NAME: Nicolas Guatibonza

Gerunds and Infinitives Interactive Worksheet

ESL / EFL RESOUR CES

A. Fill in the gaps with the gerund form B. Fill in the gaps with the infinitive
of these verbs: watch, help, cook, form of these verbs: buy, play, drive,
work, read sell, study

1. We like .....c..o.o..k.i.n.g dinner for our 1. I would like ......t.o..p..la..y tennis

family. tomorrow.
2. I hate .....w..a.t.c..h.i.n.g horror movies 2. She wants .....t.o..s..t.u.d..y Spanish next
alone. year.

3. She enjoys .....w..o..r.k.i.n.g with children. 3. They decided .......to...s.e..ll their house.

4. My brother doesn't mind ......h.e..lp..i.n.g 4. I learned .....d..o..d..r.iv..e when I was 17.

me.
5. You need ......t.o...b.u..y a ticket to go
5. We finished .....r.e..a.d..i.n.g the inside.
book as
homework.

C. Fill in the gaps with the gerund or infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.

1. We need .....t.o..s..tu..d..y (study) a lot before the geography exam on Friday.

2. She would like .....t.o..m...e.e..t (meet) her friend for lunch in a restaurant.

3. Sean and Elizabeth enjoy ......g..o..in..g (go) for walks on the beach every day.

4. He wants ......t.o..v.i.s.i.t. .(visit) the Eiffel Tower when he goes to France.

5. Frank and Sarah love .....p..l.a.y..in..g (play) the guitar in the evenings.

6. They don't mind .....w..a..i.ti.n..g (wait) in the queue for ice cream.

7. We decided ......t.o..e..a..t (eat) pasta with tomato sauce for dinner.

8. I hate ....c..le..a..n.i.n.g (clean) the kitchen.

9. She learned ......t.o..p..la..y (play) the piano when she was a child.

10. The children finished ......t.id..y.i.n.g (tidy) their bedrooms.

D. Use your own ideas to complete the sentences below with gerunds and infinitives.

1. I like ......................................................................................................................

2. I love ......................................................................................................................

3. I would like .............................................................................................................

4. I don't mind ............................................................................................................

5. I want ....................................................................................................................

6. I need ....................................................................................................................

7. I enjoy ....................................................................................................................

8. I learned .................................................................................................................

9. I finished ................................................................................................................
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10. I decided ...............................................................................................................