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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 100 · 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 promised ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches (d) to catch
  2. 2.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
  3. 3.Yash practised ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake (d) to bake
  4. 4.Tara finished ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
  5. 5.Rohan is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) to make (b) making (c) make (d) makes
  6. 6.Aditya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throws
  7. 7.Kavya is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) goes (b) go (c) to go (d) going
  8. 8.Aisha is interested in ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) flies (d) fly
  9. 9.Kabir finished ___ the train. (a) to take (b) taking (c) take (d) takes
  10. 10.Vivaan is interested in ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) to write (d) writes
  11. 11.Ira finished ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) to bring
  12. 12.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) builds (c) building (d) build
  13. 13.Kunal practised ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) to watch
  14. 14.Priya is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wears (b) wear (c) to wear (d) wearing
  15. 15.Nisha is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) studies (c) to study (d) studying
  16. 16.Farhan hoped ___ in the park. (a) running (b) runs (c) run (d) to run
  17. 17.Omkar enjoyed ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
  18. 18.Arjun is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
  19. 19.Ishaan refused ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) to buy
  20. 20.Myra is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sing (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sings
  21. 21.Aisha is tired of ___ the match. (a) win (b) winning (c) to win (d) wins
  22. 22.Diya needed ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bring
  23. 23.Tara hoped ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing (d) to play
  24. 24.Saanvi decided ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) to clap (d) claps
  25. 25.Kavya wanted ___ in the park. (a) running (b) to run (c) runs (d) run
  26. 26.Farhan is interested in ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drink
  27. 27.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sing (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sings
  28. 28.Tara hoped ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
  29. 29.Arjun is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studying (b) studies (c) to study (d) study
  30. 30.Karan agreed ___ to school. (a) going (b) to go (c) go (d) goes
  31. 31.Ishaan is interested in ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) to draw (d) draw
  32. 32.Myra is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eating
  33. 33.Diya avoided ___ to school. (a) go (b) to go (c) going (d) goes
  34. 34.Riya is fond of ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) to wash
  35. 35.Dev practised ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
  36. 36.Tara enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
  37. 37.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) write (b) writing (c) writes (d) to write
  38. 38.Aarav enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writes (d) writing
  39. 39.Sneha wanted ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
  40. 40.Karan finished ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swim

Answer key

  1. to catch
  2. washing
  3. baking
  4. playing
  5. making
  6. throwing
  7. going
  8. flying
  9. taking
  10. writing
  11. bringing
  12. building
  13. watching
  14. wearing
  15. studying
  16. to run
  17. studying
  18. playing
  19. to buy
  20. singing
  21. winning
  22. to bring
  23. to play
  24. to clap
  25. to run
  26. drinking
  27. singing
  28. to drink
  29. studying
  30. to go
  31. drawing
  32. eating
  33. going
  34. washing
  35. watching
  36. washing
  37. writing
  38. writing
  39. to study
  40. swimming

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