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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 19 · 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.Aarav is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watch
  2. 2.Manav hoped ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) to cook
  3. 3.Kavya agreed ___ the match. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) to win
  4. 4.Nisha wanted ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  5. 5.Riya is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy (d) to buy
  6. 6.Yash is interested in ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  7. 7.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) winning (b) to win (c) win (d) wins
  8. 8.Kabir is good at ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) to clean
  9. 9.Diya is fond of ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) to carry
  10. 10.Farhan is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) to swim
  11. 11.Ira is fond of ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) to fly (c) flies (d) flying
  12. 12.Saanvi finished ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) runs (d) running
  13. 13.Diya is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clap (b) to clap (c) claps (d) clapping
  14. 14.Aisha refused ___ the train. (a) taking (b) takes (c) to take (d) take
  15. 15.Myra is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) to catch
  16. 16.Sneha promised ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bring
  17. 17.Farhan planned ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
  18. 18.Arjun is tired of ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clapping (d) clap
  19. 19.Aarav is good at ___ the room. (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  20. 20.Manav is tired of ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook
  21. 21.Arjun decided ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) to swim
  22. 22.Ishaan avoided ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) flies (d) fly
  23. 23.Yash enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) to swim
  24. 24.Ananya finished ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buying (c) to buy (d) buy
  25. 25.Rohan is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swim
  26. 26.Zoya is good at ___ science. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) to study
  27. 27.Ira kept ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flies (c) to fly (d) flying
  28. 28.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) win (c) to win (d) winning
  29. 29.Diya is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  30. 30.Neel is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dancing
  31. 31.Neel finished ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) to wash
  32. 32.Vivaan kept ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) to write (c) writing (d) write
  33. 33.Myra is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washes (d) washing
  34. 34.Rahul is fond of ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) to build (c) builds (d) building
  35. 35.Omkar planned ___ the match. (a) winning (b) to win (c) win (d) wins
  36. 36.Kabir is good at ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buying
  37. 37.Kavya finished ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
  38. 38.Tara finished ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping (d) to clap
  39. 39.Manav is interested in ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throw
  40. 40.Riya kept ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) to send

Answer key

  1. watching
  2. to cook
  3. to win
  4. to study
  5. buying
  6. baking
  7. winning
  8. cleaning
  9. carrying
  10. swimming
  11. flying
  12. running
  13. clapping
  14. to take
  15. catching
  16. to bring
  17. to carry
  18. clapping
  19. cleaning
  20. cooking
  21. to swim
  22. flying
  23. swimming
  24. buying
  25. swimming
  26. studying
  27. flying
  28. winning
  29. baking
  30. dancing
  31. washing
  32. writing
  33. washing
  34. building
  35. to win
  36. buying
  37. planting
  38. clapping
  39. throwing
  40. sending

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