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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 146 · 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.Sneha is good at ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) to buy
  2. 2.Isha is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) to win (c) win (d) winning
  3. 3.Dev is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cook
  4. 4.Kunal is fond of ___ the match. (a) winning (b) win (c) to win (d) wins
  5. 5.Ishaan practised ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) to feed
  6. 6.Arjun finished ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  7. 7.Riya hoped ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) to wear (d) wears
  8. 8.Zoya is tired of ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) to catch (c) catch (d) catches
  9. 9.Aditya enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) to clap (d) claps
  10. 10.Karan is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
  11. 11.Ananya is tired of ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) to build (c) building (d) builds
  12. 12.Tara is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) to bake
  13. 13.Ira is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draw (b) to draw (c) draws (d) drawing
  14. 14.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) to climb (d) climb
  15. 15.Vivaan practised ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) to jog
  16. 16.Kunal kept ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
  17. 17.Arjun finished ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cooks
  18. 18.Omkar planned ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) to wear
  19. 19.Kabir is interested in ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) to feed
  20. 20.Aisha is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) winning (c) to win (d) win
  21. 21.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
  22. 22.Kabir is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  23. 23.Diya is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  24. 24.Manav is interested in ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) plant
  25. 25.Riya is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeds
  26. 26.Isha is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
  27. 27.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeding (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeds
  28. 28.Ananya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swims
  29. 29.Rahul is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
  30. 30.Isha kept ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) to clap
  31. 31.Meera promised ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
  32. 32.Rahul is good at ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) makes (d) making
  33. 33.Saanvi enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogs
  34. 34.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
  35. 35.Diya needed ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buy (d) buying
  36. 36.Aarav is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) to wash
  37. 37.Aditya needed ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bake (d) bakes
  38. 38.Kabir avoided ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
  39. 39.Karan finished ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) going (d) go
  40. 40.Farhan hoped ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) rides (c) to ride (d) ride

Answer key

  1. buying
  2. winning
  3. cooking
  4. winning
  5. feeding
  6. jogging
  7. to wear
  8. catching
  9. clapping
  10. washing
  11. building
  12. baking
  13. drawing
  14. climbing
  15. jogging
  16. buying
  17. cooking
  18. to wear
  19. feeding
  20. winning
  21. telling
  22. jogging
  23. dancing
  24. planting
  25. feeding
  26. studying
  27. feeding
  28. swimming
  29. playing
  30. clapping
  31. to play
  32. making
  33. jogging
  34. watching
  35. to buy
  36. washing
  37. to bake
  38. planting
  39. going
  40. to ride

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