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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 251 · 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.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draw (b) to draw (c) draws (d) drawing
  2. 2.Aarav avoided ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) makes (d) make
  3. 3.Diya needed ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
  4. 4.Diya is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tell (b) tells (c) to tell (d) telling
  5. 5.Arjun enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
  6. 6.Kunal is tired of ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) to help (d) helps
  7. 7.Arjun kept ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
  8. 8.Karan is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
  9. 9.Saanvi hoped ___ science. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) to study
  10. 10.Neel planned ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
  11. 11.Ishaan avoided ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drink
  12. 12.Nisha is good at ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) to help
  13. 13.Rahul kept ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  14. 14.Aditya is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) win (b) winning (c) wins (d) to win
  15. 15.Farhan agreed ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) to climb (d) climb
  16. 16.Ira is tired of ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
  17. 17.Kavya is tired of ___ the match. (a) winning (b) to win (c) wins (d) win
  18. 18.Pooja planned ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
  19. 19.Rohan avoided ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  20. 20.Ananya is interested in ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) to ride (c) rides (d) ride
  21. 21.Sneha is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) to speak (d) speaking
  22. 22.Meera is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) make (b) makes (c) to make (d) making
  23. 23.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) building (b) builds (c) build (d) to build
  24. 24.Kabir is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
  25. 25.Meera is tired of ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) to throw
  26. 26.Ananya is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
  27. 27.Arjun is interested in ___ a story. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) to tell
  28. 28.Rohan is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buy
  29. 29.Meera is good at ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) to clap
  30. 30.Kavya is good at ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) to fly
  31. 31.Kabir is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) building (c) build (d) to build
  32. 32.Neel is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
  33. 33.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) to carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carry
  34. 34.Riya avoided ___ tea. (a) makes (b) to make (c) making (d) make
  35. 35.Aisha kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watches
  36. 36.Manav enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speak
  37. 37.Myra is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) runs (b) to run (c) run (d) running
  38. 38.Pooja is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) to watch
  39. 39.Sneha hoped ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) making (d) make
  40. 40.Karan is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) rides (b) ride (c) to ride (d) riding

Answer key

  1. drawing
  2. making
  3. to throw
  4. telling
  5. speaking
  6. helping
  7. planting
  8. throwing
  9. to study
  10. to ride
  11. drinking
  12. helping
  13. climbing
  14. winning
  15. to climb
  16. flying
  17. winning
  18. to play
  19. feeding
  20. riding
  21. speaking
  22. making
  23. building
  24. studying
  25. throwing
  26. cleaning
  27. telling
  28. buying
  29. clapping
  30. flying
  31. building
  32. dancing
  33. carrying
  34. making
  35. watching
  36. speaking
  37. running
  38. watching
  39. to make
  40. riding

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