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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 175 · 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.Priya is good at ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) to draw (d) draw
  2. 2.Kunal needed ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
  3. 3.Aarav agreed ___ in the park. (a) run (b) to run (c) running (d) runs
  4. 4.Zoya enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
  5. 5.Arjun avoided ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watch
  6. 6.Rahul is interested in ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) to bake
  7. 7.Yash is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) to take
  8. 8.Priya is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) help (b) helping (c) to help (d) helps
  9. 9.Nisha avoided ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clap
  10. 10.Ananya promised ___ tea. (a) make (b) making (c) to make (d) makes
  11. 11.Aditya planned ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rides (d) to ride
  12. 12.Rohan is fond of ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writes (c) writing (d) write
  13. 13.Karan is good at ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
  14. 14.Priya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) brings (b) bring (c) to bring (d) bringing
  15. 15.Arjun kept ___ a story. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) to tell
  16. 16.Isha practised ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) draw (c) to draw (d) drawing
  17. 17.Kavya is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
  18. 18.Arjun refused ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drink
  19. 19.Priya is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) to win (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
  20. 20.Isha is tired of ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) draw
  21. 21.Kunal is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) to study
  22. 22.Neel agreed ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
  23. 23.Saanvi planned ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
  24. 24.Saanvi is good at ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drink
  25. 25.Karan is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cook
  26. 26.Neel kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) builds (c) to build (d) building
  27. 27.Ishaan agreed ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) to clap
  28. 28.Diya is interested in ___ the match. (a) winning (b) to win (c) win (d) wins
  29. 29.Pooja is tired of ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
  30. 30.Tara is interested in ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes (d) to wash
  31. 31.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plants
  32. 32.Myra practised ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
  33. 33.Karan is fond of ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jogging
  34. 34.Aditya wanted ___ tea. (a) make (b) to make (c) making (d) makes
  35. 35.Meera practised ___ a story. (a) tell (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tells
  36. 36.Kavya is interested in ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washing (d) washes
  37. 37.Ira decided ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
  38. 38.Kavya is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clapping (b) to clap (c) claps (d) clap
  39. 39.Yash is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) runs (c) to run (d) run
  40. 40.Isha is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clap

Answer key

  1. drawing
  2. to clean
  3. to run
  4. climbing
  5. watching
  6. baking
  7. taking
  8. helping
  9. clapping
  10. to make
  11. to ride
  12. writing
  13. playing
  14. bringing
  15. telling
  16. drawing
  17. studying
  18. to drink
  19. winning
  20. drawing
  21. studying
  22. to throw
  23. to cook
  24. drinking
  25. cooking
  26. building
  27. to clap
  28. winning
  29. playing
  30. washing
  31. planting
  32. running
  33. jogging
  34. to make
  35. telling
  36. washing
  37. to play
  38. clapping
  39. running
  40. clapping

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