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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 41 · 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.Farhan is tired of ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) to carry
  2. 2.Isha needed ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) to write (d) writes
  3. 3.Riya enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) to wear
  4. 4.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bake (d) bakes
  5. 5.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
  6. 6.Aditya hoped ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catch
  7. 7.Yash finished ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
  8. 8.Rahul is good at ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) to throw
  9. 9.Neel is good at ___ to school. (a) goes (b) going (c) go (d) to go
  10. 10.Neel enjoyed ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) to tell (d) telling
  11. 11.Ananya is tired of ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
  12. 12.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plant
  13. 13.Myra is good at ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) to send (d) sending
  14. 14.Karan avoided ___ the match. (a) to win (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
  15. 15.Aisha enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
  16. 16.Riya is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) to carry (d) carries
  17. 17.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) to take
  18. 18.Diya finished ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog
  19. 19.Tara is fond of ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
  20. 20.Rahul is fond of ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) to throw
  21. 21.Karan avoided ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) to swim
  22. 22.Zoya decided ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) to climb
  23. 23.Omkar enjoyed ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  24. 24.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) to eat
  25. 25.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) to wear (b) wears (c) wear (d) wearing
  26. 26.Kavya finished ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swims
  27. 27.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  28. 28.Saanvi hoped ___ the train. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) to take
  29. 29.Farhan is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) run (b) to run (c) runs (d) running
  30. 30.Pooja is fond of ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
  31. 31.Ananya practised ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
  32. 32.Aarav is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drinks
  33. 33.Riya is interested in ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) to tell
  34. 34.Omkar decided ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) to speak
  35. 35.Arjun is good at ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carrying (d) carries
  36. 36.Dev is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) to throw
  37. 37.Karan finished ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
  38. 38.Meera enjoyed ___ a song. (a) sings (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sing
  39. 39.Pooja finished ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
  40. 40.Omkar wanted ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) to carry (c) carrying (d) carry

Answer key

  1. carrying
  2. to write
  3. wearing
  4. baking
  5. washing
  6. to catch
  7. jogging
  8. throwing
  9. going
  10. telling
  11. telling
  12. planting
  13. sending
  14. winning
  15. playing
  16. carrying
  17. taking
  18. jogging
  19. cleaning
  20. throwing
  21. swimming
  22. to climb
  23. baking
  24. eating
  25. wearing
  26. swimming
  27. feeding
  28. to take
  29. running
  30. speaking
  31. telling
  32. drinking
  33. telling
  34. to speak
  35. carrying
  36. throwing
  37. watching
  38. singing
  39. buying
  40. to carry

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