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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 129 · 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.Riya hoped ___ a message. (a) sending (b) to send (c) sends (d) send
  2. 2.Sneha is fond of ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) to plant (d) plant
  3. 3.Aisha promised ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brings (d) to bring
  4. 4.Nisha is fond of ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throws (c) to throw (d) throwing
  5. 5.Rohan avoided ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buy
  6. 6.Sneha finished ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) to climb
  7. 7.Yash is interested in ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant
  8. 8.Kunal avoided ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) to tell
  9. 9.Yash decided ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) singing
  10. 10.Rahul kept ___ a message. (a) send (b) sending (c) to send (d) sends
  11. 11.Neel is good at ___ in the park. (a) run (b) to run (c) runs (d) running
  12. 12.Sneha avoided ___ the match. (a) winning (b) win (c) to win (d) wins
  13. 13.Zoya is fond of ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
  14. 14.Sneha hoped ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
  15. 15.Saanvi is tired of ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) to clean (d) cleans
  16. 16.Kunal is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) make (b) to make (c) makes (d) making
  17. 17.Sneha decided ___ tea. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) to make
  18. 18.Ananya practised ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clap
  19. 19.Rohan hoped ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) to bring (c) bring (d) bringing
  20. 20.Isha finished ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  21. 21.Nisha is interested in ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eating (d) eats
  22. 22.Riya is tired of ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) feed
  23. 23.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) bringing (d) brings
  24. 24.Priya kept ___ a story. (a) tell (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tells
  25. 25.Ishaan is fond of ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catching
  26. 26.Kunal is good at ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) to tell (d) telling
  27. 27.Aisha is tired of ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) to feed
  28. 28.Karan is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) runs (b) running (c) to run (d) run
  29. 29.Farhan finished ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swimming (d) to swim
  30. 30.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) to bake (c) bake (d) baking
  31. 31.Dev hoped ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) to play (d) playing
  32. 32.Rohan enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
  33. 33.Vivaan finished ___ a message. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) to send
  34. 34.Rohan practised ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
  35. 35.Omkar is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
  36. 36.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
  37. 37.Aisha enjoyed ___ to school. (a) to go (b) goes (c) going (d) go
  38. 38.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) to wash
  39. 39.Tara is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swims
  40. 40.Priya is fond of ___ in the park. (a) running (b) runs (c) to run (d) run

Answer key

  1. to send
  2. planting
  3. to bring
  4. throwing
  5. buying
  6. climbing
  7. planting
  8. telling
  9. to sing
  10. sending
  11. running
  12. winning
  13. carrying
  14. to catch
  15. cleaning
  16. making
  17. to make
  18. clapping
  19. to bring
  20. taking
  21. eating
  22. feeding
  23. bringing
  24. telling
  25. catching
  26. telling
  27. feeding
  28. running
  29. swimming
  30. baking
  31. to play
  32. playing
  33. sending
  34. planting
  35. jogging
  36. feeding
  37. going
  38. washing
  39. swimming
  40. running

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