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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 15 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Vivaan hoped ___ to school. (a) going (b) to go (c) go (d) goes
  2. 2.Neel avoided ___ tea. (a) making (b) makes (c) to make (d) make
  3. 3.Tara enjoyed ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) to dance
  4. 4.Priya kept ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) to dance
  5. 5.Dev decided ___ the match. (a) winning (b) to win (c) wins (d) win
  6. 6.Omkar decided ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
  7. 7.Kabir is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) to watch
  8. 8.Tara avoided ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) builds (c) building (d) build
  9. 9.Kabir enjoyed ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) builds (c) to build (d) building
  10. 10.Ananya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) to run
  11. 11.Riya is good at ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) runs (d) running
  12. 12.Kunal practised ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) riding (c) ride (d) rides
  13. 13.Omkar hoped ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bake (c) to bake (d) bakes
  14. 14.Dev planned ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogs
  15. 15.Myra enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
  16. 16.Isha is fond of ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) to catch (c) catch (d) catches
  17. 17.Isha decided ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) to help (d) helping
  18. 18.Rahul is interested in ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writing (c) to write (d) writes
  19. 19.Yash is tired of ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) to clap (c) claps (d) clapping
  20. 20.Rohan planned ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
  21. 21.Aarav is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) to go (b) goes (c) go (d) going
  22. 22.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eats (d) eating
  23. 23.Riya enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) to run (c) running (d) run
  24. 24.Saanvi decided ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) to watch
  25. 25.Ishaan practised ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
  26. 26.Isha decided ___ tea. (a) make (b) makes (c) to make (d) making
  27. 27.Diya enjoyed ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) taking (d) takes
  28. 28.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
  29. 29.Pooja promised ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) to help (d) helps
  30. 30.Karan finished ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) to speak (d) speaks
  31. 31.Isha practised ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) plays (d) playing
  32. 32.Karan needed ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) clapping (d) claps
  33. 33.Manav needed ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) to send
  34. 34.Myra is interested in ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jogging
  35. 35.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wearing
  36. 36.Meera needed ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) to wear
  37. 37.Meera is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) taking (c) takes (d) take
  38. 38.Manav is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) to clean
  39. 39.Meera is good at ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  40. 40.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flies (b) to fly (c) flying (d) fly

Answer key

  1. to go
  2. making
  3. dancing
  4. dancing
  5. to win
  6. to swim
  7. watching
  8. building
  9. building
  10. running
  11. running
  12. riding
  13. to bake
  14. to jog
  15. washing
  16. catching
  17. to help
  18. writing
  19. clapping
  20. to watch
  21. going
  22. eating
  23. running
  24. to watch
  25. telling
  26. to make
  27. taking
  28. watching
  29. to help
  30. speaking
  31. playing
  32. to clap
  33. to send
  34. jogging
  35. wearing
  36. to wear
  37. taking
  38. cleaning
  39. carrying
  40. flying

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