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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 207 · 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.Aarav is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) to swim (d) swim
  2. 2.Dev decided ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) to play (d) plays
  3. 3.Dev decided ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) to bake
  4. 4.Diya finished ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
  5. 5.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) to ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
  6. 6.Tara needed ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaks
  7. 7.Karan is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
  8. 8.Zoya enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plant
  9. 9.Nisha planned ___ tea. (a) to make (b) making (c) make (d) makes
  10. 10.Arjun is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swims
  11. 11.Omkar promised ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) to carry (d) carrying
  12. 12.Aisha kept ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) run (d) to run
  13. 13.Kabir is good at ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) to send (d) send
  14. 14.Kunal refused ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) to play (d) play
  15. 15.Isha is fond of ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) play (d) playing
  16. 16.Ira is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing (d) to play
  17. 17.Myra is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jogs
  18. 18.Farhan finished ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) ride (c) riding (d) to ride
  19. 19.Tara practised ___ science. (a) studying (b) study (c) to study (d) studies
  20. 20.Sneha is fond of ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) plant
  21. 21.Sneha is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
  22. 22.Tara is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watches
  23. 23.Meera enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) to wear (d) wearing
  24. 24.Dev is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinks
  25. 25.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) sending (c) to send (d) sends
  26. 26.Omkar is tired of ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) running (d) runs
  27. 27.Isha is fond of ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
  28. 28.Vivaan agreed ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) to send (d) sending
  29. 29.Dev is tired of ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
  30. 30.Farhan decided ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog
  31. 31.Saanvi finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) builds (c) to build (d) building
  32. 32.Omkar planned ___ the match. (a) wins (b) winning (c) win (d) to win
  33. 33.Kunal is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) to win
  34. 34.Priya is fond of ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
  35. 35.Arjun enjoyed ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
  36. 36.Myra practised ___ in the park. (a) run (b) runs (c) running (d) to run
  37. 37.Rahul finished ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) to write
  38. 38.Nisha needed ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
  39. 39.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) to throw
  40. 40.Riya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) throws (c) to throw (d) throwing

Answer key

  1. swimming
  2. to play
  3. to bake
  4. speaking
  5. riding
  6. to speak
  7. playing
  8. planting
  9. to make
  10. swimming
  11. to carry
  12. running
  13. sending
  14. to play
  15. playing
  16. playing
  17. jogging
  18. riding
  19. studying
  20. planting
  21. watching
  22. watching
  23. wearing
  24. drinking
  25. sending
  26. running
  27. singing
  28. to send
  29. carrying
  30. to jog
  31. building
  32. to win
  33. winning
  34. speaking
  35. telling
  36. running
  37. writing
  38. to study
  39. throwing
  40. throwing

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