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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 26 · 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.Tara is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eat (b) eating (c) to eat (d) eats
  2. 2.Dev is tired of ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speaks
  3. 3.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
  4. 4.Rahul enjoyed ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
  5. 5.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to throw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
  6. 6.Dev is good at ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
  7. 7.Yash is good at ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat (d) to eat
  8. 8.Kabir hoped ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) feed
  9. 9.Pooja is tired of ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) to write (c) writes (d) write
  10. 10.Karan decided ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dance
  11. 11.Sneha practised ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
  12. 12.Rohan is good at ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catches
  13. 13.Kunal needed ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash (d) to wash
  14. 14.Isha hoped ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washing (d) washes
  15. 15.Karan practised ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
  16. 16.Kabir is tired of ___ a message. (a) sends (b) to send (c) send (d) sending
  17. 17.Vivaan wanted ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps (d) to clap
  18. 18.Aisha kept ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) to carry
  19. 19.Dev avoided ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catches
  20. 20.Dev hoped ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) to ride
  21. 21.Diya practised ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) building (d) builds
  22. 22.Farhan avoided ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
  23. 23.Karan is good at ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) to run
  24. 24.Aditya is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
  25. 25.Neel is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) run (b) runs (c) to run (d) running
  26. 26.Aisha practised ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) to catch (c) catch (d) catches
  27. 27.Sneha avoided ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) to study
  28. 28.Zoya enjoyed ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) to bring (c) bring (d) bringing
  29. 29.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
  30. 30.Meera is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) playing (b) plays (c) to play (d) play
  31. 31.Aditya is good at ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) to wear
  32. 32.Meera finished ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) rides (d) riding
  33. 33.Farhan hoped ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) to write
  34. 34.Kavya planned ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
  35. 35.Diya finished ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sending (c) send (d) sends
  36. 36.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) sending (c) to send (d) sends
  37. 37.Aditya enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
  38. 38.Aarav planned ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throw
  39. 39.Kunal practised ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) make (d) making
  40. 40.Yash is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) fly (b) to fly (c) flies (d) flying

Answer key

  1. eating
  2. speaking
  3. washing
  4. sending
  5. throwing
  6. flying
  7. eating
  8. to feed
  9. writing
  10. to dance
  11. building
  12. catching
  13. to wash
  14. to wash
  15. swimming
  16. sending
  17. to clap
  18. carrying
  19. catching
  20. to ride
  21. building
  22. bringing
  23. running
  24. playing
  25. running
  26. catching
  27. studying
  28. bringing
  29. cooking
  30. playing
  31. wearing
  32. riding
  33. to write
  34. to study
  35. sending
  36. sending
  37. playing
  38. to throw
  39. making
  40. flying

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