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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 12 · 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.Arjun decided ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) to play (d) play
  2. 2.Dev is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) to wear
  3. 3.Riya practised ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeding (c) feed (d) feeds
  4. 4.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) draw (d) drawing
  5. 5.Ishaan is interested in ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) to jog
  6. 6.Kavya needed ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) to bake
  7. 7.Isha is good at ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buying (c) to buy (d) buy
  8. 8.Vivaan agreed ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
  9. 9.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
  10. 10.Pooja is fond of ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) to clean
  11. 11.Riya finished ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
  12. 12.Arjun is good at ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) to study (d) studying
  13. 13.Myra is interested in ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writes (d) writing
  14. 14.Rahul finished ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
  15. 15.Aisha is tired of ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  16. 16.Kavya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
  17. 17.Aditya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) brings (b) bring (c) to bring (d) bringing
  18. 18.Manav is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dances
  19. 19.Kabir decided ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brings (d) to bring
  20. 20.Omkar decided ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) to watch
  21. 21.Priya planned ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinks
  22. 22.Meera is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
  23. 23.Dev is good at ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
  24. 24.Tara is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  25. 25.Ananya agreed ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) building (c) build (d) builds
  26. 26.Kavya enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clap (c) to clap (d) clapping
  27. 27.Omkar needed ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) to run
  28. 28.Ishaan needed ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watches
  29. 29.Manav is fond of ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climb (d) to climb
  30. 30.Ira planned ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) to buy
  31. 31.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) to climb (c) climb (d) climbing
  32. 32.Rohan finished ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) to plant
  33. 33.Rahul is good at ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) draws (d) drawing
  34. 34.Priya is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) win (b) winning (c) to win (d) wins
  35. 35.Manav finished ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) to dance
  36. 36.Zoya is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) to dance
  37. 37.Sneha avoided ___ a story. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tells
  38. 38.Aditya is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speak
  39. 39.Ananya promised ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swim
  40. 40.Meera is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speak

Answer key

  1. to play
  2. wearing
  3. feeding
  4. drawing
  5. jogging
  6. to bake
  7. buying
  8. to dance
  9. washing
  10. cleaning
  11. flying
  12. studying
  13. writing
  14. watching
  15. jogging
  16. cooking
  17. bringing
  18. dancing
  19. to bring
  20. to watch
  21. to drink
  22. washing
  23. studying
  24. dancing
  25. to build
  26. clapping
  27. to run
  28. to watch
  29. climbing
  30. to buy
  31. climbing
  32. planting
  33. drawing
  34. winning
  35. dancing
  36. dancing
  37. telling
  38. speaking
  39. to swim
  40. speaking

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