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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 263 · 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.Meera is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eating (b) eat (c) to eat (d) eats
  2. 2.Karan is good at ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) to bring (d) brings
  3. 3.Ananya is interested in ___ a message. (a) sends (b) to send (c) sending (d) send
  4. 4.Myra is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swims
  5. 5.Ira kept ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) to dance
  6. 6.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) to tell (d) telling
  7. 7.Aisha is interested in ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings (d) to sing
  8. 8.Nisha is fond of ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink (d) to drink
  9. 9.Tara is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
  10. 10.Arjun enjoyed ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) to fly (c) fly (d) flying
  11. 11.Karan is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buy
  12. 12.Myra decided ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) rides (c) to ride (d) ride
  13. 13.Meera planned ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
  14. 14.Pooja enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
  15. 15.Kabir is interested in ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clap
  16. 16.Diya is interested in ___ science. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) to study
  17. 17.Nisha practised ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) to study (d) studying
  18. 18.Tara enjoyed ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) riding (c) to ride (d) ride
  19. 19.Diya kept ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) to climb (c) climb (d) climbs
  20. 20.Aditya is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) to dance
  21. 21.Riya decided ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  22. 22.Rohan avoided ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  23. 23.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draw (b) draws (c) to draw (d) drawing
  24. 24.Rahul is fond of ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogging
  25. 25.Aarav wanted ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) to write (d) write
  26. 26.Pooja is interested in ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brings (d) to bring
  27. 27.Rohan is good at ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swimming
  28. 28.Rahul is fond of ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) to send
  29. 29.Priya finished ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) to wear
  30. 30.Arjun hoped ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washes (d) washing
  31. 31.Isha decided ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) to carry
  32. 32.Sneha is tired of ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bring
  33. 33.Priya is good at ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) to feed (d) feed
  34. 34.Ira enjoyed ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) ride (c) to ride (d) riding
  35. 35.Riya is fond of ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) to climb (c) climb (d) climbing
  36. 36.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) throw (d) to throw
  37. 37.Ira is tired of ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) to write (d) writes
  38. 38.Manav agreed ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooks
  39. 39.Nisha is tired of ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  40. 40.Ananya enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carry

Answer key

  1. eating
  2. bringing
  3. sending
  4. swimming
  5. dancing
  6. telling
  7. singing
  8. drinking
  9. washing
  10. flying
  11. buying
  12. to ride
  13. to swim
  14. clapping
  15. clapping
  16. studying
  17. studying
  18. riding
  19. climbing
  20. dancing
  21. to bake
  22. drinking
  23. drawing
  24. jogging
  25. to write
  26. bringing
  27. swimming
  28. sending
  29. wearing
  30. to wash
  31. to carry
  32. bringing
  33. feeding
  34. riding
  35. climbing
  36. throwing
  37. writing
  38. to cook
  39. cleaning
  40. carrying

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