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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 140 · 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.Omkar is good at ___ tea. (a) make (b) to make (c) making (d) makes
  2. 2.Arjun kept ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  3. 3.Ira is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) washing (c) to wash (d) wash
  4. 4.Vivaan avoided ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tell
  5. 5.Dev kept ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speak (d) speaking
  6. 6.Arjun is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  7. 7.Vivaan planned ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watches
  8. 8.Kabir is good at ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) washes (d) wash
  9. 9.Ira is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) to build (d) building
  10. 10.Meera is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) fly (b) flies (c) to fly (d) flying
  11. 11.Aditya is interested in ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) to carry (d) carries
  12. 12.Priya practised ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleans
  13. 13.Pooja is good at ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brings
  14. 14.Ira enjoyed ___ the train. (a) to take (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
  15. 15.Tara is good at ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
  16. 16.Myra is tired of ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climb (d) to climb
  17. 17.Omkar wanted ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink (d) to drink
  18. 18.Dev is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleans (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleaning
  19. 19.Kavya needed ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) runs (d) running
  20. 20.Ira enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writes (c) to write (d) writing
  21. 21.Vivaan needed ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) to wear (d) wear
  22. 22.Myra kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watching
  23. 23.Rahul is fond of ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) draw (d) drawing
  24. 24.Isha planned ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) to sing
  25. 25.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) to bake (c) bake (d) baking
  26. 26.Ananya enjoyed ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
  27. 27.Farhan is tired of ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cook
  28. 28.Yash is tired of ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
  29. 29.Rahul enjoyed ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies (d) to fly
  30. 30.Diya is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) win (b) wins (c) to win (d) winning
  31. 31.Diya enjoyed ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
  32. 32.Nisha refused ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) draw (d) drawing
  33. 33.Diya needed ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) running (c) run (d) runs
  34. 34.Arjun promised ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) to climb (c) climb (d) climbing
  35. 35.Rahul is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) to watch
  36. 36.Riya planned ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  37. 37.Kavya enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) plays (d) play
  38. 38.Aditya is interested in ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) to buy
  39. 39.Nisha is interested in ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) baking (c) to bake (d) bakes
  40. 40.Dev avoided ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washes

Answer key

  1. making
  2. dancing
  3. washing
  4. telling
  5. speaking
  6. drinking
  7. to watch
  8. washing
  9. building
  10. flying
  11. carrying
  12. cleaning
  13. bringing
  14. taking
  15. washing
  16. climbing
  17. to drink
  18. cleaning
  19. to run
  20. writing
  21. to wear
  22. watching
  23. drawing
  24. to sing
  25. baking
  26. cooking
  27. cooking
  28. swimming
  29. flying
  30. winning
  31. watching
  32. to draw
  33. to run
  34. to climb
  35. watching
  36. to feed
  37. playing
  38. buying
  39. baking
  40. washing

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