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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 178 · 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.Rohan kept ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
  2. 2.Rahul needed ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) to buy
  3. 3.Aditya promised ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swim
  4. 4.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sending (b) to send (c) sends (d) send
  5. 5.Pooja refused ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat (d) to eat
  6. 6.Pooja finished ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) to dance
  7. 7.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
  8. 8.Manav is interested in ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
  9. 9.Aarav is good at ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) to send (d) sending
  10. 10.Arjun is interested in ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
  11. 11.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) to draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) draw
  12. 12.Sneha enjoyed ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) to take (d) taking
  13. 13.Priya wanted ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) to wash (d) wash
  14. 14.Kabir kept ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) to carry (d) carrying
  15. 15.Pooja avoided ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) playing (d) play
  16. 16.Ananya is interested in ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) going (d) go
  17. 17.Vivaan is good at ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catch
  18. 18.Kabir avoided ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) to draw (c) draw (d) draws
  19. 19.Aisha agreed ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  20. 20.Tara avoided ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) to buy
  21. 21.Ananya practised ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catch
  22. 22.Saanvi is interested in ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plant
  23. 23.Rohan hoped ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washes (d) washing
  24. 24.Karan avoided ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) to carry
  25. 25.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  26. 26.Pooja planned ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catch
  27. 27.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) singing (b) sing (c) to sing (d) sings
  28. 28.Arjun is good at ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) to study
  29. 29.Diya enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swimming (d) to swim
  30. 30.Farhan practised ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
  31. 31.Isha practised ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catch
  32. 32.Karan promised ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  33. 33.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
  34. 34.Aarav kept ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) to clean
  35. 35.Riya kept ___ science. (a) studies (b) to study (c) studying (d) study
  36. 36.Rahul is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watches
  37. 37.Diya is tired of ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) to bake (d) bake
  38. 38.Pooja is tired of ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
  39. 39.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) washes (c) to wash (d) washing
  40. 40.Aisha is good at ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) go (d) going

Answer key

  1. jogging
  2. to buy
  3. to swim
  4. sending
  5. to eat
  6. dancing
  7. baking
  8. swimming
  9. sending
  10. bringing
  11. drawing
  12. taking
  13. to wash
  14. carrying
  15. playing
  16. going
  17. catching
  18. drawing
  19. to jog
  20. buying
  21. catching
  22. planting
  23. to wash
  24. carrying
  25. bringing
  26. to catch
  27. singing
  28. studying
  29. swimming
  30. flying
  31. catching
  32. to carry
  33. swimming
  34. cleaning
  35. studying
  36. watching
  37. baking
  38. drawing
  39. washing
  40. going

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