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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 28 · 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.Yash finished ___ the train. (a) taking (b) to take (c) take (d) takes
  2. 2.Aarav is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
  3. 3.Ira practised ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
  4. 4.Diya decided ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cook
  5. 5.Kunal avoided ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) to win (d) winning
  6. 6.Diya is tired of ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
  7. 7.Rohan practised ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) taking (d) takes
  8. 8.Isha is good at ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) to clean
  9. 9.Aarav finished ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) bake
  10. 10.Arjun is interested in ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) to jog
  11. 11.Kavya planned ___ in the park. (a) run (b) to run (c) running (d) runs
  12. 12.Isha practised ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) running (d) run
  13. 13.Aditya planned ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) bringing (d) brings
  14. 14.Kavya is good at ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) to cook
  15. 15.Rohan is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) to play (c) playing (d) plays
  16. 16.Ishaan is fond of ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) to draw (d) draws
  17. 17.Tara is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
  18. 18.Yash kept ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writes (c) to write (d) writing
  19. 19.Neel hoped ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) to plant
  20. 20.Nisha is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) to speak (b) speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
  21. 21.Kavya decided ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinking
  22. 22.Arjun is interested in ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  23. 23.Manav is fond of ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) to sing (d) singing
  24. 24.Karan finished ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) washing (d) wash
  25. 25.Rohan kept ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
  26. 26.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sing
  27. 27.Aisha is interested in ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) to send
  28. 28.Tara is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
  29. 29.Ishaan is tired of ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) to help (c) help (d) helps
  30. 30.Vivaan practised ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draw
  31. 31.Myra is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) to build (b) builds (c) building (d) build
  32. 32.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sing (b) to sing (c) sings (d) singing
  33. 33.Kavya is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) to study
  34. 34.Aisha finished ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeding
  35. 35.Aditya planned ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeding (c) feed (d) feeds
  36. 36.Meera is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) rides (b) riding (c) to ride (d) ride
  37. 37.Meera is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
  38. 38.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washes
  39. 39.Farhan is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) riding (d) rides
  40. 40.Diya is tired of ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eat

Answer key

  1. taking
  2. catching
  3. watching
  4. to cook
  5. winning
  6. studying
  7. taking
  8. cleaning
  9. baking
  10. jogging
  11. to run
  12. running
  13. to bring
  14. cooking
  15. playing
  16. drawing
  17. speaking
  18. writing
  19. to plant
  20. speaking
  21. to drink
  22. carrying
  23. singing
  24. washing
  25. writing
  26. singing
  27. sending
  28. throwing
  29. helping
  30. drawing
  31. building
  32. singing
  33. studying
  34. feeding
  35. to feed
  36. riding
  37. watching
  38. washing
  39. riding
  40. eating

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