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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 160 · 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.Aditya is good at ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
  2. 2.Rohan is good at ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) to dance
  3. 3.Rohan practised ___ tea. (a) makes (b) making (c) make (d) to make
  4. 4.Farhan wanted ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
  5. 5.Kabir avoided ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) to fly (c) flying (d) fly
  6. 6.Farhan decided ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
  7. 7.Aditya is good at ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) to clap
  8. 8.Isha decided ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sing (c) sings (d) singing
  9. 9.Aarav is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drinks
  10. 10.Tara is interested in ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) to clean (c) cleaning (d) clean
  11. 11.Ishaan promised ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) draws (c) to draw (d) drawing
  12. 12.Aisha agreed ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swim
  13. 13.Yash enjoyed ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) to fly (c) flies (d) flying
  14. 14.Karan enjoyed ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eats
  15. 15.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) washing (d) wash
  16. 16.Aisha enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaking
  17. 17.Ira is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) to go
  18. 18.Zoya is fond of ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buys (d) buying
  19. 19.Priya is good at ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
  20. 20.Zoya enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
  21. 21.Arjun kept ___ a message. (a) sending (b) to send (c) sends (d) send
  22. 22.Arjun refused ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) to eat
  23. 23.Farhan is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) to jog
  24. 24.Dev is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  25. 25.Rahul is good at ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) runs (d) running
  26. 26.Aisha is good at ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) to study (d) studying
  27. 27.Manav decided ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) clean
  28. 28.Meera is fond of ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
  29. 29.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) to speak (b) speaking (c) speak (d) speaks
  30. 30.Kabir is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dances
  31. 31.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writing (b) to write (c) write (d) writes
  32. 32.Omkar kept ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
  33. 33.Vivaan kept ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) to help (d) helps
  34. 34.Rahul practised ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) to build (d) building
  35. 35.Ira finished ___ science. (a) studying (b) to study (c) studies (d) study
  36. 36.Yash enjoyed ___ the match. (a) winning (b) to win (c) win (d) wins
  37. 37.Aditya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
  38. 38.Dev is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) plays (c) to play (d) playing
  39. 39.Yash is good at ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
  40. 40.Kavya practised ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) draw

Answer key

  1. playing
  2. dancing
  3. making
  4. to help
  5. flying
  6. to help
  7. clapping
  8. to sing
  9. drinking
  10. cleaning
  11. to draw
  12. to swim
  13. flying
  14. eating
  15. washing
  16. speaking
  17. going
  18. buying
  19. washing
  20. playing
  21. sending
  22. to eat
  23. jogging
  24. climbing
  25. running
  26. studying
  27. to clean
  28. studying
  29. speaking
  30. dancing
  31. writing
  32. planting
  33. helping
  34. building
  35. studying
  36. winning
  37. washing
  38. playing
  39. sending
  40. drawing

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