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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 16 · 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.Meera is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throw
  2. 2.Priya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) to catch
  3. 3.Pooja agreed ___ the match. (a) win (b) winning (c) wins (d) to win
  4. 4.Sneha is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogging
  5. 5.Ananya is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speaking
  6. 6.Aisha wanted ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
  7. 7.Manav is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) clean
  8. 8.Yash is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  9. 9.Farhan is fond of ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drinks
  10. 10.Kavya enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) to climb
  11. 11.Omkar wanted ___ a story. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tell
  12. 12.Ananya is good at ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) to feed (d) feeds
  13. 13.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) to win
  14. 14.Nisha kept ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
  15. 15.Isha enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) play (d) plays
  16. 16.Aisha is tired of ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) to plant
  17. 17.Kunal is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
  18. 18.Priya avoided ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) to clean
  19. 19.Riya is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  20. 20.Pooja kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
  21. 21.Ananya refused ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washes
  22. 22.Diya is good at ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) plants (d) planting
  23. 23.Meera is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
  24. 24.Rahul is interested in ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
  25. 25.Priya practised ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) going (d) to go
  26. 26.Ira is interested in ___ the train. (a) taking (b) to take (c) take (d) takes
  27. 27.Nisha is good at ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
  28. 28.Sneha decided ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) to bake (d) baking
  29. 29.Omkar refused ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) to write (d) write
  30. 30.Isha agreed ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) to jog
  31. 31.Rohan is tired of ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) to write
  32. 32.Karan decided ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) to make (d) making
  33. 33.Rohan is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) to study (c) study (d) studying
  34. 34.Manav is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) to throw
  35. 35.Vivaan planned ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) to eat
  36. 36.Saanvi is good at ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dance
  37. 37.Saanvi wanted ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) to study
  38. 38.Priya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washes (d) washing
  39. 39.Rohan is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watch
  40. 40.Nisha practised ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studies (d) studying

Answer key

  1. throwing
  2. catching
  3. to win
  4. jogging
  5. speaking
  6. to dance
  7. cleaning
  8. dancing
  9. drinking
  10. climbing
  11. to tell
  12. feeding
  13. winning
  14. catching
  15. playing
  16. planting
  17. feeding
  18. cleaning
  19. dancing
  20. watching
  21. to wash
  22. planting
  23. carrying
  24. throwing
  25. going
  26. taking
  27. planting
  28. to bake
  29. to write
  30. to jog
  31. writing
  32. to make
  33. studying
  34. throwing
  35. to eat
  36. dancing
  37. to study
  38. washing
  39. watching
  40. studying

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