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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 214 · 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.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) build (b) building (c) builds (d) to build
  2. 2.Pooja avoided ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
  3. 3.Isha is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  4. 4.Pooja enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
  5. 5.Sneha is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) to wash
  6. 6.Meera is tired of ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) to cook
  7. 7.Myra avoided ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) to ride
  8. 8.Aarav agreed ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbs
  9. 9.Aisha enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
  10. 10.Arjun is fond of ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jog
  11. 11.Tara is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
  12. 12.Rohan is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  13. 13.Kunal is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) to swim
  14. 14.Pooja enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speak (d) speaking
  15. 15.Rohan hoped ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  16. 16.Riya promised ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) eat
  17. 17.Omkar is tired of ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) to play (d) plays
  18. 18.Rohan finished ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buying (c) to buy (d) buys
  19. 19.Myra kept ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeding
  20. 20.Diya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catches (d) catching
  21. 21.Ishaan avoided ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
  22. 22.Vivaan practised ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
  23. 23.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
  24. 24.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
  25. 25.Aditya planned ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) to study
  26. 26.Rahul is tired of ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feed
  27. 27.Kunal is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) to throw
  28. 28.Myra kept ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  29. 29.Ira is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
  30. 30.Manav practised ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  31. 31.Ishaan kept ___ to school. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) to go
  32. 32.Arjun avoided ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jogging
  33. 33.Ira practised ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catching
  34. 34.Saanvi is tired of ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) to eat
  35. 35.Diya is tired of ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
  36. 36.Aisha is tired of ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eating
  37. 37.Kabir is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) going (b) goes (c) to go (d) go
  38. 38.Aarav is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watches
  39. 39.Kabir refused ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) to help
  40. 40.Omkar is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cook

Answer key

  1. building
  2. buying
  3. taking
  4. writing
  5. washing
  6. cooking
  7. riding
  8. to climb
  9. playing
  10. jogging
  11. flying
  12. watching
  13. swimming
  14. speaking
  15. to climb
  16. to eat
  17. playing
  18. buying
  19. feeding
  20. catching
  21. studying
  22. cooking
  23. carrying
  24. planting
  25. to study
  26. feeding
  27. throwing
  28. dancing
  29. sending
  30. bringing
  31. going
  32. jogging
  33. catching
  34. eating
  35. cooking
  36. eating
  37. going
  38. watching
  39. to help
  40. cooking

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