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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 21 · 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.Kabir agreed ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
  2. 2.Aditya finished ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writes (d) writing
  3. 3.Aditya practised ___ the match. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) to win
  4. 4.Isha is good at ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) to buy
  5. 5.Ishaan enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) to wash (d) washing
  6. 6.Tara kept ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
  7. 7.Rahul is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cooks (d) cook
  8. 8.Pooja is fond of ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) to draw (d) draw
  9. 9.Vivaan is interested in ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wearing
  10. 10.Myra is good at ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) to run (d) running
  11. 11.Manav is fond of ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) to send (d) sending
  12. 12.Rohan enjoyed ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
  13. 13.Riya planned ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) to carry (d) carries
  14. 14.Ira is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) playing (b) to play (c) play (d) plays
  15. 15.Isha avoided ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) to play (d) plays
  16. 16.Farhan is good at ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
  17. 17.Rahul is good at ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) makes (d) make
  18. 18.Omkar needed ___ the match. (a) wins (b) to win (c) winning (d) win
  19. 19.Aarav decided ___ the train. (a) takes (b) to take (c) taking (d) take
  20. 20.Isha is interested in ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helps (c) to help (d) helping
  21. 21.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) win (b) to win (c) wins (d) winning
  22. 22.Meera planned ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
  23. 23.Kavya enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plant (d) plants
  24. 24.Arjun is good at ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) to carry
  25. 25.Rohan enjoyed ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cooks (d) cook
  26. 26.Yash needed ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catches
  27. 27.Manav is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) to make
  28. 28.Kabir practised ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washing
  29. 29.Karan is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) to tell
  30. 30.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) flies (d) fly
  31. 31.Kabir avoided ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) buy
  32. 32.Tara avoided ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps (d) to clap
  33. 33.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
  34. 34.Ishaan is fond of ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eat
  35. 35.Isha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  36. 36.Priya is interested in ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) to go
  37. 37.Kavya is good at ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying (d) to carry
  38. 38.Aarav decided ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dancing
  39. 39.Diya finished ___ the match. (a) to win (b) winning (c) wins (d) win
  40. 40.Ananya wanted ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) to drink

Answer key

  1. to wash
  2. writing
  3. winning
  4. buying
  5. washing
  6. drinking
  7. cooking
  8. drawing
  9. wearing
  10. running
  11. sending
  12. watching
  13. to carry
  14. playing
  15. playing
  16. cleaning
  17. making
  18. to win
  19. to take
  20. helping
  21. winning
  22. to eat
  23. planting
  24. carrying
  25. cooking
  26. to catch
  27. making
  28. washing
  29. telling
  30. flying
  31. buying
  32. clapping
  33. watching
  34. eating
  35. climbing
  36. going
  37. carrying
  38. to dance
  39. winning
  40. to drink

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