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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 261 · 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 interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) to build (d) building
  2. 2.Vivaan is interested in ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) to cook
  3. 3.Diya kept ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) making (d) makes
  4. 4.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eating
  5. 5.Tara is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feed
  6. 6.Manav practised ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catches (d) catching
  7. 7.Kabir is interested in ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  8. 8.Meera agreed ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) to fly
  9. 9.Yash is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) helping (c) to help (d) help
  10. 10.Manav refused ___ rice. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
  11. 11.Sneha avoided ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) drawing (d) draws
  12. 12.Manav agreed ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) riding (c) ride (d) rides
  13. 13.Karan practised ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clapping (d) clap
  14. 14.Vivaan needed ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wears
  15. 15.Sneha practised ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) to help (d) helping
  16. 16.Sneha promised ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) to clean
  17. 17.Farhan needed ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plant (d) plants
  18. 18.Aditya decided ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbing
  19. 19.Aisha enjoyed ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flying (c) to fly (d) flies
  20. 20.Rahul kept ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
  21. 21.Ananya kept ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
  22. 22.Meera wanted ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
  23. 23.Aditya is fond of ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) to climb (c) climbing (d) climb
  24. 24.Yash finished ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) to help (c) helps (d) helping
  25. 25.Neel practised ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
  26. 26.Karan is good at ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooking
  27. 27.Ishaan is interested in ___ in the park. (a) run (b) runs (c) to run (d) running
  28. 28.Manav planned ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catching
  29. 29.Kabir is tired of ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
  30. 30.Aarav wanted ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) to buy
  31. 31.Aisha is good at ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) to wear (d) wear
  32. 32.Sneha enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speak
  33. 33.Myra avoided ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eating
  34. 34.Meera is interested in ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) ride (c) riding (d) to ride
  35. 35.Priya is good at ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
  36. 36.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
  37. 37.Aditya agreed ___ to school. (a) going (b) goes (c) go (d) to go
  38. 38.Rohan enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) to clap
  39. 39.Aarav planned ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) to bring (d) bringing
  40. 40.Arjun promised ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) to help

Answer key

  1. building
  2. cooking
  3. making
  4. eating
  5. feeding
  6. catching
  7. climbing
  8. to fly
  9. helping
  10. to cook
  11. drawing
  12. to ride
  13. clapping
  14. to wear
  15. helping
  16. to clean
  17. to plant
  18. to climb
  19. flying
  20. studying
  21. drinking
  22. to watch
  23. climbing
  24. helping
  25. writing
  26. cooking
  27. running
  28. to catch
  29. drinking
  30. to buy
  31. wearing
  32. speaking
  33. eating
  34. riding
  35. studying
  36. washing
  37. to go
  38. clapping
  39. to bring
  40. to help

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