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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 42 · 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.Aarav enjoyed ___ to school. (a) going (b) goes (c) to go (d) go
  2. 2.Neel is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) claps (b) clap (c) to clap (d) clapping
  3. 3.Manav finished ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) to write (c) write (d) writes
  4. 4.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) to tell
  5. 5.Ira is tired of ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) plays (d) playing
  6. 6.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) to draw (d) draws
  7. 7.Riya needed ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks (d) to cook
  8. 8.Isha is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) clapping (d) claps
  9. 9.Myra enjoyed ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks (d) to cook
  10. 10.Myra avoided ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) to help (d) helps
  11. 11.Kunal is tired of ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
  12. 12.Vivaan is tired of ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) to clean
  13. 13.Ishaan is tired of ___ the match. (a) wins (b) to win (c) winning (d) win
  14. 14.Neel is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) to swim
  15. 15.Ira hoped ___ science. (a) studying (b) studies (c) to study (d) study
  16. 16.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) to send (c) sending (d) sends
  17. 17.Tara is good at ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) draw (d) drawing
  18. 18.Ishaan practised ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) washes (c) to wash (d) wash
  19. 19.Ishaan finished ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plants
  20. 20.Tara is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) to clap (d) clap
  21. 21.Ishaan enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  22. 22.Dev planned ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
  23. 23.Ishaan practised ___ to school. (a) to go (b) going (c) goes (d) go
  24. 24.Karan is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) runs (c) run (d) to run
  25. 25.Myra is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) washes (c) to wash (d) washing
  26. 26.Isha is good at ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) building (c) to build (d) builds
  27. 27.Priya kept ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) to write
  28. 28.Meera kept ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) to help
  29. 29.Dev is tired of ___ a story. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) tells (d) telling
  30. 30.Isha enjoyed ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans (d) to clean
  31. 31.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
  32. 32.Isha is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) to wear
  33. 33.Aisha planned ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) to plant
  34. 34.Yash is interested in ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wears (d) wear
  35. 35.Vivaan hoped ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writes (c) writing (d) to write
  36. 36.Yash is good at ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog
  37. 37.Tara finished ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bring
  38. 38.Diya is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) ride (b) rides (c) to ride (d) riding
  39. 39.Arjun agreed ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) helps (c) help (d) to help
  40. 40.Aarav is tired of ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) to plant

Answer key

  1. going
  2. clapping
  3. writing
  4. telling
  5. playing
  6. drawing
  7. to cook
  8. clapping
  9. cooking
  10. helping
  11. flying
  12. cleaning
  13. winning
  14. swimming
  15. to study
  16. sending
  17. drawing
  18. washing
  19. planting
  20. clapping
  21. feeding
  22. to wash
  23. going
  24. running
  25. washing
  26. building
  27. writing
  28. helping
  29. telling
  30. cleaning
  31. throwing
  32. wearing
  33. to plant
  34. wearing
  35. to write
  36. jogging
  37. bringing
  38. riding
  39. to help
  40. planting

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