Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 54 · 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.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) baking (d) bakes
2. 2.Rohan needed ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buying (c) to buy (d) buys
3. 3.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
4. 4.Priya enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) to speak
5. 5.Zoya refused ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) to send
6. 6.Ira is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plant
7. 7.Saanvi promised ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) to eat
8. 8.Rahul finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) builds (c) building (d) build
9. 9.Isha planned ___ the train. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes (d) to take
10. 10.Karan kept ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
11. 11.Kunal is good at ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
12. 12.Ananya needed ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
13. 13.Aisha is fond of ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) to wash (d) washing
14. 14.Diya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
15. 15.Zoya needed ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) make (d) making
16. 16.Vivaan practised ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
17. 17.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) to build (b) build (c) builds (d) building
18. 18.Rohan is interested in ___ science. (a) studying (b) studies (c) to study (d) study
19. 19.Pooja promised ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carries
20. 20.Sneha enjoyed ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) to fly (d) fly
21. 21.Kabir practised ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drink
22. 22.Farhan practised ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) draws (d) drawing
23. 23.Nisha is tired of ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flying
24. 24.Yash avoided ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks (d) to cook
25. 25.Saanvi kept ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) to fly (c) flies (d) flying
26. 26.Manav enjoyed ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) sing
27. 27.Omkar planned ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) baking (d) bakes
28. 28.Yash needed ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) to study
29. 29.Rahul enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) to clap (c) claps (d) clap
30. 30.Kunal kept ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) to play (d) plays
31. 31.Kavya planned ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
32. 32.Ira enjoyed ___ the room. (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
33. 33.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draw
34. 34.Riya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
35. 35.Kabir promised ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook
36. 36.Rohan wanted ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
37. 37.Diya kept ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dance
38. 38.Neel is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
39. 39.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plants
40. 40.Priya hoped ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plant (d) plants

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