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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 10 · 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.Aisha is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
  2. 2.Karan finished ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooks
  3. 3.Ishaan is interested in ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) to send (d) send
  4. 4.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
  5. 5.Isha needed ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writes (d) writing
  6. 6.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) to drink
  7. 7.Aditya hoped ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) sing (d) singing
  8. 8.Rohan avoided ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogging
  9. 9.Ira is fond of ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) to build (c) build (d) builds
  10. 10.Rohan enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catches (d) catching
  11. 11.Isha is good at ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) to wear (d) wears
  12. 12.Myra promised ___ to school. (a) to go (b) goes (c) going (d) go
  13. 13.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draw (b) draws (c) to draw (d) drawing
  14. 14.Kabir refused ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeding
  15. 15.Aditya is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) to play (c) playing (d) plays
  16. 16.Rahul decided ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catches (d) catching
  17. 17.Saanvi promised ___ the match. (a) wins (b) to win (c) win (d) winning
  18. 18.Aarav needed ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) to jog
  19. 19.Meera planned ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) playing (d) plays
  20. 20.Riya is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
  21. 21.Aarav wanted ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) to write (c) write (d) writes
  22. 22.Meera is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
  23. 23.Vivaan practised ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) playing (d) plays
  24. 24.Rohan wanted ___ a story. (a) tells (b) tell (c) to tell (d) telling
  25. 25.Rahul is good at ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) to drink
  26. 26.Neel enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) to feed
  27. 27.Myra enjoyed ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  28. 28.Diya finished ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
  29. 29.Riya enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) playing (d) plays
  30. 30.Vivaan refused ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
  31. 31.Saanvi finished ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throw
  32. 32.Rohan finished ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) to send (d) sends
  33. 33.Tara is good at ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buying
  34. 34.Zoya is tired of ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) to tell (d) tell
  35. 35.Dev is tired of ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
  36. 36.Omkar decided ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) to bring (d) brings
  37. 37.Manav hoped ___ to school. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going
  38. 38.Isha is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) write (b) writes (c) to write (d) writing
  39. 39.Aisha is interested in ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) to feed
  40. 40.Omkar enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buying

Answer key

  1. swimming
  2. cooking
  3. sending
  4. carrying
  5. to write
  6. drinking
  7. to sing
  8. jogging
  9. building
  10. catching
  11. wearing
  12. to go
  13. drawing
  14. to feed
  15. playing
  16. to catch
  17. to win
  18. to jog
  19. to play
  20. playing
  21. to write
  22. swimming
  23. playing
  24. to tell
  25. drinking
  26. feeding
  27. drinking
  28. throwing
  29. playing
  30. to buy
  31. throwing
  32. sending
  33. buying
  34. telling
  35. planting
  36. to bring
  37. to go
  38. writing
  39. feeding
  40. buying

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