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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 144 · 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 is tired of ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) to clap
  2. 2.Omkar hoped ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch (d) to catch
  3. 3.Kunal enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) run (d) running
  4. 4.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eats (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eating
  5. 5.Ananya avoided ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) ride
  6. 6.Omkar is good at ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  7. 7.Vivaan decided ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  8. 8.Isha is good at ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
  9. 9.Priya is fond of ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speaks
  10. 10.Riya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
  11. 11.Pooja is tired of ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapping
  12. 12.Vivaan kept ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drink
  13. 13.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) baking (c) to bake (d) bakes
  14. 14.Farhan practised ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) to bake
  15. 15.Omkar enjoyed ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  16. 16.Sneha hoped ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buy
  17. 17.Nisha is good at ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
  18. 18.Yash practised ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) to play
  19. 19.Zoya wanted ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) to send (d) send
  20. 20.Nisha agreed ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
  21. 21.Aarav planned ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
  22. 22.Saanvi agreed ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) to clap (d) clap
  23. 23.Kunal decided ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) to run
  24. 24.Ananya refused ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cooks (d) cook
  25. 25.Priya avoided ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) to catch
  26. 26.Arjun is fond of ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) to study
  27. 27.Rohan needed ___ a story. (a) telling (b) to tell (c) tell (d) tells
  28. 28.Neel enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
  29. 29.Omkar is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catch (d) catching
  30. 30.Aisha refused ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) singing
  31. 31.Vivaan is fond of ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) to bake
  32. 32.Ira enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throw
  33. 33.Ananya promised ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) to tell (d) tell
  34. 34.Karan is interested in ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog
  35. 35.Myra enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plants (d) plant
  36. 36.Omkar kept ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  37. 37.Nisha is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) help (c) to help (d) helping
  38. 38.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
  39. 39.Meera wanted ___ tea. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) to make
  40. 40.Meera is good at ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carrying

Answer key

  1. clapping
  2. to catch
  3. running
  4. eating
  5. riding
  6. baking
  7. to carry
  8. building
  9. speaking
  10. swimming
  11. clapping
  12. drinking
  13. baking
  14. baking
  15. watching
  16. to buy
  17. bringing
  18. playing
  19. to send
  20. to plant
  21. to study
  22. to clap
  23. to run
  24. to cook
  25. catching
  26. studying
  27. to tell
  28. climbing
  29. catching
  30. to sing
  31. baking
  32. throwing
  33. to tell
  34. jogging
  35. planting
  36. dancing
  37. helping
  38. building
  39. to make
  40. carrying

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