Ing forms or infinitives | Class 8 grammar worksheets
Complete the following sentences using a gerund or infinitive. Learn about verbs that can be followed by ing forms here.
1. It is beginning ………………….
a) to rain
b) raining
2. I enjoy …………………..
a) sailing
b) to sail
3. I don’t want ………………… him again.
a) to see
b) seeing
4. They don’t allow people …………………..
a) smoking
b) to smoke
5. I didn’t ask you …………………….. for the meal.
a) to pay
b) pay
6. The dentist suggested …………………… the brush.
a) changing
b) to change
7. The doctor asked him ………………….. up fast food.
a) to give
b) giving
8. You were advised ………………….. early.
a) to come
b) coming
9. He has finished ………………… the car.
a) to mend
b) mending
10. I have given up ………………….
a) to smoke
b) smoking
11. I look forward …………………… from you.
a) to hear
b) to hearing
12. She started …………………. when she was twenty.
a) teaching
b) to teach
Answers
1. It is beginning to rain.
2. I enjoy sailing.
3. I don’t want to see him again.
4. They don’t allow people to smoke.
5. I didn’t ask you to pay for the meal.
6. The dentist suggested changing the brush.
7. The doctor asked him to give up fast food.
8. You were advised to come early.
9. He has finished mending the car.
10. I have given up smoking.
11. I look forward to hearing from you.
12. She started teaching / to teach when she was twenty.
