Gerund & infinitive rules worksheet
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Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________
Thank you for ___ me.
help / to help / helping
My answer: ________________________________________
I finished ___ the chapter.
reading / to read / read
My answer: ________________________________________
They offered ___ us.
helping / to help / help
My answer: ________________________________________
Which verb normally takes -ing?
Enjoy / Decide / Hope
My answer: ________________________________________
She is good at ___ clear notes.
to write / write / writing
My answer: ________________________________________
She is interested in ___ photography.
learn / learning / to learn
My answer: ________________________________________
My parents let me ___ their car.
use / to use / using
My answer: ________________________________________
You should ___ before you decide.
to think / thinking / think
My answer: ________________________________________
He made us ___ outside.
waiting / wait / to wait
My answer: ________________________________________
I went to the library ___ quietly.
to study / studying / study
My answer: ________________________________________
Answer key & explanations
- helping — For is a preposition and is followed by an -ing form here.
- reading — Finish takes an -ing complement.
- to help — Offer takes a to-infinitive.
- Enjoy — Enjoy doing; decide to do; hope to do.
- writing — At is a preposition; use writing.
- learning — After the preposition in, use the -ing form.
- use — Let plus an object is followed by a bare infinitive.
- think — Modal should takes the base verb without to.
- wait — Active make plus an object takes a bare infinitive.
- to study — A to-infinitive can express purpose: why I went there.
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- Use -ing after prepositions
- Learn patterns after common verbs
- Distinguish form from meaning