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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 260 · 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.Saanvi practised ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
  2. 2.Arjun kept ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) to help
  3. 3.Tara finished ___ a song. (a) sings (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sing
  4. 4.Diya is good at ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings (d) to sing
  5. 5.Neel is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
  6. 6.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) to take (c) taking (d) take
  7. 7.Myra is tired of ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  8. 8.Kunal avoided ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
  9. 9.Vivaan finished ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buy
  10. 10.Aarav practised ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) to clap
  11. 11.Zoya is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) to dance
  12. 12.Karan is good at ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) to bake
  13. 13.Farhan practised ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) to swim (c) swim (d) swims
  14. 14.Sneha practised ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) flies (d) fly
  15. 15.Dev is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
  16. 16.Dev is good at ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swim (d) swimming
  17. 17.Isha practised ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) to carry
  18. 18.Tara is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches (d) to watch
  19. 19.Diya is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draw
  20. 20.Saanvi hoped ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) to clap (c) claps (d) clap
  21. 21.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) to send (c) sends (d) sending
  22. 22.Vivaan wanted ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) to watch
  23. 23.Rahul decided ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) to wash
  24. 24.Aditya is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) to study
  25. 25.Yash avoided ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) to bake (d) bake
  26. 26.Pooja avoided ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) to feed
  27. 27.Zoya wanted ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) building (c) to build (d) build
  28. 28.Karan is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) to study (c) studying (d) study
  29. 29.Sneha is interested in ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) to drink
  30. 30.Omkar is tired of ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drinks (d) to drink
  31. 31.Kunal finished ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dance
  32. 32.Rahul is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buying (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buy
  33. 33.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) to ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
  34. 34.Riya is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
  35. 35.Isha is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
  36. 36.Isha is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
  37. 37.Rohan agreed ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) plays (d) playing
  38. 38.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) to bring (d) brings
  39. 39.Arjun is fond of ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) going (d) go
  40. 40.Yash is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) to dance

Answer key

  1. sending
  2. helping
  3. singing
  4. singing
  5. speaking
  6. taking
  7. baking
  8. catching
  9. buying
  10. clapping
  11. dancing
  12. baking
  13. swimming
  14. flying
  15. watching
  16. swimming
  17. carrying
  18. watching
  19. drawing
  20. to clap
  21. sending
  22. to watch
  23. to wash
  24. studying
  25. baking
  26. feeding
  27. to build
  28. studying
  29. drinking
  30. drinking
  31. dancing
  32. buying
  33. riding
  34. buying
  35. playing
  36. studying
  37. to play
  38. bringing
  39. going
  40. dancing

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