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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 200 · 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.Saanvi enjoyed ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) to help (c) help (d) helps
  2. 2.Kunal is tired of ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake (d) to bake
  3. 3.Ishaan is fond of ___ the train. (a) takes (b) to take (c) taking (d) take
  4. 4.Tara is interested in ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) to help (d) helps
  5. 5.Aisha is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catches
  6. 6.Aditya is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carrying (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carries
  7. 7.Ishaan agreed ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) to drink
  8. 8.Rahul practised ___ to school. (a) to go (b) going (c) goes (d) go
  9. 9.Diya hoped ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sending (c) send (d) sends
  10. 10.Kunal kept ___ a story. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tell
  11. 11.Kavya agreed ___ a story. (a) tell (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tells
  12. 12.Ananya planned ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
  13. 13.Diya is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
  14. 14.Karan is good at ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bake (d) bakes
  15. 15.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) to climb
  16. 16.Isha planned ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry
  17. 17.Neel enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
  18. 18.Arjun is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) runs (b) running (c) to run (d) run
  19. 19.Yash refused ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swims (c) to swim (d) swimming
  20. 20.Pooja is tired of ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) to fly (c) flying (d) flies
  21. 21.Farhan is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) build (b) builds (c) to build (d) building
  22. 22.Kavya is fond of ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) to study
  23. 23.Rahul is tired of ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drinks
  24. 24.Priya is fond of ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) to climb
  25. 25.Arjun promised ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) to speak (d) speaking
  26. 26.Tara is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watches (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watching
  27. 27.Kavya hoped ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) to go (d) going
  28. 28.Priya is interested in ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook
  29. 29.Myra is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) to run
  30. 30.Myra is tired of ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
  31. 31.Neel is fond of ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buying
  32. 32.Saanvi finished ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking (d) to take
  33. 33.Diya is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps (d) to help
  34. 34.Aditya practised ___ tea. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) to make
  35. 35.Priya planned ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) to drink (c) drink (d) drinking
  36. 36.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) to eat
  37. 37.Rohan refused ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) to wear (d) wearing
  38. 38.Myra is fond of ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
  39. 39.Arjun enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) to swim
  40. 40.Kavya is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) to carry (d) carries

Answer key

  1. helping
  2. baking
  3. taking
  4. helping
  5. catching
  6. carrying
  7. to drink
  8. going
  9. to send
  10. telling
  11. to tell
  12. to watch
  13. watching
  14. baking
  15. climbing
  16. to carry
  17. buying
  18. running
  19. to swim
  20. flying
  21. building
  22. studying
  23. drinking
  24. climbing
  25. to speak
  26. watching
  27. to go
  28. cooking
  29. running
  30. speaking
  31. buying
  32. taking
  33. helping
  34. making
  35. to drink
  36. eating
  37. to wear
  38. helping
  39. swimming
  40. carrying

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