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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 268 · 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.Karan is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) to feed
  2. 2.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
  3. 3.Saanvi finished ___ the match. (a) win (b) winning (c) wins (d) to win
  4. 4.Isha finished ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
  5. 5.Ananya is good at ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) to eat
  6. 6.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) to draw (b) draws (c) draw (d) drawing
  7. 7.Arjun agreed ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) plant (d) planting
  8. 8.Dev decided ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) to carry
  9. 9.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) to plant
  10. 10.Rohan is good at ___ to school. (a) to go (b) go (c) going (d) goes
  11. 11.Sneha is tired of ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
  12. 12.Aarav enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clap
  13. 13.Kunal planned ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) to catch
  14. 14.Arjun kept ___ a story. (a) telling (b) to tell (c) tells (d) tell
  15. 15.Vivaan promised ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
  16. 16.Sneha is fond of ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plants (d) plant
  17. 17.Kunal finished ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) go (d) going
  18. 18.Aisha avoided ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes (d) to wash
  19. 19.Omkar planned ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) to make (d) makes
  20. 20.Neel is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studying (b) studies (c) to study (d) study
  21. 21.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) tell (d) telling
  22. 22.Isha wanted ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) to sing
  23. 23.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) to wear (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wears
  24. 24.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eating (d) eats
  25. 25.Yash is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) runs (b) to run (c) run (d) running
  26. 26.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) baking (d) bakes
  27. 27.Omkar is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to run (b) run (c) running (d) runs
  28. 28.Kavya agreed ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tell
  29. 29.Omkar is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) plays (b) play (c) to play (d) playing
  30. 30.Neel is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) builds (b) building (c) build (d) to build
  31. 31.Neel avoided ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
  32. 32.Kunal practised ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
  33. 33.Yash is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) to watch
  34. 34.Pooja kept ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
  35. 35.Neel is interested in ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jog
  36. 36.Farhan enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) play (d) plays
  37. 37.Meera is interested in ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) to ride
  38. 38.Tara enjoyed ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) bringing (d) brings
  39. 39.Manav avoided ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) speak (d) to speak
  40. 40.Rohan is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) goes (b) go (c) going (d) to go

Answer key

  1. feeding
  2. baking
  3. winning
  4. throwing
  5. eating
  6. drawing
  7. to plant
  8. to carry
  9. planting
  10. going
  11. washing
  12. clapping
  13. to catch
  14. telling
  15. to swim
  16. planting
  17. going
  18. washing
  19. to make
  20. studying
  21. telling
  22. to sing
  23. wearing
  24. eating
  25. running
  26. baking
  27. running
  28. to tell
  29. playing
  30. building
  31. speaking
  32. baking
  33. watching
  34. washing
  35. jogging
  36. playing
  37. riding
  38. bringing
  39. speaking
  40. going

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