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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 185 · 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 ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  2. 2.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watches
  3. 3.Rahul needed ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clap (d) clapping
  4. 4.Rohan promised ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eat
  5. 5.Vivaan agreed ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) going (d) to go
  6. 6.Ira is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) to go (b) going (c) goes (d) go
  7. 7.Neel avoided ___ the train. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take
  8. 8.Aditya enjoyed ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) to study
  9. 9.Kabir is tired of ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) to plant
  10. 10.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) singing (b) to sing (c) sings (d) sing
  11. 11.Aditya promised ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washes (d) washing
  12. 12.Myra is tired of ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) to fly (d) fly
  13. 13.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eat
  14. 14.Kunal is good at ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) to draw (d) draws
  15. 15.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
  16. 16.Nisha is tired of ___ the train. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) to take
  17. 17.Rohan kept ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) singing (c) sing (d) sings
  18. 18.Meera finished ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) taking (d) takes
  19. 19.Pooja enjoyed ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) to watch
  20. 20.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbing
  21. 21.Aisha needed ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
  22. 22.Dev avoided ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) to eat
  23. 23.Zoya practised ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buys (d) buying
  24. 24.Rohan wanted ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) to cook
  25. 25.Zoya is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) play (c) playing (d) plays
  26. 26.Ira avoided ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) to build (c) builds (d) building
  27. 27.Ishaan is good at ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drink
  28. 28.Vivaan wanted ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flying
  29. 29.Rohan enjoyed ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
  30. 30.Priya is interested in ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) makes (d) making
  31. 31.Rohan hoped ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
  32. 32.Yash finished ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) to help (d) help
  33. 33.Rahul kept ___ tea. (a) to make (b) making (c) makes (d) make
  34. 34.Omkar finished ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catching
  35. 35.Diya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catching (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catch
  36. 36.Priya is fond of ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) to write (d) write
  37. 37.Vivaan is fond of ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) rides (c) ride (d) to ride
  38. 38.Aarav hoped ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) to tell
  39. 39.Omkar is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carries (b) to carry (c) carrying (d) carry
  40. 40.Diya enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims

Answer key

  1. to take
  2. watching
  3. to clap
  4. to eat
  5. to go
  6. going
  7. taking
  8. studying
  9. planting
  10. singing
  11. to wash
  12. flying
  13. eating
  14. drawing
  15. feeding
  16. taking
  17. singing
  18. taking
  19. watching
  20. climbing
  21. to dance
  22. eating
  23. buying
  24. to cook
  25. playing
  26. building
  27. drinking
  28. to fly
  29. watching
  30. making
  31. to play
  32. helping
  33. making
  34. catching
  35. catching
  36. writing
  37. riding
  38. to tell
  39. carrying
  40. swimming

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