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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 110 · 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.Zoya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) to swim (d) swim
  2. 2.Manav is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing (d) to dance
  3. 3.Dev is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) to write (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
  4. 4.Isha is good at ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  5. 5.Karan kept ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  6. 6.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) to win
  7. 7.Karan wanted ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
  8. 8.Kavya hoped ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) buy
  9. 9.Riya enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  10. 10.Vivaan planned ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tell (c) to tell (d) tells
  11. 11.Isha is interested in ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plant
  12. 12.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) to tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) tell
  13. 13.Farhan is tired of ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
  14. 14.Neel is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
  15. 15.Riya hoped ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) to sing
  16. 16.Dev is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) winning (b) to win (c) win (d) wins
  17. 17.Arjun is fond of ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wears (d) wear
  18. 18.Riya enjoyed ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watches
  19. 19.Ananya practised ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
  20. 20.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  21. 21.Manav is fond of ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
  22. 22.Manav is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) to wear (b) wears (c) wear (d) wearing
  23. 23.Tara is fond of ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) building (c) to build (d) builds
  24. 24.Saanvi agreed ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) helps (c) help (d) to help
  25. 25.Kavya is fond of ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) to plant (d) plant
  26. 26.Rahul kept ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buy (d) buying
  27. 27.Isha planned ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wear
  28. 28.Karan is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) to eat
  29. 29.Omkar is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swims
  30. 30.Farhan is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) to make (b) makes (c) making (d) make
  31. 31.Manav is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watching
  32. 32.Myra is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
  33. 33.Meera is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dances
  34. 34.Omkar is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) clap (d) claps
  35. 35.Farhan is fond of ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
  36. 36.Pooja practised ___ the match. (a) win (b) winning (c) wins (d) to win
  37. 37.Neel is fond of ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
  38. 38.Arjun needed ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) tell
  39. 39.Kunal is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cooks (d) cook
  40. 40.Isha avoided ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wears

Answer key

  1. swimming
  2. dancing
  3. writing
  4. bringing
  5. baking
  6. winning
  7. to throw
  8. to buy
  9. feeding
  10. to tell
  11. planting
  12. telling
  13. catching
  14. cooking
  15. to sing
  16. winning
  17. wearing
  18. watching
  19. watching
  20. drinking
  21. watching
  22. wearing
  23. building
  24. to help
  25. planting
  26. buying
  27. to wear
  28. eating
  29. swimming
  30. making
  31. watching
  32. playing
  33. dancing
  34. clapping
  35. telling
  36. winning
  37. washing
  38. to tell
  39. cooking
  40. wearing

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