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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 119 · 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.Nisha is interested in ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) to bring (d) bringing
  2. 2.Rohan avoided ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies
  3. 3.Riya is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) to clean
  4. 4.Rohan is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  5. 5.Rahul is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) to speak
  6. 6.Rahul enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
  7. 7.Manav is fond of ___ in the park. (a) running (b) to run (c) runs (d) run
  8. 8.Yash kept ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) to ride (c) riding (d) ride
  9. 9.Neel is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) taking (b) take (c) to take (d) takes
  10. 10.Kunal is tired of ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washes
  11. 11.Dev needed ___ to school. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) to go
  12. 12.Ishaan kept ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) to climb (c) climb (d) climbs
  13. 13.Priya is fond of ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
  14. 14.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) builds (b) build (c) to build (d) building
  15. 15.Yash practised ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
  16. 16.Pooja hoped ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buy
  17. 17.Dev needed ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) ride (c) to ride (d) riding
  18. 18.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) to play (c) plays (d) playing
  19. 19.Isha is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) telling (d) tells
  20. 20.Farhan is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  21. 21.Pooja is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaks
  22. 22.Nisha planned ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drinks (d) to drink
  23. 23.Farhan avoided ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  24. 24.Ira enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catching
  25. 25.Karan is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes (d) to wash
  26. 26.Meera enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) plants (d) planting
  27. 27.Myra is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) plays (b) to play (c) playing (d) play
  28. 28.Ira is interested in ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swimming
  29. 29.Kavya hoped ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  30. 30.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) drawing (d) draws
  31. 31.Riya is interested in ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) plays (d) play
  32. 32.Sneha practised ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
  33. 33.Meera is fond of ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) to fly
  34. 34.Rahul is fond of ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) to clap
  35. 35.Arjun is interested in ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flying
  36. 36.Omkar avoided ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) to climb
  37. 37.Priya practised ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tell (c) to tell (d) tells
  38. 38.Vivaan decided ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  39. 39.Kavya is good at ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clap
  40. 40.Meera is fond of ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys

Answer key

  1. bringing
  2. flying
  3. cleaning
  4. studying
  5. speaking
  6. climbing
  7. running
  8. riding
  9. taking
  10. washing
  11. to go
  12. climbing
  13. washing
  14. building
  15. riding
  16. to buy
  17. to ride
  18. playing
  19. telling
  20. dancing
  21. speaking
  22. to drink
  23. jogging
  24. catching
  25. washing
  26. planting
  27. playing
  28. swimming
  29. to climb
  30. drawing
  31. playing
  32. sending
  33. flying
  34. clapping
  35. flying
  36. climbing
  37. telling
  38. to climb
  39. clapping
  40. buying

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