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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 243 · 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.Tara is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) make (b) to make (c) makes (d) making
  2. 2.Riya is interested in ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drinks
  3. 3.Arjun planned ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) to drink (c) drink (d) drinks
  4. 4.Kabir is good at ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
  5. 5.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watching (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watch
  6. 6.Pooja is tired of ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
  7. 7.Kabir finished ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
  8. 8.Ananya is fond of ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) going (d) go
  9. 9.Riya is interested in ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) to make
  10. 10.Meera is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) to eat
  11. 11.Meera finished ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) to bring (d) brings
  12. 12.Zoya is interested in ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
  13. 13.Priya is tired of ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) to draw (c) draws (d) drawing
  14. 14.Neel is fond of ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  15. 15.Zoya practised ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) to send (d) send
  16. 16.Karan is tired of ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buys (d) buying
  17. 17.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  18. 18.Kunal practised ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) draws (d) to draw
  19. 19.Neel avoided ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buy (d) buys
  20. 20.Saanvi wanted ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) makes (d) make
  21. 21.Isha is interested in ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
  22. 22.Tara is fond of ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbing
  23. 23.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) to tell
  24. 24.Tara refused ___ science. (a) studies (b) studying (c) to study (d) study
  25. 25.Saanvi enjoyed ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) builds (d) building
  26. 26.Kunal hoped ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans (d) to clean
  27. 27.Ira finished ___ science. (a) studying (b) studies (c) to study (d) study
  28. 28.Yash is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) riding (b) rides (c) ride (d) to ride
  29. 29.Ananya needed ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  30. 30.Pooja is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) to take
  31. 31.Ira enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) to climb (c) climb (d) climbing
  32. 32.Manav planned ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swim
  33. 33.Aarav agreed ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wears (c) to wear (d) wearing
  34. 34.Riya is fond of ___ rice. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
  35. 35.Karan avoided ___ the match. (a) winning (b) win (c) to win (d) wins
  36. 36.Ishaan is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swimming
  37. 37.Arjun agreed ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buying (c) to buy (d) buys
  38. 38.Vivaan wanted ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buying
  39. 39.Sneha is fond of ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cook
  40. 40.Ishaan decided ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) to bake (d) baking

Answer key

  1. making
  2. drinking
  3. to drink
  4. feeding
  5. watching
  6. playing
  7. cooking
  8. going
  9. making
  10. eating
  11. bringing
  12. throwing
  13. drawing
  14. drinking
  15. sending
  16. buying
  17. taking
  18. drawing
  19. buying
  20. to make
  21. swimming
  22. climbing
  23. telling
  24. to study
  25. building
  26. to clean
  27. studying
  28. riding
  29. to bake
  30. taking
  31. climbing
  32. to swim
  33. to wear
  34. cooking
  35. winning
  36. swimming
  37. to buy
  38. to buy
  39. cooking
  40. to bake

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