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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 199 · 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.Tara is tired of ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) to help (c) helping (d) helps
  2. 2.Zoya practised ___ the train. (a) taking (b) to take (c) take (d) takes
  3. 3.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) to wear
  4. 4.Isha is good at ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
  5. 5.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swim (c) swims (d) swimming
  6. 6.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catch (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catches
  7. 7.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eating (b) eats (c) to eat (d) eat
  8. 8.Rahul enjoyed ___ the train. (a) takes (b) to take (c) take (d) taking
  9. 9.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) to sing
  10. 10.Omkar enjoyed ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) clean
  11. 11.Neel is fond of ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catch
  12. 12.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) to clean
  13. 13.Nisha avoided ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  14. 14.Manav kept ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) to wash (d) washes
  15. 15.Aditya needed ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catches
  16. 16.Pooja is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
  17. 17.Yash planned ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watches
  18. 18.Ishaan enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clapping (d) clap
  19. 19.Neel avoided ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
  20. 20.Ananya planned ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) to buy
  21. 21.Dev is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flies (d) to fly
  22. 22.Yash is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) to jog
  23. 23.Tara is fond of ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
  24. 24.Kunal is fond of ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sing
  25. 25.Karan is interested in ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
  26. 26.Dev enjoyed ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
  27. 27.Kavya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cook
  28. 28.Manav is tired of ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeding
  29. 29.Zoya is fond of ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) to tell (d) tell
  30. 30.Saanvi decided ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  31. 31.Kavya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) run (b) to run (c) runs (d) running
  32. 32.Aarav is fond of ___ tea. (a) makes (b) to make (c) making (d) make
  33. 33.Omkar needed ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) to clean
  34. 34.Yash decided ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) to speak
  35. 35.Saanvi is good at ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping (d) to help
  36. 36.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climb (d) to climb
  37. 37.Isha enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) to climb
  38. 38.Meera practised ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wear
  39. 39.Myra is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
  40. 40.Karan is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances

Answer key

  1. helping
  2. taking
  3. wearing
  4. climbing
  5. swimming
  6. catching
  7. eating
  8. taking
  9. singing
  10. cleaning
  11. catching
  12. cleaning
  13. dancing
  14. washing
  15. to catch
  16. cleaning
  17. to watch
  18. clapping
  19. speaking
  20. to buy
  21. flying
  22. jogging
  23. flying
  24. singing
  25. baking
  26. dancing
  27. cooking
  28. feeding
  29. telling
  30. to jog
  31. running
  32. making
  33. to clean
  34. to speak
  35. helping
  36. climbing
  37. climbing
  38. wearing
  39. flying
  40. dancing

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