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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 269 · 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.Pooja is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  2. 2.Sneha practised ___ the train. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take
  3. 3.Kavya needed ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  4. 4.Nisha avoided ___ science. (a) studies (b) studying (c) to study (d) study
  5. 5.Myra avoided ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) to tell (d) tell
  6. 6.Ishaan avoided ___ science. (a) studying (b) to study (c) study (d) studies
  7. 7.Omkar avoided ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
  8. 8.Priya planned ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  9. 9.Zoya needed ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catches
  10. 10.Neel enjoyed ___ tea. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) to make
  11. 11.Rohan is fond of ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleans
  12. 12.Arjun kept ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) to play (d) playing
  13. 13.Ishaan refused ___ science. (a) studying (b) to study (c) study (d) studies
  14. 14.Yash is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) runs (c) run (d) to run
  15. 15.Kunal is good at ___ tea. (a) makes (b) making (c) to make (d) make
  16. 16.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies (d) to fly
  17. 17.Farhan is fond of ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) to wash
  18. 18.Sneha is good at ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washes (d) washing
  19. 19.Rahul planned ___ to school. (a) go (b) goes (c) going (d) to go
  20. 20.Dev is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to run (b) runs (c) running (d) run
  21. 21.Meera is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
  22. 22.Aisha enjoyed ___ a message. (a) to send (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
  23. 23.Isha decided ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) to carry (d) carrying
  24. 24.Aditya wanted ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  25. 25.Riya wanted ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jogs
  26. 26.Manav is fond of ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
  27. 27.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) to sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) sing
  28. 28.Neel promised ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
  29. 29.Dev is fond of ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps (d) to clap
  30. 30.Aisha is interested in ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dances
  31. 31.Isha enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) to write
  32. 32.Karan is interested in ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buys
  33. 33.Diya is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drinks
  34. 34.Yash practised ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) to fly (c) flying (d) flies
  35. 35.Yash avoided ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catch
  36. 36.Meera is interested in ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) to carry (d) carrying
  37. 37.Manav is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catch
  38. 38.Dev needed ___ rice. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
  39. 39.Omkar avoided ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
  40. 40.Manav is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swim (c) swims (d) swimming

Answer key

  1. cleaning
  2. taking
  3. to jog
  4. studying
  5. telling
  6. studying
  7. watching
  8. to dance
  9. to catch
  10. making
  11. cleaning
  12. playing
  13. to study
  14. running
  15. making
  16. flying
  17. washing
  18. washing
  19. to go
  20. running
  21. sending
  22. sending
  23. to carry
  24. to jog
  25. to jog
  26. studying
  27. singing
  28. to carry
  29. clapping
  30. dancing
  31. writing
  32. buying
  33. drinking
  34. flying
  35. catching
  36. carrying
  37. catching
  38. to cook
  39. writing
  40. swimming

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