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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 193 · 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.Diya hoped ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
  2. 2.Meera promised ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) rides (c) to ride (d) riding
  3. 3.Rohan avoided ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) to wear
  4. 4.Yash is tired of ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
  5. 5.Riya agreed ___ tea. (a) make (b) to make (c) making (d) makes
  6. 6.Rahul is tired of ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
  7. 7.Karan wanted ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) to study
  8. 8.Priya is interested in ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wears (c) wear (d) wearing
  9. 9.Isha is interested in ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writes (d) writing
  10. 10.Yash avoided ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
  11. 11.Kunal is fond of ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) planting (d) plants
  12. 12.Neel refused ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) to carry
  13. 13.Tara is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
  14. 14.Aarav promised ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) to swim (c) swim (d) swims
  15. 15.Ishaan enjoyed ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) to eat
  16. 16.Diya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook
  17. 17.Yash is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eats (b) eating (c) to eat (d) eat
  18. 18.Myra is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
  19. 19.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) to climb
  20. 20.Omkar is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cook
  21. 21.Vivaan is interested in ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
  22. 22.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) to plant
  23. 23.Ananya enjoyed ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) to build (d) building
  24. 24.Ishaan finished ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) draw (d) to draw
  25. 25.Ira hoped ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) baking (d) bakes
  26. 26.Neel is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buying
  27. 27.Sneha finished ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) to climb
  28. 28.Aditya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
  29. 29.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) to climb (d) climb
  30. 30.Diya practised ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eats
  31. 31.Aditya is interested in ___ to school. (a) go (b) to go (c) goes (d) going
  32. 32.Riya finished ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
  33. 33.Priya is good at ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
  34. 34.Zoya enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
  35. 35.Rohan practised ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dance
  36. 36.Isha promised ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drinking
  37. 37.Meera is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  38. 38.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) planting (b) plant (c) to plant (d) plants
  39. 39.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wear (b) to wear (c) wears (d) wearing
  40. 40.Myra avoided ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) to write

Answer key

  1. to carry
  2. to ride
  3. wearing
  4. baking
  5. to make
  6. studying
  7. to study
  8. wearing
  9. writing
  10. washing
  11. planting
  12. to carry
  13. flying
  14. to swim
  15. eating
  16. cooking
  17. eating
  18. washing
  19. climbing
  20. cooking
  21. baking
  22. planting
  23. building
  24. drawing
  25. to bake
  26. buying
  27. climbing
  28. cooking
  29. climbing
  30. eating
  31. going
  32. flying
  33. carrying
  34. playing
  35. dancing
  36. to drink
  37. climbing
  38. planting
  39. wearing
  40. writing

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