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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 245 · 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.Isha is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) to catch
  2. 2.Isha finished ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
  3. 3.Kabir avoided ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buy (d) buys
  4. 4.Meera practised ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eats (d) eating
  5. 5.Riya is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
  6. 6.Pooja is fond of ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writing (d) writes
  7. 7.Meera kept ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
  8. 8.Dev is interested in ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink (d) to drink
  9. 9.Meera agreed ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
  10. 10.Tara planned ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) to wear (d) wear
  11. 11.Nisha avoided ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) to eat
  12. 12.Farhan is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  13. 13.Kavya kept ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinks
  14. 14.Yash is good at ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake
  15. 15.Pooja is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
  16. 16.Aarav wanted ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogging
  17. 17.Ira is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catches
  18. 18.Manav agreed ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) sing
  19. 19.Myra finished ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  20. 20.Nisha agreed ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bringing
  21. 21.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) to ride
  22. 22.Meera is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sings (b) sing (c) to sing (d) singing
  23. 23.Karan wanted ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dance
  24. 24.Aisha is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  25. 25.Ishaan enjoyed ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) to draw (c) draw (d) draws
  26. 26.Isha is good at ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) to clean
  27. 27.Aisha needed ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) to help (d) help
  28. 28.Myra is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) to buy (b) buys (c) buy (d) buying
  29. 29.Zoya is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
  30. 30.Vivaan wanted ___ a story. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) tell (d) telling
  31. 31.Yash enjoyed ___ the match. (a) winning (b) win (c) to win (d) wins
  32. 32.Omkar practised ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) to sing
  33. 33.Rahul kept ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) flying (c) to fly (d) fly
  34. 34.Yash wanted ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) to swim
  35. 35.Kunal planned ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) to cook
  36. 36.Aisha enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washes
  37. 37.Saanvi enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throwing
  38. 38.Meera wanted ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) to carry
  39. 39.Diya enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) runs (d) running
  40. 40.Dev agreed ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean

Answer key

  1. catching
  2. dancing
  3. buying
  4. eating
  5. watching
  6. writing
  7. washing
  8. drinking
  9. to wash
  10. to wear
  11. eating
  12. studying
  13. drinking
  14. baking
  15. washing
  16. to jog
  17. catching
  18. to sing
  19. bringing
  20. to bring
  21. riding
  22. singing
  23. to dance
  24. taking
  25. drawing
  26. cleaning
  27. to help
  28. buying
  29. buying
  30. to tell
  31. winning
  32. singing
  33. flying
  34. to swim
  35. to cook
  36. washing
  37. throwing
  38. to carry
  39. running
  40. to clean

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