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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 151 · 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.Manav is tired of ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
  2. 2.Meera kept ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) to feed
  3. 3.Kabir finished ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) to help (d) helps
  4. 4.Ishaan enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carries
  5. 5.Aarav planned ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
  6. 6.Zoya enjoyed ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooking
  7. 7.Aarav enjoyed ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
  8. 8.Yash planned ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
  9. 9.Omkar is interested in ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) to wear
  10. 10.Kunal hoped ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
  11. 11.Rahul agreed ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) to help (c) helps (d) helping
  12. 12.Myra is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dances
  13. 13.Aarav is fond of ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) to draw
  14. 14.Diya avoided ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
  15. 15.Omkar hoped ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
  16. 16.Ira wanted ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
  17. 17.Priya avoided ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plant (c) to plant (d) plants
  18. 18.Saanvi avoided ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buys
  19. 19.Aisha avoided ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
  20. 20.Kabir is fond of ___ a song. (a) sings (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sing
  21. 21.Neel is interested in ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) to clean (d) cleans
  22. 22.Neel practised ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) to go
  23. 23.Manav practised ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) to plant
  24. 24.Meera planned ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) to dance
  25. 25.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) to speak
  26. 26.Arjun practised ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) plant
  27. 27.Yash is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleans (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleaning
  28. 28.Vivaan is good at ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook
  29. 29.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting
  30. 30.Arjun enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) to run (d) running
  31. 31.Yash is fond of ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) to speak
  32. 32.Aisha practised ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) clean
  33. 33.Farhan is good at ___ rice. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
  34. 34.Karan is tired of ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) to climb (c) climb (d) climbing
  35. 35.Isha is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) buying (c) to buy (d) buys
  36. 36.Ishaan planned ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  37. 37.Aarav is interested in ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) draw (d) drawing
  38. 38.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbing
  39. 39.Isha is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sending (b) sends (c) to send (d) send
  40. 40.Kunal is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch

Answer key

  1. throwing
  2. feeding
  3. helping
  4. carrying
  5. to jog
  6. cooking
  7. studying
  8. to write
  9. wearing
  10. to jog
  11. to help
  12. dancing
  13. drawing
  14. watching
  15. to feed
  16. to bake
  17. planting
  18. buying
  19. drinking
  20. singing
  21. cleaning
  22. going
  23. planting
  24. to dance
  25. speaking
  26. planting
  27. cleaning
  28. cooking
  29. planting
  30. running
  31. speaking
  32. cleaning
  33. cooking
  34. climbing
  35. buying
  36. to jog
  37. drawing
  38. climbing
  39. sending
  40. watching

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