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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 24 · 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.Kunal is good at ___ tea. (a) make (b) to make (c) making (d) makes
  2. 2.Arjun is interested in ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) bring (d) brings
  3. 3.Aisha is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) to carry (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
  4. 4.Aisha is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) to study
  5. 5.Dev is good at ___ the room. (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
  6. 6.Riya avoided ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
  7. 7.Omkar is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clapping (b) to clap (c) clap (d) claps
  8. 8.Tara is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catching
  9. 9.Ishaan avoided ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) to build (c) builds (d) building
  10. 10.Dev is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writes (b) to write (c) writing (d) write
  11. 11.Zoya finished ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
  12. 12.Ira is fond of ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) to plant
  13. 13.Kabir is good at ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
  14. 14.Arjun avoided ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  15. 15.Kabir hoped ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) to clean
  16. 16.Neel is tired of ___ tea. (a) makes (b) to make (c) make (d) making
  17. 17.Priya avoided ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catching
  18. 18.Yash is good at ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buying
  19. 19.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watching
  20. 20.Aisha enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) washing (d) wash
  21. 21.Vivaan refused ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) to ride (c) ride (d) riding
  22. 22.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  23. 23.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throw
  24. 24.Priya wanted ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) to run
  25. 25.Manav is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) to watch
  26. 26.Riya is good at ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bring
  27. 27.Yash needed ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) to ride (d) rides
  28. 28.Tara is good at ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drawing (d) to draw
  29. 29.Dev practised ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim (d) to swim
  30. 30.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) to write
  31. 31.Kunal finished ___ the match. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) to win
  32. 32.Arjun avoided ___ science. (a) studies (b) to study (c) study (d) studying
  33. 33.Ananya is fond of ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clap (c) to clap (d) clapping
  34. 34.Manav is interested in ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
  35. 35.Manav wanted ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) to throw
  36. 36.Kavya is good at ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) taking (d) takes
  37. 37.Pooja is good at ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) sing
  38. 38.Omkar is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  39. 39.Manav avoided ___ a message. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) to send
  40. 40.Pooja practised ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plant (c) to plant (d) plants

Answer key

  1. making
  2. bringing
  3. carrying
  4. studying
  5. cleaning
  6. throwing
  7. clapping
  8. catching
  9. building
  10. writing
  11. baking
  12. planting
  13. studying
  14. jogging
  15. to clean
  16. making
  17. catching
  18. buying
  19. watching
  20. washing
  21. to ride
  22. climbing
  23. throwing
  24. to run
  25. watching
  26. bringing
  27. to ride
  28. drawing
  29. swimming
  30. writing
  31. winning
  32. studying
  33. clapping
  34. drinking
  35. to throw
  36. taking
  37. singing
  38. dancing
  39. sending
  40. planting

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