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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 179 · 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.Ira enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) to wash
  2. 2.Omkar enjoyed ___ tea. (a) make (b) to make (c) makes (d) making
  3. 3.Tara hoped ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
  4. 4.Diya enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clap
  5. 5.Isha is fond of ___ a song. (a) singing (b) to sing (c) sing (d) sings
  6. 6.Meera is interested in ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) plant
  7. 7.Sneha avoided ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throw (d) throws
  8. 8.Saanvi promised ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plant (d) plants
  9. 9.Priya practised ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) to make
  10. 10.Nisha kept ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) to catch
  11. 11.Karan decided ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) to wear (d) wear
  12. 12.Kavya wanted ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
  13. 13.Dev is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) to bring
  14. 14.Kavya is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
  15. 15.Neel is interested in ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) to bring
  16. 16.Myra avoided ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) to speak
  17. 17.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draw
  18. 18.Isha is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going
  19. 19.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) to feed
  20. 20.Vivaan agreed ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) to make
  21. 21.Kunal is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buying
  22. 22.Aarav is tired of ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
  23. 23.Aarav avoided ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook
  24. 24.Ira finished ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  25. 25.Priya is good at ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) to study (d) studying
  26. 26.Riya avoided ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swimming (d) to swim
  27. 27.Yash is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dance
  28. 28.Dev agreed ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) ride (c) riding (d) to ride
  29. 29.Kavya is tired of ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
  30. 30.Rahul is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  31. 31.Arjun finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) building (c) to build (d) builds
  32. 32.Myra is fond of ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
  33. 33.Ira practised ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bake (c) to bake (d) bakes
  34. 34.Nisha is good at ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) building (d) builds
  35. 35.Karan is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  36. 36.Arjun finished ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbs
  37. 37.Manav is fond of ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  38. 38.Aarav is interested in ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
  39. 39.Rohan agreed ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) build (c) builds (d) to build
  40. 40.Kabir finished ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bring

Answer key

  1. washing
  2. making
  3. to watch
  4. clapping
  5. singing
  6. planting
  7. throwing
  8. to plant
  9. making
  10. catching
  11. to wear
  12. to dance
  13. bringing
  14. playing
  15. bringing
  16. speaking
  17. drawing
  18. going
  19. feeding
  20. to make
  21. buying
  22. buying
  23. cooking
  24. feeding
  25. studying
  26. swimming
  27. dancing
  28. to ride
  29. carrying
  30. dancing
  31. building
  32. bringing
  33. baking
  34. building
  35. dancing
  36. climbing
  37. watching
  38. jogging
  39. to build
  40. bringing

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