Non-Finite Verbs Practice Worksheet | GPN

Instructions: Answer all questions in your notebook. Choose the correct option or fill in the blanks.

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Section A: Gerunds (8 Questions)

Identify gerunds and complete sentences:

1. ________ is good exercise. (Swim/Swimming)

2. I enjoy ________ books. (read/reading)

3. She is good at ________. (dance/dancing)

4. ________ early is a good habit. (Wake/Waking)

5. He avoids ________ junk food. (eat/eating)

6. My hobby is ________. (paint/painting)

7. They finished ________ the work. (do/doing)

8. ________ is prohibited here. (Smoke/Smoking)

Section B: Infinitives (8 Questions)

Choose correct infinitive form:

9. I want ________ a doctor. (to become/becoming)

10. She decided ________ early. (to leave/leaving)

11. He hopes ________ the exam. (to pass/passing)

12. They agreed ________. (to help/helping)

13. It's important ________ hard. (to study/studying)

14. We plan ________ tomorrow. (to go/going)

15. She came ________ me. (to help/helping)

16. He is too young ________. (to drive/driving)

Section C: Participles (9 Questions)

17. The ________ child cried loudly. (cry/crying)

18. I saw a ________ bird. (fly/flying)

19. The ________ window needs repair. (break/broken)

20. ________ his work, he went home. (Complete/Having completed)

21. The ________ book is interesting. (write/written)

22. Which is a present participle?
a) broken   b) breaking   c) broke

23. "The running water" has:
a) Gerund   b) Present participle   c) Infinitive

24. "Having finished his homework" is:
a) Perfect participle   b) Gerund   c) Infinitive

25. Gerund functions as:
a) Verb   b) Noun   c) Adjective

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Answer Key

Note: Try all questions first before checking answers!

Section A Answers:

Q.No.	Answer	Function
1	Swimming	Subject as noun
2	reading	Object of verb
3	dancing	Object of preposition
4	Waking	Subject as noun
5	eating	After verb "avoids"
6	painting	Complement
7	doing	After verb "finished"
8	Smoking	Subject as noun

Section B Answers:

Q.No.	Answer	Function
9	to become	After "want"
10	to leave	After "decided"
11	to pass	After "hopes"
12	to help	After "agreed"
13	to study	After adjective
14	to go	After "plan"
15	to help	Shows purpose
16	to drive	After "too"

Section C Answers:

Q.No.	Answer	Type
17	crying	Present participle
18	flying	Present participle
19	broken	Past participle
20	Having completed	Perfect participle
21	written	Past participle
22	b) breaking	Present participle
23	b) Present participle	Adjective function
24	a) Perfect participle	Completed action
25	b) Noun	Gerund = verb as noun

Scoring:
22-25 Correct: Excellent!
17-21 Correct: Good! Review mistakes.
Below 17: Revise the main guide.

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