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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 274 · 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.Isha needed ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) to play (d) play
  2. 2.Karan is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
  3. 3.Aisha enjoyed ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) singing (c) sing (d) sings
  4. 4.Diya is good at ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) to send
  5. 5.Ira enjoyed ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dancing
  6. 6.Tara is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog
  7. 7.Diya is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
  8. 8.Karan planned ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jog
  9. 9.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) to build (b) builds (c) build (d) building
  10. 10.Neel is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buy
  11. 11.Yash practised ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sing (c) to sing (d) sings
  12. 12.Myra avoided ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catching
  13. 13.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) to sing (b) sing (c) singing (d) sings
  14. 14.Saanvi avoided ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
  15. 15.Diya is fond of ___ a story. (a) tells (b) tell (c) to tell (d) telling
  16. 16.Isha wanted ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) to wear
  17. 17.Saanvi enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
  18. 18.Omkar decided ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) baking (c) to bake (d) bakes
  19. 19.Manav decided ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washing (d) washes
  20. 20.Saanvi planned ___ in the park. (a) run (b) runs (c) to run (d) running
  21. 21.Sneha is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) to play (c) plays (d) playing
  22. 22.Zoya needed ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washing
  23. 23.Yash is good at ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
  24. 24.Myra enjoyed ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
  25. 25.Neel is interested in ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) to clap
  26. 26.Dev planned ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) to dance
  27. 27.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) to buy
  28. 28.Vivaan is good at ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plants
  29. 29.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) to feed
  30. 30.Yash enjoyed ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
  31. 31.Meera is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) plays (b) play (c) to play (d) playing
  32. 32.Kavya wanted ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) to play (d) plays
  33. 33.Zoya is tired of ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) to clean
  34. 34.Aarav enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swim
  35. 35.Aisha is tired of ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb
  36. 36.Diya practised ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) throw (d) to throw
  37. 37.Farhan decided ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  38. 38.Priya avoided ___ a message. (a) to send (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
  39. 39.Riya enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  40. 40.Kunal enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb

Answer key

  1. to play
  2. watching
  3. singing
  4. sending
  5. dancing
  6. jogging
  7. riding
  8. to jog
  9. building
  10. buying
  11. singing
  12. catching
  13. singing
  14. throwing
  15. telling
  16. to wear
  17. feeding
  18. to bake
  19. to wash
  20. to run
  21. playing
  22. to wash
  23. singing
  24. cleaning
  25. clapping
  26. to dance
  27. buying
  28. planting
  29. feeding
  30. baking
  31. playing
  32. to play
  33. cleaning
  34. swimming
  35. climbing
  36. throwing
  37. to jog
  38. sending
  39. carrying
  40. climbing

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