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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 192 · 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 kept ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) to write (c) writes (d) write
  2. 2.Pooja decided ___ a song. (a) sing (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sings
  3. 3.Farhan is tired of ___ the match. (a) win (b) winning (c) wins (d) to win
  4. 4.Ira is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) to dance
  5. 5.Manav promised ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plants (d) plant
  6. 6.Diya hoped ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) to run (d) run
  7. 7.Karan wanted ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draw
  8. 8.Vivaan promised ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) to build (c) builds (d) build
  9. 9.Rohan is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  10. 10.Karan kept ___ to school. (a) going (b) to go (c) goes (d) go
  11. 11.Vivaan wanted ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buy (d) buys
  12. 12.Zoya finished ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
  13. 13.Farhan kept ___ the train. (a) to take (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
  14. 14.Riya kept ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
  15. 15.Riya is good at ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
  16. 16.Omkar enjoyed ___ the match. (a) win (b) to win (c) winning (d) wins
  17. 17.Vivaan is good at ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brings
  18. 18.Isha finished ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wearing
  19. 19.Yash agreed ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sing (d) to sing
  20. 20.Saanvi finished ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) to bring
  21. 21.Neel is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watches
  22. 22.Kunal is fond of ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) to bring
  23. 23.Farhan is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim (d) to swim
  24. 24.Sneha promised ___ a song. (a) sing (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sings
  25. 25.Vivaan enjoyed ___ tea. (a) makes (b) making (c) to make (d) make
  26. 26.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) to send
  27. 27.Ananya is tired of ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) to feed (d) feeds
  28. 28.Omkar needed ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writing (c) write (d) writes
  29. 29.Sneha kept ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) sing
  30. 30.Meera finished ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) going (d) go
  31. 31.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to throw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
  32. 32.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches (d) to catch
  33. 33.Arjun wanted ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) to clean
  34. 34.Meera is interested in ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
  35. 35.Ishaan is good at ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feed
  36. 36.Rohan kept ___ to school. (a) going (b) goes (c) to go (d) go
  37. 37.Kavya is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) to make (b) make (c) makes (d) making
  38. 38.Aarav is good at ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook
  39. 39.Omkar is good at ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
  40. 40.Saanvi is good at ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plant

Answer key

  1. writing
  2. to sing
  3. winning
  4. dancing
  5. to plant
  6. to run
  7. to draw
  8. to build
  9. drinking
  10. going
  11. to buy
  12. throwing
  13. taking
  14. cooking
  15. speaking
  16. winning
  17. bringing
  18. wearing
  19. to sing
  20. bringing
  21. watching
  22. bringing
  23. swimming
  24. to sing
  25. making
  26. sending
  27. feeding
  28. to write
  29. singing
  30. going
  31. throwing
  32. catching
  33. to clean
  34. speaking
  35. feeding
  36. going
  37. making
  38. cooking
  39. washing
  40. planting

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