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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 181 · 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.Zoya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes (d) to wash
  2. 2.Diya planned ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
  3. 3.Aisha is tired of ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) riding (c) ride (d) rides
  4. 4.Ira avoided ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) to help (c) helping (d) helps
  5. 5.Neel hoped ___ to school. (a) go (b) to go (c) going (d) goes
  6. 6.Vivaan wanted ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
  7. 7.Arjun enjoyed ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cook
  8. 8.Yash enjoyed ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drink
  9. 9.Omkar is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
  10. 10.Rahul enjoyed ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) to build (c) builds (d) building
  11. 11.Dev is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
  12. 12.Rahul wanted ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) clean
  13. 13.Saanvi finished ___ to school. (a) to go (b) going (c) go (d) goes
  14. 14.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) to send
  15. 15.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
  16. 16.Aisha is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) to feed
  17. 17.Kunal planned ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) to clap
  18. 18.Farhan kept ___ to school. (a) goes (b) going (c) to go (d) go
  19. 19.Aditya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) bringing (d) brings
  20. 20.Riya needed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washing (d) washes
  21. 21.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catch (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catches
  22. 22.Tara finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) to build (c) builds (d) building
  23. 23.Neel practised ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) to speak
  24. 24.Karan finished ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throws
  25. 25.Pooja finished ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) to drink (c) drink (d) drinking
  26. 26.Saanvi is tired of ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) telling (d) tells
  27. 27.Diya enjoyed ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
  28. 28.Isha needed ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
  29. 29.Priya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) to wash
  30. 30.Ira is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writing (b) writes (c) to write (d) write
  31. 31.Aarav finished ___ the match. (a) to win (b) winning (c) wins (d) win
  32. 32.Farhan decided ___ a story. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tells
  33. 33.Nisha is tired of ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) to throw
  34. 34.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wears (d) wear
  35. 35.Karan refused ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) to sing (d) singing
  36. 36.Ira enjoyed ___ to school. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going
  37. 37.Manav needed ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) building (c) builds (d) to build
  38. 38.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
  39. 39.Aditya needed ___ to school. (a) go (b) goes (c) going (d) to go
  40. 40.Sneha is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) win (c) to win (d) winning

Answer key

  1. washing
  2. to bring
  3. riding
  4. helping
  5. to go
  6. to throw
  7. cooking
  8. drinking
  9. jogging
  10. building
  11. feeding
  12. to clean
  13. going
  14. sending
  15. telling
  16. feeding
  17. to clap
  18. going
  19. bringing
  20. to wash
  21. catching
  22. building
  23. speaking
  24. throwing
  25. drinking
  26. telling
  27. sending
  28. to ride
  29. washing
  30. writing
  31. winning
  32. to tell
  33. throwing
  34. wearing
  35. to sing
  36. going
  37. to build
  38. speaking
  39. to go
  40. winning

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