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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 220 · 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 kept ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wearing
  2. 2.Aarav is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
  3. 3.Saanvi finished ___ the match. (a) wins (b) winning (c) to win (d) win
  4. 4.Farhan promised ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaking (c) speak (d) speaks
  5. 5.Ira is fond of ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) washes (c) to wash (d) wash
  6. 6.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) clean
  7. 7.Meera agreed ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
  8. 8.Zoya is good at ___ science. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) to study
  9. 9.Riya is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) to write (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
  10. 10.Ananya wanted ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping (d) to clap
  11. 11.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) fly (b) to fly (c) flying (d) flies
  12. 12.Rohan practised ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washing
  13. 13.Sneha is good at ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) ride (c) to ride (d) riding
  14. 14.Isha is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) to clean
  15. 15.Rahul planned ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cooks
  16. 16.Ishaan kept ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) to fly (c) flying (d) fly
  17. 17.Ira is tired of ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) playing (d) play
  18. 18.Diya is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) to ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
  19. 19.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) to watch
  20. 20.Neel is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) clapping (d) claps
  21. 21.Myra is good at ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) to go (d) going
  22. 22.Ananya refused ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
  23. 23.Aarav agreed ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  24. 24.Pooja hoped ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) to carry (d) carrying
  25. 25.Ishaan practised ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
  26. 26.Meera enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) to climb (c) climb (d) climbs
  27. 27.Arjun is fond of ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
  28. 28.Ishaan planned ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) to bring (d) bringing
  29. 29.Ishaan finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) builds (c) building (d) build
  30. 30.Ananya is tired of ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plant
  31. 31.Kabir enjoyed ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dances
  32. 32.Dev is interested in ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) play (d) plays
  33. 33.Meera enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
  34. 34.Riya agreed ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) to plant
  35. 35.Rahul wanted ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) to take (d) taking
  36. 36.Omkar enjoyed ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  37. 37.Aditya is interested in ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) to plant (d) plant
  38. 38.Ira is tired of ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flying (c) to fly (d) flies
  39. 39.Rahul hoped ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) to help (c) help (d) helps
  40. 40.Aarav hoped ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies

Answer key

  1. wearing
  2. washing
  3. winning
  4. to speak
  5. washing
  6. cleaning
  7. to watch
  8. studying
  9. writing
  10. to clap
  11. flying
  12. washing
  13. riding
  14. cleaning
  15. to cook
  16. flying
  17. playing
  18. riding
  19. watching
  20. clapping
  21. going
  22. to throw
  23. to bring
  24. to carry
  25. speaking
  26. climbing
  27. baking
  28. to bring
  29. building
  30. planting
  31. dancing
  32. playing
  33. playing
  34. to plant
  35. to take
  36. dancing
  37. planting
  38. flying
  39. to help
  40. to study

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