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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 229 · 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.Zoya practised ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wears
  2. 2.Ananya is good at ___ to school. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going
  3. 3.Yash hoped ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbs
  4. 4.Diya practised ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) to climb
  5. 5.Vivaan decided ___ in the park. (a) running (b) to run (c) run (d) runs
  6. 6.Tara avoided ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catching
  7. 7.Kavya is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) to feed
  8. 8.Vivaan hoped ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watch
  9. 9.Yash hoped ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flying (c) fly (d) flies
  10. 10.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) to study
  11. 11.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
  12. 12.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) to draw (d) draw
  13. 13.Nisha finished ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watches
  14. 14.Ira is interested in ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
  15. 15.Meera avoided ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) to climb (d) climb
  16. 16.Arjun enjoyed ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) making (d) makes
  17. 17.Arjun is good at ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps (d) to help
  18. 18.Vivaan is tired of ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washes
  19. 19.Aarav hoped ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) to write (c) write (d) writing
  20. 20.Neel is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
  21. 21.Priya hoped ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) to watch
  22. 22.Dev promised ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) to eat
  23. 23.Diya agreed ___ a message. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) to send
  24. 24.Kabir promised ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
  25. 25.Dev is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studying (b) study (c) to study (d) studies
  26. 26.Myra is fond of ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
  27. 27.Riya planned ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buying
  28. 28.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb
  29. 29.Aarav hoped ___ a story. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) to tell
  30. 30.Arjun decided ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buys
  31. 31.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
  32. 32.Arjun agreed ___ the match. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) to win
  33. 33.Kavya is good at ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carries
  34. 34.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) to clap
  35. 35.Manav kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) to watch
  36. 36.Manav is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) take (c) to take (d) taking
  37. 37.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watch
  38. 38.Riya is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) speak (d) to speak
  39. 39.Sneha finished ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook
  40. 40.Nisha enjoyed ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) draw (d) to draw

Answer key

  1. wearing
  2. going
  3. to climb
  4. climbing
  5. to run
  6. catching
  7. feeding
  8. to watch
  9. to fly
  10. studying
  11. washing
  12. drawing
  13. watching
  14. catching
  15. climbing
  16. making
  17. helping
  18. washing
  19. to write
  20. baking
  21. to watch
  22. to eat
  23. to send
  24. to wash
  25. studying
  26. planting
  27. to buy
  28. climbing
  29. to tell
  30. to buy
  31. taking
  32. to win
  33. carrying
  34. clapping
  35. watching
  36. taking
  37. watching
  38. speaking
  39. cooking
  40. drawing

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