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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 247 · 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.Karan is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
  2. 2.Aisha is interested in ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
  3. 3.Farhan avoided ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flying
  4. 4.Aisha finished ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) to climb (d) climb
  5. 5.Vivaan is tired of ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writes (d) writing
  6. 6.Priya is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) fly (b) flying (c) to fly (d) flies
  7. 7.Kavya practised ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) to make (d) makes
  8. 8.Rahul finished ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clap
  9. 9.Farhan kept ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) to help (d) helps
  10. 10.Karan is interested in ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eating (c) eat (d) to eat
  11. 11.Dev hoped ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) to plant (d) planting
  12. 12.Manav is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washes
  13. 13.Nisha planned ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) to help
  14. 14.Pooja is good at ___ the match. (a) wins (b) winning (c) win (d) to win
  15. 15.Aisha enjoyed ___ tea. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) to make
  16. 16.Aarav is tired of ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catches (d) catching
  17. 17.Kabir promised ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) to watch
  18. 18.Riya finished ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) to carry
  19. 19.Tara is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) to help
  20. 20.Manav is fond of ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draw
  21. 21.Ishaan agreed ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
  22. 22.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bake (d) bakes
  23. 23.Manav is interested in ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) fly (d) flies
  24. 24.Ira practised ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  25. 25.Dev is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) to plant
  26. 26.Priya kept ___ the match. (a) win (b) to win (c) wins (d) winning
  27. 27.Zoya kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) to watch
  28. 28.Ira is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) to make
  29. 29.Myra is good at ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
  30. 30.Rohan needed ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) draw (c) to draw (d) drawing
  31. 31.Priya is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) to speak
  32. 32.Myra is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
  33. 33.Aditya kept ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
  34. 34.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draw (b) draws (c) to draw (d) drawing
  35. 35.Zoya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swimming
  36. 36.Manav is interested in ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  37. 37.Neel is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) to wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wear
  38. 38.Riya enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) to write
  39. 39.Yash enjoyed ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) to clean
  40. 40.Isha is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watch

Answer key

  1. watching
  2. writing
  3. flying
  4. climbing
  5. writing
  6. flying
  7. making
  8. clapping
  9. helping
  10. eating
  11. to plant
  12. washing
  13. to help
  14. winning
  15. making
  16. catching
  17. to watch
  18. carrying
  19. helping
  20. drawing
  21. to watch
  22. baking
  23. flying
  24. bringing
  25. planting
  26. winning
  27. watching
  28. making
  29. playing
  30. to draw
  31. speaking
  32. washing
  33. baking
  34. drawing
  35. swimming
  36. bringing
  37. wearing
  38. writing
  39. cleaning
  40. watching

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