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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 209 · 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.Zoya practised ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buys
  2. 2.Aarav is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinking
  3. 3.Kabir kept ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swims
  4. 4.Ira is good at ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeds
  5. 5.Farhan is tired of ___ to school. (a) to go (b) go (c) going (d) goes
  6. 6.Tara planned ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) to buy
  7. 7.Manav hoped ___ the train. (a) takes (b) take (c) to take (d) taking
  8. 8.Tara is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) to make (b) making (c) makes (d) make
  9. 9.Farhan is interested in ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
  10. 10.Priya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
  11. 11.Diya refused ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) running (d) runs
  12. 12.Aditya agreed ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaks
  13. 13.Zoya practised ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) to fly (c) flies (d) flying
  14. 14.Riya is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take (d) to take
  15. 15.Ishaan is good at ___ a song. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing (d) to sing
  16. 16.Karan is fond of ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) to eat
  17. 17.Ira finished ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) to run
  18. 18.Diya enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  19. 19.Farhan planned ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
  20. 20.Aisha finished ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed (d) to feed
  21. 21.Arjun is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) to dance
  22. 22.Ira practised ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
  23. 23.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) to wear
  24. 24.Rahul is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dances
  25. 25.Omkar agreed ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carry
  26. 26.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) to climb (d) climb
  27. 27.Dev is good at ___ science. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) to study
  28. 28.Diya promised ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carries
  29. 29.Rahul decided ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) running (c) run (d) runs
  30. 30.Rohan is interested in ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) to buy
  31. 31.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
  32. 32.Karan finished ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
  33. 33.Meera is interested in ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) to fly
  34. 34.Vivaan is interested in ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
  35. 35.Aisha is tired of ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wear
  36. 36.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
  37. 37.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watching (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watches
  38. 38.Sneha is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  39. 39.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draw
  40. 40.Vivaan finished ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring

Answer key

  1. buying
  2. drinking
  3. swimming
  4. feeding
  5. going
  6. to buy
  7. to take
  8. making
  9. cooking
  10. washing
  11. to run
  12. to speak
  13. flying
  14. taking
  15. singing
  16. eating
  17. running
  18. jogging
  19. to plant
  20. feeding
  21. dancing
  22. washing
  23. wearing
  24. dancing
  25. to carry
  26. climbing
  27. studying
  28. to carry
  29. to run
  30. buying
  31. watching
  32. bringing
  33. flying
  34. baking
  35. wearing
  36. building
  37. watching
  38. drinking
  39. drawing
  40. bringing

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