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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 293 · 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 is tired of ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
  2. 2.Ishaan is good at ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
  3. 3.Neel is interested in ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
  4. 4.Ira is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buy (d) buys
  5. 5.Arjun is interested in ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  6. 6.Arjun enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writes (c) writing (d) to write
  7. 7.Aarav finished ___ the match. (a) win (b) to win (c) winning (d) wins
  8. 8.Saanvi finished ___ to school. (a) to go (b) goes (c) going (d) go
  9. 9.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) plants (c) to plant (d) planting
  10. 10.Saanvi promised ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) singing (c) sing (d) sings
  11. 11.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
  12. 12.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) singing
  13. 13.Kunal finished ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  14. 14.Diya enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
  15. 15.Rohan wanted ___ the train. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) to take
  16. 16.Karan finished ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sending (c) send (d) sends
  17. 17.Saanvi is good at ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) making (d) make
  18. 18.Aarav is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) bringing (d) brings
  19. 19.Ananya avoided ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clap
  20. 20.Nisha decided ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jog
  21. 21.Nisha wanted ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
  22. 22.Diya is tired of ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
  23. 23.Rohan needed ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) makes (d) making
  24. 24.Ishaan practised ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  25. 25.Manav decided ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cook
  26. 26.Saanvi kept ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) to play (d) playing
  27. 27.Karan practised ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) ride
  28. 28.Dev practised ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) to send
  29. 29.Neel is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) to bake (c) baking (d) bake
  30. 30.Vivaan promised ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) to feed (d) feeds
  31. 31.Rohan avoided ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
  32. 32.Ira is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  33. 33.Diya is good at ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speaks
  34. 34.Kunal planned ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) to catch
  35. 35.Isha finished ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
  36. 36.Kunal needed ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carries
  37. 37.Rahul avoided ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) to wear
  38. 38.Vivaan refused ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) to help (c) helps (d) help
  39. 39.Vivaan wanted ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) makes (d) make
  40. 40.Pooja refused ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sing

Answer key

  1. playing
  2. riding
  3. washing
  4. buying
  5. drinking
  6. writing
  7. winning
  8. going
  9. planting
  10. to sing
  11. studying
  12. singing
  13. climbing
  14. wearing
  15. to take
  16. sending
  17. making
  18. bringing
  19. clapping
  20. to jog
  21. to feed
  22. playing
  23. to make
  24. jogging
  25. to cook
  26. playing
  27. riding
  28. sending
  29. baking
  30. to feed
  31. cooking
  32. watching
  33. speaking
  34. to catch
  35. feeding
  36. to carry
  37. wearing
  38. to help
  39. to make
  40. to sing

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