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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 25 · 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.Rohan is good at ___ a message. (a) sending (b) to send (c) send (d) sends
  2. 2.Zoya avoided ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy (d) to buy
  3. 3.Aditya is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
  4. 4.Ira is tired of ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) to clean
  5. 5.Kabir kept ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
  6. 6.Meera is interested in ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
  7. 7.Rahul needed ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sing
  8. 8.Manav wanted ___ to school. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going
  9. 9.Aarav practised ___ to school. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going
  10. 10.Kabir finished ___ a message. (a) send (b) to send (c) sending (d) sends
  11. 11.Ishaan enjoyed ___ a message. (a) send (b) sending (c) to send (d) sends
  12. 12.Arjun needed ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) to plant
  13. 13.Isha is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take (d) to take
  14. 14.Yash kept ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wears
  15. 15.Karan is interested in ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) to jog
  16. 16.Omkar practised ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
  17. 17.Sneha is good at ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swims
  18. 18.Priya is good at ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  19. 19.Aditya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
  20. 20.Myra is good at ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) bringing (d) brings
  21. 21.Ira is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) to clean
  22. 22.Saanvi practised ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eating
  23. 23.Saanvi is fond of ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cook
  24. 24.Kunal is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) brings (b) to bring (c) bringing (d) bring
  25. 25.Nisha is fond of ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
  26. 26.Diya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogging
  27. 27.Ananya avoided ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) to tell (d) tell
  28. 28.Ananya is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing (d) to play
  29. 29.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) to take
  30. 30.Diya needed ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) to wear (d) wear
  31. 31.Diya enjoyed ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
  32. 32.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) to plant (d) plant
  33. 33.Dev enjoyed ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) flying (c) to fly (d) fly
  34. 34.Omkar kept ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
  35. 35.Kunal avoided ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) to tell
  36. 36.Karan is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) makes (b) making (c) to make (d) make
  37. 37.Kabir is interested in ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
  38. 38.Karan is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drinking
  39. 39.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) singing (b) to sing (c) sings (d) sing
  40. 40.Neel is tired of ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) play (d) plays

Answer key

  1. sending
  2. buying
  3. taking
  4. cleaning
  5. swimming
  6. cleaning
  7. to sing
  8. to go
  9. going
  10. sending
  11. sending
  12. to plant
  13. taking
  14. wearing
  15. jogging
  16. dancing
  17. swimming
  18. drinking
  19. washing
  20. bringing
  21. cleaning
  22. eating
  23. cooking
  24. bringing
  25. cooking
  26. jogging
  27. telling
  28. playing
  29. taking
  30. to wear
  31. dancing
  32. planting
  33. flying
  34. studying
  35. telling
  36. making
  37. cleaning
  38. drinking
  39. singing
  40. playing

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