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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 108 · 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.Ishaan needed ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
  2. 2.Yash planned ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) to climb (d) climb
  3. 3.Meera is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wearing
  4. 4.Zoya avoided ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
  5. 5.Neel is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) to wear
  6. 6.Pooja is good at ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) going (d) to go
  7. 7.Rahul is fond of ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) to send
  8. 8.Kabir enjoyed ___ a message. (a) send (b) to send (c) sending (d) sends
  9. 9.Riya agreed ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) to clap
  10. 10.Vivaan is interested in ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) to carry
  11. 11.Isha hoped ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
  12. 12.Rahul is good at ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
  13. 13.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) to win (c) win (d) winning
  14. 14.Isha is fond of ___ a story. (a) tells (b) tell (c) to tell (d) telling
  15. 15.Ira finished ___ the match. (a) win (b) to win (c) wins (d) winning
  16. 16.Saanvi is fond of ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carries
  17. 17.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) to tell
  18. 18.Dev is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) to swim (c) swim (d) swims
  19. 19.Ishaan is good at ___ the train. (a) to take (b) taking (c) take (d) takes
  20. 20.Arjun planned ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) building (c) build (d) to build
  21. 21.Zoya is tired of ___ in the park. (a) run (b) to run (c) runs (d) running
  22. 22.Kabir finished ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throw (d) throwing
  23. 23.Manav avoided ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throws
  24. 24.Zoya avoided ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake
  25. 25.Rahul needed ___ rice. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
  26. 26.Manav is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) to win
  27. 27.Nisha kept ___ the train. (a) take (b) taking (c) to take (d) takes
  28. 28.Isha finished ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) to draw
  29. 29.Myra avoided ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
  30. 30.Meera finished ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) baking (d) bakes
  31. 31.Nisha is interested in ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
  32. 32.Rahul agreed ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) to write
  33. 33.Kunal agreed ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  34. 34.Myra refused ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) to play (d) playing
  35. 35.Tara refused ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swim
  36. 36.Karan enjoyed ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cooking
  37. 37.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) sends (c) to send (d) sending
  38. 38.Aditya is good at ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting
  39. 39.Neel is fond of ___ to school. (a) goes (b) going (c) go (d) to go
  40. 40.Kunal is good at ___ the match. (a) to win (b) win (c) wins (d) winning

Answer key

  1. to play
  2. to climb
  3. wearing
  4. dancing
  5. wearing
  6. going
  7. sending
  8. sending
  9. to clap
  10. carrying
  11. to catch
  12. carrying
  13. winning
  14. telling
  15. winning
  16. carrying
  17. telling
  18. swimming
  19. taking
  20. to build
  21. running
  22. throwing
  23. throwing
  24. baking
  25. to cook
  26. winning
  27. taking
  28. drawing
  29. eating
  30. baking
  31. eating
  32. to write
  33. to jog
  34. to play
  35. to swim
  36. cooking
  37. sending
  38. planting
  39. going
  40. winning

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