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Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 53 · 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.Neel refused ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
  2. 2.Kavya kept ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) draw (d) to draw
  3. 3.Diya is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinks
  4. 4.Zoya wanted ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
  5. 5.Saanvi needed ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  6. 6.Sneha is tired of ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) clean
  7. 7.Yash is good at ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
  8. 8.Priya is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wears (d) wear
  9. 9.Kavya kept ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  10. 10.Pooja needed ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) builds (c) to build (d) build
  11. 11.Karan enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) playing (d) play
  12. 12.Diya is good at ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) draws (c) to draw (d) drawing
  13. 13.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake
  14. 14.Diya needed ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eating (d) eats
  15. 15.Pooja finished ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeding
  16. 16.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watch
  17. 17.Omkar agreed ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swim (d) swimming
  18. 18.Kabir decided ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) play (d) playing
  19. 19.Pooja avoided ___ a song. (a) sing (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sings
  20. 20.Priya is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaking
  21. 21.Sneha refused ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
  22. 22.Ira is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) to buy
  23. 23.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) winning (b) wins (c) win (d) to win
  24. 24.Neel is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
  25. 25.Kavya kept ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) to send
  26. 26.Ananya is good at ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  27. 27.Zoya kept ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writes (c) to write (d) writing
  28. 28.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
  29. 29.Farhan is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plants
  30. 30.Priya is good at ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carrying
  31. 31.Priya planned ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) to run (d) run
  32. 32.Ira enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) running (b) runs (c) to run (d) run
  33. 33.Diya is good at ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
  34. 34.Arjun is good at ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
  35. 35.Zoya enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
  36. 36.Omkar is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) winning (c) to win (d) win
  37. 37.Omkar is tired of ___ a song. (a) sing (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sings
  38. 38.Myra is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
  39. 39.Ishaan is good at ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
  40. 40.Ira planned ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) singing (c) sing (d) sings

Answer key

  1. to drink
  2. drawing
  3. drinking
  4. to bake
  5. to feed
  6. cleaning
  7. catching
  8. wearing
  9. cleaning
  10. to build
  11. playing
  12. drawing
  13. baking
  14. to eat
  15. feeding
  16. watching
  17. to swim
  18. to play
  19. singing
  20. speaking
  21. to wash
  22. buying
  23. winning
  24. cleaning
  25. sending
  26. jogging
  27. writing
  28. eating
  29. planting
  30. carrying
  31. to run
  32. running
  33. dancing
  34. sending
  35. speaking
  36. winning
  37. singing
  38. taking
  39. writing
  40. to sing

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