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Understanding Gerunds and Infinitives

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a gerund?

a)

A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that acts as a noun.

b)

A gerund is a noun that ends in -ing.

c)

A gerund is a verb form that cannot be used as a noun.

d)

A gerund is a type of adjective.

2.

What is an infinitive?

a)

An infinitive is a noun form of a verb.

b)

An infinitive is a verb form that indicates past tense.

c)

An infinitive is the base form of a verb, typically preceded by 'to'.

d)

An infinitive is a type of adjective used in sentences.

3.

Choose the correct form: I enjoy (swim/swimming).

a)

swimmingly

b)

swam

c)

swimmed

d)

swimming

4.

Choose the correct form: She wants (to dance/dancing).

a)

to sing

b)

danced

c)

to jump

d)

to dance

5.

Identify the gerund in the sentence: He loves playing soccer.

a)

playing

b)

he

c)

soccer

d)

loves

6.

Identify the infinitive in the sentence: They decided to leave early.

a)

to leave

b)

leaving

c)

to stay

d)

to go

7.

Fill in the blank: I can't stand (to wait/waiting).

a)

to wait

b)

waited

c)

waiting for

d)

waiting

8.

Fill in the blank: She is good at (to sing/singing).

a)

singing

b)

to sing

c)

sang

d)

sings

9.

Which sentence is correct: I like to read or I like reading?

a)

Both sentences are correct.

b)

Reading is what I like to do

c)

I enjoy reading more than to read

d)

I prefer to read

10.

Choose the correct form: He prefers (to play/playing) video games.

a)

to play

b)

playing games

c)

to play games

d)

playing

11.

What do we call a verb ending in -ing?

a)

gerund or present participle

b)

infinitive

c)

adverb

d)

noun phrase

12.

What do we call the base form of a verb preceded by 'to'?

a)

adverb

b)

gerund

c)

participle

d)

infinitive

13.

Fill in the blank: They are excited about (to travel/traveling).

a)

traveling

b)

to travel

c)

travel

d)

travelling

14.

Choose the correct form: She hopes (to win/winning) the game.

a)

winning the game

b)

to lose

c)

to win

d)

to play the game

15.

Identify the gerund: (Running/To run) is fun!

a)

Running

b)

Walking

c)

To jog

d)

Jogging