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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 271 · 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.Diya practised ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wears
  2. 2.Isha is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) to write
  3. 3.Tara is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take
  4. 4.Ananya is fond of ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches (d) to watch
  5. 5.Rohan planned ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) feed
  6. 6.Vivaan refused ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draws
  7. 7.Kabir agreed ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) to draw (d) draw
  8. 8.Myra wanted ___ a song. (a) sing (b) to sing (c) sings (d) singing
  9. 9.Vivaan practised ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throws
  10. 10.Farhan agreed ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
  11. 11.Riya is interested in ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wears
  12. 12.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watching
  13. 13.Manav agreed ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
  14. 14.Diya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
  15. 15.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speak
  16. 16.Sneha kept ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) to feed
  17. 17.Neel is good at ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) to bake
  18. 18.Neel agreed ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drink
  19. 19.Kabir kept ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) to climb
  20. 20.Kabir decided ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) to play (d) plays
  21. 21.Riya is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  22. 22.Meera is good at ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) to cook
  23. 23.Myra is good at ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writing (c) to write (d) writes
  24. 24.Omkar is interested in ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wears
  25. 25.Vivaan wanted ___ the train. (a) takes (b) to take (c) taking (d) take
  26. 26.Isha is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) build (b) building (c) to build (d) builds
  27. 27.Arjun finished ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
  28. 28.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) to dance
  29. 29.Omkar decided ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) to send
  30. 30.Kunal is interested in ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches (d) to watch
  31. 31.Sneha avoided ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) rides (c) to ride (d) riding
  32. 32.Priya is fond of ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) to help (c) helping (d) helps
  33. 33.Omkar practised ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) sing
  34. 34.Kunal planned ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
  35. 35.Ira is good at ___ science. (a) studying (b) to study (c) studies (d) study
  36. 36.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) draws (d) drawing
  37. 37.Kabir finished ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
  38. 38.Rahul wanted ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
  39. 39.Manav decided ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) draw
  40. 40.Diya is fond of ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) clap (d) claps

Answer key

  1. wearing
  2. writing
  3. taking
  4. watching
  5. to feed
  6. to draw
  7. to draw
  8. to sing
  9. throwing
  10. to swim
  11. wearing
  12. watching
  13. to speak
  14. washing
  15. speaking
  16. feeding
  17. baking
  18. to drink
  19. climbing
  20. to play
  21. carrying
  22. cooking
  23. writing
  24. wearing
  25. to take
  26. building
  27. catching
  28. dancing
  29. to send
  30. watching
  31. riding
  32. helping
  33. singing
  34. to carry
  35. studying
  36. drawing
  37. studying
  38. to speak
  39. to draw
  40. clapping

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