Gerunds & infinitives exercises worksheet
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Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________
I enjoy ___ with other students.
study / to study / studying
My answer: ________________________________________
She decided ___ the club.
to join / joining / join
My answer: ________________________________________
We avoided ___ during the recording.
to talk / talking / talk
My answer: ________________________________________
They hope ___ next month.
visiting / visit / to visit
My answer: ________________________________________
You should ___ the instructions first.
read / to read / reading
My answer: ________________________________________
I enjoy ___ new recipes.
try / trying / to try
My answer: ________________________________________
They decided ___ early.
to leave / leaving / leave
My answer: ________________________________________
She suggested ___ the train.
to take / take / taking
My answer: ________________________________________
We hope ___ you soon.
see / to see / seeing
My answer: ________________________________________
He avoided ___ the question.
answering / to answer / answer
My answer: ________________________________________
Answer key & explanations
- studying — Enjoy is followed by an -ing form.
- to join — Decide takes a to-infinitive.
- talking — Avoid takes an -ing form.
- to visit — Hope takes a to-infinitive.
- read — A modal such as should takes the base form.
- trying — Enjoy is followed by an -ing form.
- to leave — Decide is followed by a to-infinitive.
- taking — Suggest takes an -ing form in this structure.
- to see — Hope is followed by a to-infinitive here.
- answering — Avoid is followed by an -ing form.
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The online topic pack has 40 exercises across four sets, including sentence work and original writing. This printable covers the ten-question warm-up.
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- Recognise common verb patterns
- Choose -ing or to + verb
- Use the pattern in a complete sentence