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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 107 · 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.Pooja finished ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinking
  2. 2.Myra is good at ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
  3. 3.Aarav enjoyed ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink (d) to drink
  4. 4.Nisha avoided ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) to jog
  5. 5.Aditya avoided ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
  6. 6.Kavya wanted ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) to wear
  7. 7.Karan refused ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writes (c) writing (d) write
  8. 8.Neel is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) plants (c) to plant (d) planting
  9. 9.Ira is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
  10. 10.Yash avoided ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dancing
  11. 11.Aditya is fond of ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) riding (c) to ride (d) ride
  12. 12.Arjun is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drink
  13. 13.Myra wanted ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) to clean
  14. 14.Ananya avoided ___ the match. (a) wins (b) winning (c) to win (d) win
  15. 15.Rohan agreed ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks (d) to cook
  16. 16.Kabir hoped ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throws (c) to throw (d) throwing
  17. 17.Aarav practised ___ tea. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) to make
  18. 18.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
  19. 19.Ishaan practised ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbs
  20. 20.Saanvi enjoyed ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) to drink (c) drink (d) drinks
  21. 21.Tara is good at ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
  22. 22.Farhan is tired of ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) to catch (c) catch (d) catches
  23. 23.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
  24. 24.Kabir wanted ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) to take (d) taking
  25. 25.Vivaan finished ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) make (d) making
  26. 26.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) winning (b) win (c) to win (d) wins
  27. 27.Aditya is interested in ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  28. 28.Rohan practised ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  29. 29.Manav is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buy
  30. 30.Vivaan hoped ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sing (c) to sing (d) sings
  31. 31.Yash planned ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) to clap (c) clapping (d) claps
  32. 32.Aarav hoped ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
  33. 33.Zoya finished ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
  34. 34.Neel hoped ___ in the park. (a) run (b) to run (c) runs (d) running
  35. 35.Dev is fond of ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  36. 36.Aditya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
  37. 37.Kunal is good at ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  38. 38.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) washes (c) to wash (d) washing
  39. 39.Neel is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) to play
  40. 40.Meera is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear

Answer key

  1. drinking
  2. washing
  3. drinking
  4. jogging
  5. speaking
  6. to wear
  7. to write
  8. planting
  9. drinking
  10. dancing
  11. riding
  12. drinking
  13. to clean
  14. winning
  15. to cook
  16. to throw
  17. making
  18. baking
  19. climbing
  20. drinking
  21. dancing
  22. catching
  23. planting
  24. to take
  25. making
  26. winning
  27. taking
  28. studying
  29. buying
  30. to sing
  31. to clap
  32. to drink
  33. swimming
  34. to run
  35. baking
  36. jogging
  37. drinking
  38. washing
  39. playing
  40. wearing

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