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UNIT 11: GERUNDS AND TO INFINITIVES

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET

NAME: ____________________________________________________________________DATE:_________________

1. Common verbs followed by THE GERUND:

2. Common verbs followed by TO+INFINITIVE


3. Circle the correct item.

a) I love play / playing football.

b) The children want go / to go to the park.


c) You can’t have / to have any sweets now.

d) I don’t remember how to get / getting here.

e) My brother enjoys watch / watching TV.


f) Please stop to make / making that noise.

g) You must do / doing your homework.

h) We went to the supermarket to buy / buying some food.


i) Patrick goes to walk / walking every day after work.

j) I’d like to order / ordering a pizza, please.

4. Choose the correct item.

a) Lisa hates ______________________________ horror films


1. watch 2. to watch 3. watching

b) I can’t ____________________________ the guitar.

1. play 2. to play 3. Playing

c) We don’t want ______________________________ breakfast.


1. eat 2. to eat 3. eating

d) Gary would like _________________________ to the cinema tonight.

1. go 2. to go 3. going
e) Do you enjoy _________________________ in the park?

1. walk 2. to walk 3. walking

f) Thank you for _______________________ me with my homework.


1. helping 2. to help 3. help
g) Mum went to the bank _______________________ some money.

1. get 2. to get 3. getting


h) We always go ____________________________ in the summer.

1. swim 2. to swim 3. swimming

5) Fill in the gaps with the (to) infinitive form or the –ing form of the verbs.

a) You must finish (finish) your dinner.


b) I would like ___________________________ (visit) London.

c) Please stop ___________________________ (talk) in class.

d) My friends love __________________________ (go) to the beach.

e) Nick can ______________________________ (sing) very well.


f) Mum will __________________________________ (take) us to the zoo soon.

g) Dad enjoys ______________________________ (work) in the garden.

h) I don’t like ___________________________ (play) tennis.

6) Read the telephone conversation between two friends. Put the verbs in the brackets into
the to infinitive or the –ing form.

Kelly: Hey, Marcellla! What do you want a) to do (do) this weekend?

Marcella: Well, I’d like b) ____________________________ (visit) the exhibition at the National
Gallery and go c) __________________________________ (shop) in Oxford Street.
What about you?

Kelly: Well, I don’t enjoy d) __________________________ (shop) as much as you do but I


want e) ___________________ (see) the exhibition, too. I might also f)

________________________ (go) to the gym.

Marcella: Oh no. I’ve just remembered I must g) ________________________ (do) the

housework. My cousins are coming over on Sunday afternoon.

Kelly: You must be looking forward to h) ______________________________ (see) them.

Marcella: Oh, yes! I really like i) _______________________________ (spend) time with them.
We always have lots of fun together.
7) Read the email. Choose the right words and write them on the lines.

Hey Mike,

In my last email you asked me what I’d like 1) to do in 15 years’ time. Well, I don’t think I’ve

2) _____________________ told you this but I have always wanted to become a doctor. Ever

since I can remember, I have enjoyed 3) ____________________________ people. When people in

my family have got 4) _______________________ flu, I usually take care of them. I enjoy making
tea and soup for them and I just love 5) ________________________ them their medicine. I really

enjoy programmes like ER and Grey’s Anatomy, which are about doctors 6) __________________

hospitals. What about you? What would you like to be when you grow up? Write back soon!

Your friend,

Alexis

1. A to do B do C doing

2. A never B ever C just

3. A help B to help C helping

4. A the B a C some
5. A give B to give C giving

6. A but B and C or

8) Write the correct option GERUND OR TO INFINITIVE

1. I really enjoy ……………………… (go) to the beach.


2. We decided …………………….. (have) dinner in the restaurant.
3. He avoids ………………. (eat) lots of sweets.
4. My mum doesn’t like ………………. (cook)
5. Where did you learn ……………………… (speak) Japanese?
6. I’m planning …………………. (go) travelling.
7. My best friend is really good at ……………….. (draw)
8. Hello! I’m very happy …………… (be) here tonight!
9. I would like ………………. (study) French at university.
10. It’s not difficult …………………. (find) a job in the city.

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