Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 44 · 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.Farhan enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) to plant (d) planting
2. 2.Farhan hoped ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catching
3. 3.Manav enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) to buy
4. 4.Omkar decided ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) to draw (c) draws (d) drawing
5. 5.Manav is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) bake
6. 6.Priya avoided ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
7. 7.Myra needed ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eating (d) eats
8. 8.Kabir enjoyed ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
9. 9.Arjun is good at ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) to write (d) write
10. 10.Ananya practised ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
11. 11.Saanvi is tired of ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
12. 12.Rahul needed ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) to throw
13. 13.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watching
14. 14.Aditya refused ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
15. 15.Saanvi enjoyed ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) sing (d) singing
16. 16.Aisha enjoyed ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
17. 17.Zoya is fond of ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) making (d) makes
18. 18.Kunal is tired of ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) to bring
19. 19.Kabir avoided ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) to help (d) help
20. 20.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) to draw (d) draws
21. 21.Zoya hoped ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
22. 22.Ira finished ___ the train. (a) takes (b) to take (c) taking (d) take
23. 23.Priya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) to cook
24. 24.Arjun refused ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buying
25. 25.Meera refused ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) to eat
26. 26.Zoya enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaks
27. 27.Rahul enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
28. 28.Diya is interested in ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) plant
29. 29.Aditya is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
30. 30.Zoya enjoyed ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking (d) to take
31. 31.Aarav is fond of ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writing (d) writes
32. 32.Omkar is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dance
33. 33.Pooja is good at ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clapping
34. 34.Omkar is tired of ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
35. 35.Kavya is interested in ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
36. 36.Farhan promised ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) throw (d) to throw
37. 37.Tara kept ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) to drink
38. 38.Kunal is interested in ___ the train. (a) take (b) taking (c) to take (d) takes
39. 39.Neel finished ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies
40. 40.Neel promised ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) to write

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