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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 3 · 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.Myra is good at ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
  2. 2.Riya needed ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) clean
  3. 3.Rahul finished ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeding
  4. 4.Pooja wanted ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat (d) to eat
  5. 5.Riya is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) to feed
  6. 6.Diya planned ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) to wash
  7. 7.Rohan kept ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
  8. 8.Rohan decided ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) to win
  9. 9.Pooja is good at ___ a story. (a) telling (b) to tell (c) tell (d) tells
  10. 10.Zoya finished ___ a message. (a) send (b) to send (c) sends (d) sending
  11. 11.Yash decided ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washing
  12. 12.Meera is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clapping (b) to clap (c) clap (d) claps
  13. 13.Ishaan is interested in ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) to climb (d) climb
  14. 14.Riya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swimming (d) to swim
  15. 15.Isha needed ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drinking
  16. 16.Ira is good at ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinks
  17. 17.Aarav promised ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) building (c) builds (d) to build
  18. 18.Ishaan is interested in ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plants
  19. 19.Omkar finished ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) to throw
  20. 20.Rohan is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) runs (b) running (c) run (d) to run
  21. 21.Dev avoided ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook
  22. 22.Diya is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) to feed
  23. 23.Meera avoided ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
  24. 24.Zoya finished ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) to tell
  25. 25.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) to bake
  26. 26.Kunal is tired of ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
  27. 27.Karan avoided ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) to wear
  28. 28.Diya avoided ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watches
  29. 29.Manav promised ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) to help (c) help (d) helps
  30. 30.Karan is tired of ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swim
  31. 31.Isha is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) make (b) makes (c) to make (d) making
  32. 32.Aisha is good at ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) to bring (c) bring (d) bringing
  33. 33.Riya kept ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  34. 34.Rohan enjoyed ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) drawing (d) draws
  35. 35.Tara is interested in ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throw (d) throws
  36. 36.Rohan wanted ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) to ride (c) riding (d) ride
  37. 37.Arjun kept ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) riding (c) ride (d) to ride
  38. 38.Omkar agreed ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writes (c) writing (d) to write
  39. 39.Aarav planned ___ a story. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) tells (d) telling
  40. 40.Aarav enjoyed ___ the match. (a) to win (b) win (c) wins (d) winning

Answer key

  1. studying
  2. to clean
  3. feeding
  4. to eat
  5. feeding
  6. to wash
  7. speaking
  8. to win
  9. telling
  10. sending
  11. to wash
  12. clapping
  13. climbing
  14. swimming
  15. to drink
  16. drinking
  17. to build
  18. planting
  19. throwing
  20. running
  21. cooking
  22. feeding
  23. watching
  24. telling
  25. baking
  26. carrying
  27. wearing
  28. watching
  29. to help
  30. swimming
  31. making
  32. bringing
  33. taking
  34. drawing
  35. throwing
  36. to ride
  37. riding
  38. to write
  39. to tell
  40. winning

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