Myra needed ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) to buy
30. 30.Rohan is good at ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
31. 31.Aarav is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
32. 32.Yash is fond of ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sing (c) to sing (d) sings
33. 33.Nisha agreed ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dance
34. 34.Kabir planned ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
35. 35.Rohan is fond of ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eating (c) eat (d) eats
36. 36.Kabir agreed ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) to make (d) making
37. 37.Meera is good at ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swimming (d) to swim
38. 38.Aarav hoped ___ science. (a) studying (b) to study (c) studies (d) study
39. 39.Manav hoped ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) to plant
40. 40.Kabir hoped ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances

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