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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 295 · 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.Rohan needed ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drinks
  2. 2.Aarav is tired of ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) to wash (d) washes
  3. 3.Tara is good at ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) wash (c) washes (d) washing
  4. 4.Karan is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) to climb (c) climb (d) climbing
  5. 5.Diya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) to catch
  6. 6.Kavya is fond of ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) plant
  7. 7.Tara is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) to jog
  8. 8.Ishaan decided ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) to wear (c) wears (d) wearing
  9. 9.Riya is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
  10. 10.Rahul enjoyed ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) to draw (d) draws
  11. 11.Dev is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
  12. 12.Isha is good at ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
  13. 13.Rahul avoided ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bake (c) to bake (d) bakes
  14. 14.Diya refused ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) making (d) make
  15. 15.Vivaan avoided ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
  16. 16.Aarav agreed ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writes (d) writing
  17. 17.Farhan is good at ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dances
  18. 18.Aarav is fond of ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) to bake (d) bake
  19. 19.Aditya avoided ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) building (c) build (d) builds
  20. 20.Yash promised ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buying
  21. 21.Rohan is good at ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) baking (d) bakes
  22. 22.Meera promised ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
  23. 23.Meera practised ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
  24. 24.Zoya agreed ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drinking
  25. 25.Rahul kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
  26. 26.Meera is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  27. 27.Omkar refused ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) to clean
  28. 28.Zoya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to catch (b) catches (c) catch (d) catching
  29. 29.Arjun promised ___ the room. (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  30. 30.Yash promised ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbs
  31. 31.Arjun wanted ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studies (d) studying
  32. 32.Riya finished ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helps (c) to help (d) helping
  33. 33.Yash kept ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) to sing
  34. 34.Sneha finished ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
  35. 35.Sneha is tired of ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) to wash
  36. 36.Kavya enjoyed ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) to bring (c) bringing (d) bring
  37. 37.Diya practised ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
  38. 38.Saanvi promised ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) clean
  39. 39.Pooja agreed ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sing (c) singing (d) sings
  40. 40.Ira is fond of ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eating (c) to eat (d) eat

Answer key

  1. to drink
  2. washing
  3. washing
  4. climbing
  5. catching
  6. planting
  7. jogging
  8. to wear
  9. playing
  10. drawing
  11. telling
  12. dancing
  13. baking
  14. to make
  15. cleaning
  16. to write
  17. dancing
  18. baking
  19. building
  20. to buy
  21. baking
  22. to tell
  23. throwing
  24. to drink
  25. watching
  26. studying
  27. to clean
  28. catching
  29. to clean
  30. to climb
  31. to study
  32. helping
  33. singing
  34. studying
  35. washing
  36. bringing
  37. swimming
  38. to clean
  39. to sing
  40. eating

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