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✍️ Gerunds and Infinitives Exercises: Printable Worksheets with Answers

Level: B1 | Includes: 5 exercises + Answer Keys

Grammar Gerunds gerunds infinitives exercises worksheets

Exercise 1: Choose gerund or infinitive

  1. I enjoy ______ (read) books.
  2. She wants ______ (learn) Spanish.
  3. They finished ______ (eat) dinner.
  4. He promised ______ (call) me.
  5. I don't mind ______ (wait).
  6. She suggested ______ (go) to the beach.
  7. He decided ______ (move) to London.
  8. They avoided ______ (answer) the question.
  9. I need ______ (study) harder.
  10. She enjoys ______ (play) tennis.
Answers:
1. reading | 2. to learn | 3. eating | 4. to call | 5. waiting | 6. going | 7. to move | 8. answering | 9. to study | 10. playing

Exercise 2: Fill in the correct form

  1. I remember ______ (lock) the door. (memory)
  2. Remember ______ (lock) the door. (don't forget)
  3. I stopped ______ (smoke) last year. (quit)
  4. I stopped ______ (smoke) a cigarette. (pause)
  5. She is afraid of ______ (fly).
  6. I look forward to ______ (see) you.
  7. He suggested ______ (go) to the beach.
  8. They decided ______ (move) to London.
  9. I regret ______ (tell) him the truth. (wish I hadn't)
  10. I regret ______ (inform) you that you failed. (formal)
Answers:
1. locking | 2. to lock | 3. smoking | 4. to smoke | 5. flying | 6. seeing | 7. going | 8. to move | 9. telling | 10. to inform

Exercise 3: Correct the mistakes

  1. I enjoy to read books. → ____________________
  2. She wants learn English. → ____________________
  3. I stopped to smoke cigarettes. (meaning quit) → ____________________
  4. I look forward to see you. → ____________________
  5. He suggested to go to the beach. → ____________________
Answers:
1. I enjoy reading books.
2. She wants to learn English.
3. I stopped smoking cigarettes.
4. I look forward to seeing you.
5. He suggested going to the beach.

Exercise 4: Gerund after prepositions

  1. Thank you ______ (help) me.
  2. I'm interested ______ (learn) Japanese.
  3. She is afraid ______ (fly).
  4. He apologized ______ (be) late.
  5. They insisted ______ (pay) for dinner.
Answers:
1. for helping | 2. in learning | 3. of flying | 4. for being | 5. on paying

Exercise 5: Gerund as subject

  1. ______ (smoke) is bad for your health.
  2. ______ (read) improves your vocabulary.
  3. ______ (exercise) regularly is important.
  4. ______ (learn) a new language takes time.
  5. ______ (be) on time is important.
Answers:
1. Smoking | 2. Reading | 3. Exercising | 4. Learning | 5. Being

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