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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 253 · 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.Aarav is good at ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying (d) to fly
  2. 2.Arjun kept ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
  3. 3.Nisha needed ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) to ride
  4. 4.Farhan refused ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speak
  5. 5.Farhan is interested in ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
  6. 6.Aarav enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) running (b) runs (c) run (d) to run
  7. 7.Priya decided ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speaking
  8. 8.Kunal is interested in ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) bringing (d) brings
  9. 9.Arjun is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swims
  10. 10.Priya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washes
  11. 11.Kavya is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) to speak (d) speaking
  12. 12.Ira is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  13. 13.Dev is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) to clean
  14. 14.Kunal practised ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) to wear (d) wear
  15. 15.Meera refused ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) to tell
  16. 16.Karan is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
  17. 17.Ananya avoided ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
  18. 18.Ishaan is fond of ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
  19. 19.Myra is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) build (b) to build (c) building (d) builds
  20. 20.Zoya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
  21. 21.Rahul needed ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swims
  22. 22.Sneha wanted ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swim (c) swims (d) swimming
  23. 23.Myra is good at ___ to school. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going
  24. 24.Kunal is tired of ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) to cook
  25. 25.Manav decided ___ a song. (a) singing (b) to sing (c) sings (d) sing
  26. 26.Saanvi is tired of ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) telling (d) tells
  27. 27.Ira is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) to build (b) builds (c) building (d) build
  28. 28.Zoya practised ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watch
  29. 29.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) builds (b) build (c) to build (d) building
  30. 30.Meera avoided ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plants
  31. 31.Nisha agreed ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) to help
  32. 32.Ananya planned ___ a story. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tells
  33. 33.Tara wanted ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  34. 34.Arjun decided ___ rice. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
  35. 35.Dev practised ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting
  36. 36.Aditya planned ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) to bring
  37. 37.Neel promised ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) to clean
  38. 38.Isha avoided ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) to run
  39. 39.Pooja is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) to study
  40. 40.Aisha is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) playing (b) to play (c) plays (d) play

Answer key

  1. flying
  2. washing
  3. to ride
  4. to speak
  5. throwing
  6. running
  7. to speak
  8. bringing
  9. swimming
  10. washing
  11. speaking
  12. watching
  13. cleaning
  14. wearing
  15. to tell
  16. clapping
  17. watching
  18. studying
  19. building
  20. cooking
  21. to swim
  22. to swim
  23. going
  24. cooking
  25. to sing
  26. telling
  27. building
  28. watching
  29. building
  30. planting
  31. to help
  32. to tell
  33. to drink
  34. to cook
  35. planting
  36. to bring
  37. to clean
  38. running
  39. studying
  40. playing

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