Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet
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.Aarav finished ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) plant
- 2.Karan is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dance
- 3.Aarav needed ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooks
- 4.Kunal decided ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) to ride (d) rides
- 5.Ishaan hoped ___ to school. (a) to go (b) goes (c) going (d) go
- 6.Saanvi finished ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) to wash (d) washes
- 7.Rohan refused ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
- 8.Meera enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
- 9.Dev planned ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
- 10.Ira avoided ___ to school. (a) go (b) goes (c) going (d) to go
- 11.Omkar is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
- 12.Rahul avoided ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) to wear
- 13.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) to throw
- 14.Riya planned ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
- 15.Kunal enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
- 16.Yash is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writes (b) write (c) to write (d) writing
- 17.Neel is tired of ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eating (c) to eat (d) eats
- 18.Neel is fond of ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
- 19.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) fly (d) flies
- 20.Meera finished ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) to buy
- 21.Vivaan needed ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
- 22.Aarav decided ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) to clean (d) cleans
- 23.Isha avoided ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washes
- 24.Neel agreed ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tell
- 25.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear (d) to wear
- 26.Farhan needed ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) to eat
- 27.Aditya is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) to make
- 28.Isha practised ___ tea. (a) to make (b) making (c) make (d) makes
- 29.Priya is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) going (b) to go (c) goes (d) go
- 30.Omkar is interested in ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carrying (d) carries
- 31.Diya hoped ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
- 32.Rahul wanted ___ the train. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) to take
- 33.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) to send (c) sending (d) sends
- 34.Pooja enjoyed ___ science. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) to study
- 35.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eat
- 36.Omkar decided ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
- 37.Priya is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sings (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sing
- 38.Farhan kept ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catching
- 39.Karan enjoyed ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) to send (d) sending
- 40.Neel is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swimming
Answer key
- planting
- dancing
- to cook
- to ride
- to go
- washing
- to buy
- buying
- to wash
- going
- playing
- wearing
- throwing
- to throw
- washing
- writing
- eating
- studying
- flying
- buying
- to play
- to clean
- washing
- to tell
- wearing
- to eat
- making
- making
- going
- carrying
- to catch
- to take
- sending
- studying
- eating
- to clap
- singing
- catching
- sending
- swimming
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