Gerund and Infinitive Worksheet

English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 96 · 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.Kavya is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
2. 2.Myra is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
3. 3.Meera is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) to write (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
4. 4.Saanvi finished ___ the train. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes (d) to take
5. 5.Dev practised ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watching
6. 6.Yash enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) to wear
7. 7.Dev finished ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) to take (d) taking
8. 8.Aarav kept ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clap
9. 9.Aarav hoped ___ tea. (a) make (b) making (c) to make (d) makes
10. 10.Aditya is tired of ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sings
11. 11.Karan is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch (d) to catch
12. 12.Manav practised ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) singing
13. 13.Manav needed ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eating (d) eats
14. 14.Rohan hoped ___ tea. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) to make
15. 15.Kunal hoped ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buy (d) buying
16. 16.Neel hoped ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) to win (d) winning
17. 17.Karan is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
18. 18.Kabir planned ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
19. 19.Aarav kept ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) to write
20. 20.Rahul avoided ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
21. 21.Zoya avoided ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
22. 22.Ira is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to run (b) runs (c) run (d) running
23. 23.Rahul is tired of ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) to study
24. 24.Aditya needed ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake (d) to bake
25. 25.Kabir refused ___ a message. (a) send (b) to send (c) sending (d) sends
26. 26.Priya finished ___ the match. (a) win (b) to win (c) wins (d) winning
27. 27.Neel is fond of ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) to bake (d) baking
28. 28.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dance
29. 29.Riya finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) to build (c) build (d) builds
30. 30.Kabir hoped ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carries
31. 31.Kabir hoped ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) to buy
32. 32.Ananya is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying (d) to carry
33. 33.Kavya hoped ___ the match. (a) to win (b) wins (c) winning (d) win
34. 34.Aarav avoided ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swims (c) to swim (d) swimming
35. 35.Ira wanted ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) to tell
36. 36.Myra hoped ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watches
37. 37.Ananya enjoyed ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
38. 38.Priya is good at ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plant (c) to plant (d) plants
39. 39.Myra is interested in ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) to wear
40. 40.Aisha practised ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catching

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