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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 141 · 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.Kunal planned ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) to watch
  2. 2.Vivaan is interested in ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) to dance
  3. 3.Neel is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  4. 4.Ira is good at ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
  5. 5.Myra needed ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helps (c) to help (d) helping
  6. 6.Nisha promised ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) to swim
  7. 7.Kabir agreed ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) ride (c) to ride (d) riding
  8. 8.Aisha needed ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
  9. 9.Arjun is tired of ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wear (c) wears (d) wearing
  10. 10.Pooja kept ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) to draw (c) draws (d) drawing
  11. 11.Saanvi practised ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
  12. 12.Pooja is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) to go (b) goes (c) going (d) go
  13. 13.Myra is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
  14. 14.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) riding (b) rides (c) to ride (d) ride
  15. 15.Aditya wanted ___ the match. (a) win (b) to win (c) wins (d) winning
  16. 16.Pooja practised ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) to help (d) helps
  17. 17.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eat (b) eating (c) to eat (d) eats
  18. 18.Rohan hoped ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes (d) to bake
  19. 19.Yash promised ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) to write (d) write
  20. 20.Yash is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sending (b) to send (c) sends (d) send
  21. 21.Zoya is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clapping (b) to clap (c) claps (d) clap
  22. 22.Diya is fond of ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) rides (c) to ride (d) riding
  23. 23.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
  24. 24.Ananya avoided ___ the train. (a) taking (b) to take (c) take (d) takes
  25. 25.Riya is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) to bake (d) baking
  26. 26.Myra finished ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
  27. 27.Omkar is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) to go (b) go (c) going (d) goes
  28. 28.Ira wanted ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) to bake (c) baking (d) bake
  29. 29.Tara practised ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooks
  30. 30.Myra finished ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drink
  31. 31.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
  32. 32.Rohan agreed ___ tea. (a) make (b) to make (c) making (d) makes
  33. 33.Arjun practised ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  34. 34.Meera is fond of ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells (d) to tell
  35. 35.Meera practised ___ in the park. (a) running (b) to run (c) run (d) runs
  36. 36.Zoya kept ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
  37. 37.Manav practised ___ the train. (a) taking (b) take (c) to take (d) takes
  38. 38.Aarav agreed ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helps (c) to help (d) helping
  39. 39.Priya wanted ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) to climb (d) climb
  40. 40.Nisha avoided ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant

Answer key

  1. to watch
  2. dancing
  3. baking
  4. studying
  5. to help
  6. to swim
  7. to ride
  8. to study
  9. wearing
  10. drawing
  11. writing
  12. going
  13. studying
  14. riding
  15. to win
  16. helping
  17. eating
  18. to bake
  19. to write
  20. sending
  21. clapping
  22. riding
  23. catching
  24. taking
  25. baking
  26. telling
  27. going
  28. to bake
  29. cooking
  30. drinking
  31. planting
  32. to make
  33. climbing
  34. telling
  35. running
  36. swimming
  37. taking
  38. to help
  39. to climb
  40. planting

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