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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 180 · 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.Diya is tired of ___ a song. (a) sing (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sings
  2. 2.Karan needed ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
  3. 3.Saanvi finished ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) to jog
  4. 4.Manav is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
  5. 5.Priya practised ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
  6. 6.Saanvi wanted ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) to bake
  7. 7.Kabir agreed ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) go (d) going
  8. 8.Farhan is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speaks
  9. 9.Dev needed ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
  10. 10.Karan needed ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
  11. 11.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) rides (d) riding
  12. 12.Rohan is tired of ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
  13. 13.Aarav practised ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry
  14. 14.Vivaan is fond of ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant
  15. 15.Priya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brings
  16. 16.Ishaan enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) to play (d) plays
  17. 17.Isha is good at ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) to bake
  18. 18.Dev is interested in ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) to clap (d) clap
  19. 19.Kavya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
  20. 20.Aditya avoided ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
  21. 21.Rohan avoided ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) draws (c) to draw (d) drawing
  22. 22.Dev refused ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) to dance
  23. 23.Myra avoided ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  24. 24.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) building (b) builds (c) build (d) to build
  25. 25.Nisha decided ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) to bake
  26. 26.Neel promised ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) to help (c) helping (d) help
  27. 27.Aarav agreed ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) to help
  28. 28.Zoya refused ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) to buy
  29. 29.Zoya planned ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  30. 30.Nisha is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) going (b) to go (c) go (d) goes
  31. 31.Yash is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) to speak (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
  32. 32.Karan wanted ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) to play
  33. 33.Nisha avoided ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) to take (d) taking
  34. 34.Ira avoided ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) to plant
  35. 35.Aarav is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) to dance
  36. 36.Kunal is tired of ___ to school. (a) go (b) to go (c) goes (d) going
  37. 37.Rohan is good at ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
  38. 38.Meera is fond of ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) makes (d) making
  39. 39.Tara avoided ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) baking (c) to bake (d) bakes
  40. 40.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writes (b) writing (c) to write (d) write

Answer key

  1. singing
  2. to help
  3. jogging
  4. planting
  5. studying
  6. to bake
  7. to go
  8. speaking
  9. to wash
  10. to feed
  11. riding
  12. writing
  13. carrying
  14. planting
  15. bringing
  16. playing
  17. baking
  18. clapping
  19. jogging
  20. helping
  21. drawing
  22. to dance
  23. feeding
  24. building
  25. to bake
  26. to help
  27. to help
  28. to buy
  29. to take
  30. going
  31. speaking
  32. to play
  33. taking
  34. planting
  35. dancing
  36. going
  37. speaking
  38. making
  39. baking
  40. writing

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