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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 126 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Manav is good at ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) to make
  2. 2.Ishaan avoided ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) runs (d) running
  3. 3.Tara hoped ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans (d) to clean
  4. 4.Aarav is good at ___ in the park. (a) running (b) runs (c) to run (d) run
  5. 5.Myra finished ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flying (c) flies (d) fly
  6. 6.Kunal hoped ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) to cook
  7. 7.Zoya is tired of ___ a story. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) to tell
  8. 8.Pooja planned ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells (d) to tell
  9. 9.Aditya kept ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) going (d) to go
  10. 10.Omkar is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) to watch
  11. 11.Yash promised ___ the train. (a) takes (b) take (c) to take (d) taking
  12. 12.Riya is good at ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
  13. 13.Arjun is tired of ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) to wash
  14. 14.Kabir is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing (d) to dance
  15. 15.Rohan is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) to buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
  16. 16.Rohan needed ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  17. 17.Nisha is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
  18. 18.Nisha enjoyed ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drink
  19. 19.Dev finished ___ to school. (a) go (b) to go (c) goes (d) going
  20. 20.Meera is fond of ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  21. 21.Vivaan is interested in ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) bring (d) brings
  22. 22.Aarav agreed ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throw (d) throwing
  23. 23.Ishaan is good at ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly (d) to fly
  24. 24.Dev avoided ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) to play (d) playing
  25. 25.Ira enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
  26. 26.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) to cook
  27. 27.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  28. 28.Diya is interested in ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  29. 29.Kavya is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helping (b) to help (c) helps (d) help
  30. 30.Aditya finished ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaking (c) speak (d) speaks
  31. 31.Ishaan enjoyed ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps (d) to help
  32. 32.Vivaan is good at ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
  33. 33.Aditya enjoyed ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
  34. 34.Neel is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  35. 35.Aisha finished ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) to carry (d) carries
  36. 36.Meera is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helping (b) helps (c) help (d) to help
  37. 37.Rahul decided ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
  38. 38.Diya is good at ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
  39. 39.Diya enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catch
  40. 40.Aditya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring

Answer key

  1. making
  2. running
  3. to clean
  4. running
  5. flying
  6. to cook
  7. telling
  8. to tell
  9. going
  10. watching
  11. to take
  12. writing
  13. washing
  14. dancing
  15. buying
  16. to take
  17. watching
  18. drinking
  19. going
  20. taking
  21. bringing
  22. to throw
  23. flying
  24. playing
  25. planting
  26. cooking
  27. watching
  28. baking
  29. helping
  30. speaking
  31. helping
  32. cooking
  33. studying
  34. baking
  35. carrying
  36. helping
  37. to drink
  38. washing
  39. catching
  40. bringing

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