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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 113 · 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 ___ to school next week. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going
  2. 2.Ira agreed ___ to school. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) to go
  3. 3.Saanvi finished ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eats
  4. 4.Myra avoided ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
  5. 5.Nisha is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing (d) to dance
  6. 6.Isha is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) to clean
  7. 7.Aditya is good at ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
  8. 8.Myra hoped ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buy
  9. 9.Dev is good at ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  10. 10.Priya is fond of ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
  11. 11.Ira enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry
  12. 12.Neel enjoyed ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) to build (c) builds (d) build
  13. 13.Rahul is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
  14. 14.Diya is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) going (b) goes (c) go (d) to go
  15. 15.Meera is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant
  16. 16.Isha is interested in ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
  17. 17.Vivaan is interested in ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) to speak
  18. 18.Kavya agreed ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
  19. 19.Rohan finished ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clap (c) to clap (d) clapping
  20. 20.Ananya is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carries (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carrying
  21. 21.Vivaan finished ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
  22. 22.Vivaan promised ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) tell (d) to tell
  23. 23.Priya is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) to make (b) makes (c) making (d) make
  24. 24.Farhan practised ___ in the park. (a) run (b) to run (c) runs (d) running
  25. 25.Ira enjoyed ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) to help (d) help
  26. 26.Isha decided ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) to sing (d) singing
  27. 27.Diya avoided ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) bring (d) brings
  28. 28.Diya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  29. 29.Tara is interested in ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbs
  30. 30.Ira is tired of ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eating
  31. 31.Diya is interested in ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) to jog
  32. 32.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) to jog
  33. 33.Vivaan promised ___ to school. (a) go (b) goes (c) to go (d) going
  34. 34.Meera decided ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watches
  35. 35.Tara avoided ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  36. 36.Isha enjoyed ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
  37. 37.Farhan agreed ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drinking
  38. 38.Yash is good at ___ a story. (a) tell (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tells
  39. 39.Karan promised ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) to tell (d) tell
  40. 40.Yash needed ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plants (d) plant

Answer key

  1. going
  2. to go
  3. eating
  4. swimming
  5. dancing
  6. cleaning
  7. throwing
  8. to buy
  9. dancing
  10. helping
  11. carrying
  12. building
  13. dancing
  14. going
  15. planting
  16. feeding
  17. speaking
  18. to study
  19. clapping
  20. carrying
  21. dancing
  22. to tell
  23. making
  24. running
  25. helping
  26. to sing
  27. bringing
  28. bringing
  29. climbing
  30. eating
  31. jogging
  32. jogging
  33. to go
  34. to watch
  35. taking
  36. drinking
  37. to drink
  38. telling
  39. to tell
  40. to plant

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