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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 154 · 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.Riya is good at ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) taking (d) takes
  2. 2.Aarav is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  3. 3.Ananya is tired of ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) to throw (d) throw
  4. 4.Yash enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buy
  5. 5.Yash needed ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) ride (c) to ride (d) riding
  6. 6.Aisha planned ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clapping
  7. 7.Vivaan decided ___ the train. (a) to take (b) taking (c) takes (d) take
  8. 8.Neel is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) to feed (d) feed
  9. 9.Sneha is fond of ___ the room. (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  10. 10.Rohan practised ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
  11. 11.Meera refused ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
  12. 12.Omkar refused ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) plant (d) planting
  13. 13.Sneha is fond of ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
  14. 14.Farhan is fond of ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) to win
  15. 15.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) build (b) to build (c) builds (d) building
  16. 16.Myra is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) to feed
  17. 17.Manav enjoyed ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) going (d) go
  18. 18.Kunal is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) to jog
  19. 19.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) to carry
  20. 20.Kavya is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) winning (b) to win (c) wins (d) win
  21. 21.Dev promised ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake (d) to bake
  22. 22.Isha is good at ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carry
  23. 23.Tara avoided ___ a song. (a) sing (b) to sing (c) sings (d) singing
  24. 24.Rohan avoided ___ a story. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tell
  25. 25.Nisha is tired of ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) riding (d) rides
  26. 26.Isha is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
  27. 27.Priya is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) to tell
  28. 28.Myra agreed ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) to throw (d) throw
  29. 29.Pooja avoided ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bringing
  30. 30.Dev is good at ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) to write (c) writing (d) write
  31. 31.Vivaan kept ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
  32. 32.Farhan is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
  33. 33.Isha avoided ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
  34. 34.Dev agreed ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buys
  35. 35.Riya avoided ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) to dance
  36. 36.Ira is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans (d) to clean
  37. 37.Arjun decided ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
  38. 38.Diya promised ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
  39. 39.Karan practised ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) cleaning
  40. 40.Yash is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook

Answer key

  1. taking
  2. taking
  3. throwing
  4. buying
  5. to ride
  6. to clap
  7. to take
  8. feeding
  9. cleaning
  10. wearing
  11. to watch
  12. to plant
  13. writing
  14. winning
  15. building
  16. feeding
  17. going
  18. jogging
  19. carrying
  20. winning
  21. to bake
  22. carrying
  23. singing
  24. telling
  25. riding
  26. watching
  27. telling
  28. to throw
  29. bringing
  30. writing
  31. riding
  32. swimming
  33. dancing
  34. to buy
  35. dancing
  36. cleaning
  37. to catch
  38. to wash
  39. cleaning
  40. cooking

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