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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 288 · 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.Omkar avoided ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) sing
  2. 2.Yash refused ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) to plant
  3. 3.Manav is tired of ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
  4. 4.Isha kept ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
  5. 5.Ira kept ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) to bring
  6. 6.Zoya refused ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog
  7. 7.Diya needed ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
  8. 8.Nisha is tired of ___ the train. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) to take
  9. 9.Vivaan needed ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) to plant (d) planting
  10. 10.Ishaan hoped ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clap
  11. 11.Zoya is tired of ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  12. 12.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) to build (d) building
  13. 13.Zoya agreed ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) to draw
  14. 14.Riya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to run (b) running (c) runs (d) run
  15. 15.Meera is tired of ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
  16. 16.Priya is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
  17. 17.Isha is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogging
  18. 18.Arjun is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
  19. 19.Ishaan wanted ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) to help
  20. 20.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watching
  21. 21.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
  22. 22.Omkar finished ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
  23. 23.Aisha needed ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
  24. 24.Manav practised ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) cleaning
  25. 25.Pooja is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
  26. 26.Saanvi decided ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watches
  27. 27.Kabir is interested in ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  28. 28.Aarav is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) playing (b) to play (c) play (d) plays
  29. 29.Aarav planned ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) to help (c) helping (d) help
  30. 30.Sneha enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
  31. 31.Diya is fond of ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogs
  32. 32.Sneha enjoyed ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flying
  33. 33.Nisha is tired of ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) going (d) go
  34. 34.Dev planned ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
  35. 35.Vivaan is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dancing
  36. 36.Ishaan agreed ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) to dance
  37. 37.Riya is tired of ___ tea. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) to make
  38. 38.Saanvi practised ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) play (d) playing
  39. 39.Sneha avoided ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washes
  40. 40.Isha is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) builds (c) to build (d) build

Answer key

  1. singing
  2. to plant
  3. cleaning
  4. throwing
  5. bringing
  6. to jog
  7. to throw
  8. taking
  9. to plant
  10. to clap
  11. feeding
  12. building
  13. to draw
  14. running
  15. cleaning
  16. watching
  17. jogging
  18. playing
  19. to help
  20. watching
  21. washing
  22. drawing
  23. to dance
  24. cleaning
  25. cooking
  26. to watch
  27. studying
  28. playing
  29. to help
  30. catching
  31. jogging
  32. flying
  33. going
  34. to play
  35. dancing
  36. to dance
  37. making
  38. playing
  39. washing
  40. building

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