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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 264 · 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.Vivaan refused ___ the match. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) to win
  2. 2.Sneha wanted ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) to draw (d) draw
  3. 3.Tara finished ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes (d) to bake
  4. 4.Sneha planned ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
  5. 5.Pooja is fond of ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) to jog
  6. 6.Pooja enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) to write (d) write
  7. 7.Dev planned ___ the train. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take (d) to take
  8. 8.Riya is interested in ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
  9. 9.Ira finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) to build (c) builds (d) build
  10. 10.Ananya is good at ___ in the park. (a) run (b) running (c) to run (d) runs
  11. 11.Riya is fond of ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carrying (d) carries
  12. 12.Manav is tired of ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
  13. 13.Arjun is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
  14. 14.Aarav practised ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
  15. 15.Kavya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
  16. 16.Manav enjoyed ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) to send (d) sending
  17. 17.Kabir is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brings
  18. 18.Aarav is interested in ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buys (d) buying
  19. 19.Ananya is good at ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) to bake (c) baking (d) bake
  20. 20.Riya finished ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  21. 21.Rahul finished ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drinks (d) to drink
  22. 22.Myra decided ___ science. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) to study
  23. 23.Arjun is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  24. 24.Aisha is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) take (c) taking (d) takes
  25. 25.Saanvi is good at ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying (d) to fly
  26. 26.Sneha planned ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying (d) to carry
  27. 27.Riya finished ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
  28. 28.Rohan kept ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) washing (d) wash
  29. 29.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake
  30. 30.Dev refused ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) to help (c) helps (d) help
  31. 31.Rahul is good at ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  32. 32.Yash is fond of ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
  33. 33.Arjun is good at ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) to buy
  34. 34.Kabir is good at ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
  35. 35.Ira is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) to draw (d) draw
  36. 36.Rahul kept ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throw (d) throws
  37. 37.Nisha agreed ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogs
  38. 38.Yash is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sing (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sings
  39. 39.Aarav wanted ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook
  40. 40.Myra enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washing

Answer key

  1. to win
  2. to draw
  3. baking
  4. to watch
  5. jogging
  6. writing
  7. to take
  8. speaking
  9. building
  10. running
  11. carrying
  12. feeding
  13. cooking
  14. studying
  15. cooking
  16. sending
  17. bringing
  18. buying
  19. baking
  20. taking
  21. drinking
  22. to study
  23. jogging
  24. taking
  25. flying
  26. to carry
  27. catching
  28. washing
  29. baking
  30. to help
  31. climbing
  32. washing
  33. buying
  34. telling
  35. drawing
  36. throwing
  37. to jog
  38. singing
  39. to cook
  40. washing

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