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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 205 · 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.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) to fly (b) flying (c) fly (d) flies
  2. 2.Yash is tired of ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) to make (d) makes
  3. 3.Rahul decided ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
  4. 4.Kavya needed ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clapping
  5. 5.Kabir enjoyed ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) to send
  6. 6.Rohan enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) to clap (c) clapping (d) claps
  7. 7.Omkar kept ___ a story. (a) tell (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tells
  8. 8.Neel enjoyed ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
  9. 9.Isha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting
  10. 10.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) riding (b) to ride (c) rides (d) ride
  11. 11.Karan enjoyed ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
  12. 12.Neel is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) to help (c) helping (d) help
  13. 13.Aditya is tired of ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaking (c) speak (d) speaks
  14. 14.Neel is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) to dance
  15. 15.Rahul planned ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing (d) to play
  16. 16.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat (d) to eat
  17. 17.Kavya promised ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) to carry (d) carrying
  18. 18.Vivaan enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
  19. 19.Neel practised ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
  20. 20.Meera is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  21. 21.Riya is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) rides (b) to ride (c) riding (d) ride
  22. 22.Zoya practised ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throw
  23. 23.Priya is tired of ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) to swim
  24. 24.Ira is good at ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
  25. 25.Yash is good at ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plant
  26. 26.Sneha is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) throw (d) to throw
  27. 27.Manav enjoyed ___ tea. (a) makes (b) making (c) make (d) to make
  28. 28.Yash is good at ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing (d) to dance
  29. 29.Rohan kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) to build (c) builds (d) build
  30. 30.Rahul is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studying (b) to study (c) study (d) studies
  31. 31.Farhan is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  32. 32.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eating
  33. 33.Farhan is fond of ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) to feed (d) feed
  34. 34.Kabir needed ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) to bring (c) bring (d) bringing
  35. 35.Kabir is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) to study (c) studying (d) study
  36. 36.Dev is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) plant (d) planting
  37. 37.Ira decided ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clap (c) to clap (d) clapping
  38. 38.Rohan avoided ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) to play
  39. 39.Ira finished ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swim (d) swimming
  40. 40.Kabir wanted ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeds

Answer key

  1. flying
  2. making
  3. to swim
  4. to clap
  5. sending
  6. clapping
  7. telling
  8. dancing
  9. planting
  10. riding
  11. cleaning
  12. helping
  13. speaking
  14. dancing
  15. to play
  16. eating
  17. to carry
  18. swimming
  19. watching
  20. feeding
  21. riding
  22. throwing
  23. swimming
  24. studying
  25. planting
  26. throwing
  27. making
  28. dancing
  29. building
  30. studying
  31. jogging
  32. eating
  33. feeding
  34. to bring
  35. studying
  36. planting
  37. to clap
  38. playing
  39. swimming
  40. to feed

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