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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 194 · 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.Ishaan wanted ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes (d) to bake
  2. 2.Tara kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watching
  3. 3.Nisha is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
  4. 4.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) to climb
  5. 5.Kunal hoped ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
  6. 6.Pooja is tired of ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drink
  7. 7.Priya hoped ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) to send
  8. 8.Kunal is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catches
  9. 9.Arjun refused ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) to send (d) sending
  10. 10.Zoya is tired of ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) to climb
  11. 11.Ishaan wanted ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak (d) to speak
  12. 12.Rahul hoped ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
  13. 13.Ananya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooks
  14. 14.Vivaan is good at ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drink
  15. 15.Farhan is tired of ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  16. 16.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  17. 17.Ananya is interested in ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies (d) to fly
  18. 18.Diya promised ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
  19. 19.Sneha is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speak
  20. 20.Aarav is good at ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speaking
  21. 21.Aarav avoided ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
  22. 22.Ananya decided ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) to clean (c) cleaning (d) clean
  23. 23.Isha agreed ___ a message. (a) sending (b) to send (c) send (d) sends
  24. 24.Aisha is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  25. 25.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) tell (d) telling
  26. 26.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sending (b) send (c) to send (d) sends
  27. 27.Aarav refused ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
  28. 28.Riya decided ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) to speak (d) speaking
  29. 29.Kavya avoided ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) to swim
  30. 30.Diya is interested in ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes (d) to wash
  31. 31.Kavya is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) to help (b) helping (c) helps (d) help
  32. 32.Aisha finished ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) bringing (d) brings
  33. 33.Vivaan is tired of ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) to throw
  34. 34.Yash kept ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tell
  35. 35.Ananya avoided ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
  36. 36.Pooja avoided ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clap (d) clapping
  37. 37.Karan is interested in ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbs
  38. 38.Manav practised ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
  39. 39.Kabir needed ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) to bring (d) bringing
  40. 40.Priya agreed ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drink

Answer key

  1. to bake
  2. watching
  3. jogging
  4. climbing
  5. to play
  6. drinking
  7. to send
  8. catching
  9. to send
  10. climbing
  11. to speak
  12. to play
  13. cooking
  14. drinking
  15. studying
  16. baking
  17. flying
  18. to dance
  19. speaking
  20. speaking
  21. throwing
  22. to clean
  23. to send
  24. feeding
  25. telling
  26. sending
  27. to help
  28. to speak
  29. swimming
  30. washing
  31. helping
  32. bringing
  33. throwing
  34. telling
  35. playing
  36. clapping
  37. climbing
  38. writing
  39. to bring
  40. to drink

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