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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 184 · 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 decided ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) to help (c) helping (d) helps
  2. 2.Kunal is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) to speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
  3. 3.Neel is interested in ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) to make
  4. 4.Farhan decided ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
  5. 5.Neel practised ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) to cook
  6. 6.Isha enjoyed ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) to make
  7. 7.Arjun wanted ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jogging
  8. 8.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) to bake (d) baking
  9. 9.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  10. 10.Aisha is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carries
  11. 11.Manav is fond of ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
  12. 12.Vivaan planned ___ to school. (a) going (b) to go (c) goes (d) go
  13. 13.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clap
  14. 14.Vivaan practised ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
  15. 15.Nisha is interested in ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climb (d) to climb
  16. 16.Aisha is interested in ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) to carry
  17. 17.Arjun avoided ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) plant (d) planting
  18. 18.Aditya promised ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) to buy
  19. 19.Rahul is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) to bring
  20. 20.Nisha promised ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) to bake (d) baking
  21. 21.Meera kept ___ in the park. (a) run (b) to run (c) runs (d) running
  22. 22.Kavya hoped ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) to make
  23. 23.Sneha is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
  24. 24.Dev hoped ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buying
  25. 25.Aarav is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throwing
  26. 26.Arjun planned ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) to climb
  27. 27.Meera is interested in ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
  28. 28.Rahul is good at ___ rice. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
  29. 29.Karan is fond of ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
  30. 30.Meera wanted ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) riding (c) ride (d) rides
  31. 31.Aarav decided ___ in the park. (a) run (b) running (c) runs (d) to run
  32. 32.Riya agreed ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) washes (d) wash
  33. 33.Isha needed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washing (d) washes
  34. 34.Pooja promised ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) to buy
  35. 35.Karan is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) to help
  36. 36.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) to feed (d) feeds
  37. 37.Zoya is interested in ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
  38. 38.Ishaan wanted ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
  39. 39.Vivaan enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
  40. 40.Zoya finished ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speaking

Answer key

  1. to help
  2. speaking
  3. making
  4. to help
  5. cooking
  6. making
  7. to jog
  8. baking
  9. taking
  10. carrying
  11. throwing
  12. to go
  13. clapping
  14. throwing
  15. climbing
  16. carrying
  17. planting
  18. to buy
  19. bringing
  20. to bake
  21. running
  22. to make
  23. washing
  24. to buy
  25. throwing
  26. to climb
  27. cooking
  28. cooking
  29. planting
  30. to ride
  31. to run
  32. to wash
  33. to wash
  34. to buy
  35. helping
  36. feeding
  37. cooking
  38. to speak
  39. washing
  40. speaking

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