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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 224 · 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.Farhan hoped ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) playing (d) play
  2. 2.Ira is fond of ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
  3. 3.Zoya planned ___ tea. (a) to make (b) making (c) makes (d) make
  4. 4.Diya is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) to sing
  5. 5.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) to jog
  6. 6.Neel avoided ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) to go
  7. 7.Diya practised ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog
  8. 8.Saanvi enjoyed ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
  9. 9.Zoya is good at ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
  10. 10.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) to carry (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
  11. 11.Arjun refused ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) to draw
  12. 12.Nisha finished ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  13. 13.Rohan is interested in ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) clapping (d) claps
  14. 14.Meera is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swims
  15. 15.Saanvi planned ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bringing
  16. 16.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
  17. 17.Diya hoped ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
  18. 18.Kavya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) to jog
  19. 19.Zoya practised ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
  20. 20.Dev is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) taking (c) take (d) takes
  21. 21.Rohan planned ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wearing
  22. 22.Kabir kept ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  23. 23.Karan is tired of ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) to study
  24. 24.Meera refused ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
  25. 25.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) help (c) to help (d) helping
  26. 26.Aisha is interested in ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) runs (d) running
  27. 27.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
  28. 28.Pooja is good at ___ the train. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) to take
  29. 29.Diya avoided ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) to cook
  30. 30.Nisha agreed ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writes (c) writing (d) to write
  31. 31.Kabir is fond of ___ tea. (a) to make (b) making (c) makes (d) make
  32. 32.Kabir is interested in ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writes (d) writing
  33. 33.Aditya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jogging
  34. 34.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
  35. 35.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  36. 36.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tell (b) tells (c) to tell (d) telling
  37. 37.Riya hoped ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) to dance
  38. 38.Myra enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
  39. 39.Ira kept ___ the train. (a) to take (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
  40. 40.Omkar kept ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink

Answer key

  1. to play
  2. writing
  3. to make
  4. singing
  5. jogging
  6. going
  7. jogging
  8. helping
  9. helping
  10. carrying
  11. to draw
  12. feeding
  13. clapping
  14. swimming
  15. to bring
  16. singing
  17. to carry
  18. jogging
  19. studying
  20. taking
  21. to wear
  22. drinking
  23. studying
  24. to climb
  25. helping
  26. running
  27. flying
  28. taking
  29. cooking
  30. to write
  31. making
  32. writing
  33. jogging
  34. washing
  35. baking
  36. telling
  37. to dance
  38. speaking
  39. taking
  40. drinking

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