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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 176 · 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.Pooja is fond of ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) bring (d) brings
  2. 2.Priya is interested in ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  3. 3.Myra agreed ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carry
  4. 4.Kavya is good at ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
  5. 5.Omkar is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swims
  6. 6.Saanvi practised ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throws
  7. 7.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) to build (b) build (c) building (d) builds
  8. 8.Aarav is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
  9. 9.Dev finished ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eating
  10. 10.Vivaan wanted ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) to feed
  11. 11.Neel is fond of ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plants (d) plant
  12. 12.Aditya decided ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) to make
  13. 13.Pooja is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) going (b) go (c) to go (d) goes
  14. 14.Meera is tired of ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
  15. 15.Omkar finished ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catches
  16. 16.Ishaan is interested in ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) to eat
  17. 17.Dev decided ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) drawing (c) draw (d) draws
  18. 18.Tara is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  19. 19.Rahul practised ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dances
  20. 20.Aisha is interested in ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) to make
  21. 21.Omkar is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
  22. 22.Vivaan refused ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) to tell (d) tell
  23. 23.Dev is good at ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
  24. 24.Kabir is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
  25. 25.Ishaan practised ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
  26. 26.Ira is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
  27. 27.Neel avoided ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swims
  28. 28.Aarav planned ___ tea. (a) make (b) makes (c) to make (d) making
  29. 29.Kavya practised ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) to bake
  30. 30.Kabir practised ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jogging
  31. 31.Yash avoided ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooking
  32. 32.Rohan avoided ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) to wear
  33. 33.Priya is good at ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
  34. 34.Diya kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) to build (c) building (d) build
  35. 35.Kabir finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) to build (c) building (d) builds
  36. 36.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) baking (c) to bake (d) bakes
  37. 37.Karan is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plants
  38. 38.Arjun is interested in ___ to school. (a) to go (b) goes (c) go (d) going
  39. 39.Karan practised ___ to school. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) to go
  40. 40.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) to eat (b) eating (c) eat (d) eats

Answer key

  1. bringing
  2. taking
  3. to carry
  4. catching
  5. swimming
  6. throwing
  7. building
  8. dancing
  9. eating
  10. to feed
  11. planting
  12. to make
  13. going
  14. planting
  15. catching
  16. eating
  17. to draw
  18. dancing
  19. dancing
  20. making
  21. drinking
  22. to tell
  23. helping
  24. buying
  25. cooking
  26. cleaning
  27. swimming
  28. to make
  29. baking
  30. jogging
  31. cooking
  32. wearing
  33. sending
  34. building
  35. building
  36. baking
  37. planting
  38. going
  39. going
  40. eating

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