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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 195 · 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.Isha promised ___ a message. (a) send (b) to send (c) sending (d) sends
  2. 2.Omkar is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jog
  3. 3.Tara is fond of ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brings
  4. 4.Dev is good at ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) to ride (c) ride (d) rides
  5. 5.Pooja is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry
  6. 6.Myra wanted ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting
  7. 7.Kunal avoided ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) to play
  8. 8.Meera is good at ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) to clean (d) cleans
  9. 9.Aarav hoped ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swims (c) to swim (d) swimming
  10. 10.Meera agreed ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
  11. 11.Yash finished ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) to throw
  12. 12.Aditya finished ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) to clap (d) claps
  13. 13.Kabir avoided ___ the train. (a) takes (b) to take (c) taking (d) take
  14. 14.Neel is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) runs (c) to run (d) run
  15. 15.Saanvi promised ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
  16. 16.Myra is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feed
  17. 17.Yash is interested in ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying (d) to carry
  18. 18.Zoya finished ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flies
  19. 19.Farhan is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cook
  20. 20.Kabir avoided ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) to wash (d) washes
  21. 21.Ananya refused ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) write (c) to write (d) writing
  22. 22.Vivaan promised ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant
  23. 23.Ishaan is tired of ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) to eat
  24. 24.Rohan needed ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) plays (d) playing
  25. 25.Isha is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) to speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
  26. 26.Kunal refused ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
  27. 27.Riya is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take
  28. 28.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throws (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throwing
  29. 29.Aarav is good at ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) to send
  30. 30.Aisha avoided ___ to school. (a) going (b) goes (c) go (d) to go
  31. 31.Riya is good at ___ the train. (a) takes (b) taking (c) to take (d) take
  32. 32.Neel is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
  33. 33.Yash is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) to dance
  34. 34.Isha is interested in ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) plays (d) playing
  35. 35.Dev enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swim
  36. 36.Manav enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plants (d) plant
  37. 37.Kavya enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speak
  38. 38.Aisha practised ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
  39. 39.Zoya practised ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) builds (c) build (d) to build
  40. 40.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wears (b) wear (c) to wear (d) wearing

Answer key

  1. to send
  2. jogging
  3. bringing
  4. riding
  5. carrying
  6. to plant
  7. playing
  8. cleaning
  9. to swim
  10. to watch
  11. throwing
  12. clapping
  13. taking
  14. running
  15. to play
  16. feeding
  17. carrying
  18. flying
  19. cooking
  20. washing
  21. to write
  22. to plant
  23. eating
  24. to play
  25. speaking
  26. to plant
  27. taking
  28. throwing
  29. sending
  30. going
  31. taking
  32. feeding
  33. dancing
  34. playing
  35. swimming
  36. planting
  37. speaking
  38. catching
  39. building
  40. wearing

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