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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 212 · 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 avoided ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking (d) to take
  2. 2.Sneha needed ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) to fly
  3. 3.Sneha kept ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wear (c) wears (d) wearing
  4. 4.Manav agreed ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) to send (d) send
  5. 5.Omkar is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) bring (d) brings
  6. 6.Kavya finished ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) riding (c) to ride (d) rides
  7. 7.Diya is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) to send
  8. 8.Kabir is tired of ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helping (d) helps
  9. 9.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tell (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tells
  10. 10.Kunal is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  11. 11.Arjun is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cook
  12. 12.Yash avoided ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bringing
  13. 13.Aisha finished ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) sing
  14. 14.Kabir is tired of ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jogs
  15. 15.Meera is fond of ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) washes (c) to wash (d) wash
  16. 16.Kabir is interested in ___ in the park. (a) run (b) to run (c) running (d) runs
  17. 17.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings (d) to sing
  18. 18.Sneha planned ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) flies (d) fly
  19. 19.Dev is fond of ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) rides (d) riding
  20. 20.Rahul is interested in ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) to swim
  21. 21.Nisha decided ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
  22. 22.Rohan enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbing
  23. 23.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
  24. 24.Riya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
  25. 25.Saanvi practised ___ to school. (a) goes (b) going (c) to go (d) go
  26. 26.Isha refused ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) to build (d) building
  27. 27.Kunal practised ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helping (d) helps
  28. 28.Aisha wanted ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throwing
  29. 29.Kunal practised ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drink
  30. 30.Manav is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) to climb
  31. 31.Ananya hoped ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buys (d) buying
  32. 32.Myra is good at ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) tell (d) to tell
  33. 33.Aditya kept ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
  34. 34.Meera is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
  35. 35.Kunal is interested in ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) draws (c) to draw (d) drawing
  36. 36.Rohan enjoyed ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) to ride (c) riding (d) ride
  37. 37.Ira needed ___ to school. (a) go (b) goes (c) to go (d) going
  38. 38.Aisha is tired of ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  39. 39.Aarav wanted ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  40. 40.Manav is fond of ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook

Answer key

  1. taking
  2. to fly
  3. wearing
  4. to send
  5. bringing
  6. riding
  7. sending
  8. helping
  9. telling
  10. carrying
  11. cooking
  12. bringing
  13. singing
  14. jogging
  15. washing
  16. running
  17. singing
  18. to fly
  19. riding
  20. swimming
  21. to carry
  22. climbing
  23. sending
  24. catching
  25. going
  26. to build
  27. helping
  28. to throw
  29. drinking
  30. climbing
  31. to buy
  32. telling
  33. throwing
  34. carrying
  35. drawing
  36. riding
  37. to go
  38. taking
  39. to climb
  40. cooking

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