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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 18 · 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.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  2. 2.Arjun enjoyed ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
  3. 3.Kavya practised ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  4. 4.Aisha decided ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) to wash (d) washing
  5. 5.Ananya is interested in ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feed
  6. 6.Karan is tired of ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eating
  7. 7.Isha finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) builds (c) to build (d) building
  8. 8.Sneha promised ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps (d) to help
  9. 9.Kavya practised ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
  10. 10.Aisha is good at ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) to climb (c) climb (d) climbing
  11. 11.Zoya enjoyed ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) builds (d) building
  12. 12.Sneha finished ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
  13. 13.Nisha promised ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeds
  14. 14.Aarav enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buying
  15. 15.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbing (b) to climb (c) climbs (d) climb
  16. 16.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bake (d) bakes
  17. 17.Ananya needed ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) fly (d) flies
  18. 18.Aisha is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swims
  19. 19.Aditya finished ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
  20. 20.Aarav avoided ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) to help (c) helps (d) help
  21. 21.Kavya kept ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catches (c) catch (d) catching
  22. 22.Kavya is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
  23. 23.Isha is good at ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) to study
  24. 24.Ananya decided ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) to bake (c) baking (d) bake
  25. 25.Neel kept ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sending (c) sends (d) send
  26. 26.Priya is fond of ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helping (d) helps
  27. 27.Aarav kept ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) to draw
  28. 28.Diya decided ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) to ride
  29. 29.Aditya hoped ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooking
  30. 30.Isha is fond of ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) to help (d) helping
  31. 31.Ishaan enjoyed ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dancing
  32. 32.Yash decided ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) to clean
  33. 33.Rohan needed ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
  34. 34.Ira is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  35. 35.Nisha is interested in ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) to feed (d) feeds
  36. 36.Ananya finished ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  37. 37.Vivaan wanted ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swim
  38. 38.Arjun is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  39. 39.Kabir avoided ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
  40. 40.Diya practised ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) to go (d) going

Answer key

  1. cleaning
  2. dancing
  3. dancing
  4. to wash
  5. feeding
  6. eating
  7. building
  8. to help
  9. planting
  10. climbing
  11. building
  12. flying
  13. to feed
  14. buying
  15. climbing
  16. baking
  17. to fly
  18. swimming
  19. bringing
  20. helping
  21. catching
  22. studying
  23. studying
  24. to bake
  25. sending
  26. helping
  27. drawing
  28. to ride
  29. to cook
  30. helping
  31. dancing
  32. to clean
  33. to wash
  34. drinking
  35. feeding
  36. climbing
  37. to swim
  38. bringing
  39. throwing
  40. going

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