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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 1 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (The first verb decides): -ing after: enjoy, finish, avoid, keep, practise, and after every preposition (good at swimming, fond of reading, looking forward to meeting). to + base after: want, decide, plan, hope, promise, agree, need, refuse. Learn them in pairs: enjoyed singing, decided to sing.

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  1. 1.Manav is good at ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) to run (c) run (d) running
  2. 2.Kunal agreed ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  3. 3.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) sing (d) singing
  4. 4.Vivaan enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washing
  5. 5.Yash enjoyed ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eating (d) eats
  6. 6.Omkar practised ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) to wear
  7. 7.Priya planned ___ the match. (a) to win (b) winning (c) wins (d) win
  8. 8.Sneha decided ___ tea. (a) makes (b) making (c) to make (d) make
  9. 9.Neel is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throws (d) throwing
  10. 10.Zoya is fond of ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) to plant
  11. 11.Omkar is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) go (b) to go (c) going (d) goes
  12. 12.Rohan is tired of ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) to clean
  13. 13.Yash is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) to carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
  14. 14.Rahul finished ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  15. 15.Rahul enjoyed ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) to study (d) studying
  16. 16.Aarav avoided ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
  17. 17.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
  18. 18.Neel kept ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  19. 19.Myra hoped ___ in the park. (a) running (b) to run (c) run (d) runs
  20. 20.Myra enjoyed ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) to bake (c) bake (d) baking
  21. 21.Isha kept ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) to play (d) plays
  22. 22.Isha practised ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buys (d) buying
  23. 23.Omkar is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
  24. 24.Neel finished ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bring
  25. 25.Diya is good at ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
  26. 26.Riya refused ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) to win
  27. 27.Priya finished ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) to go (d) goes
  28. 28.Priya is good at ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) to speak
  29. 29.Meera is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogs
  30. 30.Rohan is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooking
  31. 31.Dev is good at ___ the room. (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  32. 32.Myra is tired of ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) to bake (d) bake
  33. 33.Dev enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) to feed (c) feeds (d) feed
  34. 34.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  35. 35.Yash needed ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) plays (d) play
  36. 36.Sneha is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) winning (c) to win (d) win
  37. 37.Saanvi decided ___ to school. (a) go (b) goes (c) going (d) to go
  38. 38.Dev kept ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
  39. 39.Riya practised ___ a song. (a) singing (b) to sing (c) sing (d) sings
  40. 40.Karan is interested in ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helping (c) help (d) helps

Answer key

  1. running
  2. to clean
  3. singing
  4. washing
  5. eating
  6. wearing
  7. to win
  8. to make
  9. throwing
  10. planting
  11. going
  12. cleaning
  13. carrying
  14. carrying
  15. studying
  16. dancing
  17. washing
  18. drinking
  19. to run
  20. baking
  21. playing
  22. buying
  23. speaking
  24. bringing
  25. telling
  26. to win
  27. going
  28. speaking
  29. jogging
  30. cooking
  31. cleaning
  32. baking
  33. feeding
  34. cleaning
  35. to play
  36. winning
  37. to go
  38. washing
  39. singing
  40. helping

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