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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 300 · 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.Kunal is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studying (b) to study (c) study (d) studies
  2. 2.Ishaan is interested in ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washes
  3. 3.Meera finished ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
  4. 4.Kunal practised ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) make (d) making
  5. 5.Farhan is fond of ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) to send
  6. 6.Rohan is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) to play (c) playing (d) plays
  7. 7.Riya enjoyed ___ a story. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) to tell
  8. 8.Aisha agreed ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) to jog
  9. 9.Yash is fond of ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) runs (d) running
  10. 10.Karan kept ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogging
  11. 11.Arjun is fond of ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry
  12. 12.Omkar is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) to carry (d) carries
  13. 13.Saanvi refused ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jog
  14. 14.Sneha is tired of ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) to draw (c) draw (d) draws
  15. 15.Isha avoided ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jog
  16. 16.Rohan is tired of ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) to swim (d) swim
  17. 17.Tara wanted ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) to throw
  18. 18.Farhan is good at ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helping (d) helps
  19. 19.Rohan refused ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eat (c) to eat (d) eats
  20. 20.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) write (b) to write (c) writes (d) writing
  21. 21.Priya decided ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) play (d) plays
  22. 22.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) to feed (d) feed
  23. 23.Zoya enjoyed ___ the match. (a) wins (b) to win (c) winning (d) win
  24. 24.Kabir enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
  25. 25.Arjun kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) building (c) build (d) to build
  26. 26.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) to clap (d) claps
  27. 27.Rahul wanted ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) to sing
  28. 28.Meera is good at ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
  29. 29.Diya is good at ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) to study
  30. 30.Farhan is good at ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) to plant
  31. 31.Aarav is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) playing (c) to play (d) plays
  32. 32.Aditya finished ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
  33. 33.Aarav decided ___ rice. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
  34. 34.Rohan is tired of ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) playing (d) plays
  35. 35.Riya agreed ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) to fly
  36. 36.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wear
  37. 37.Riya is fond of ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
  38. 38.Ananya enjoyed ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eat (c) to eat (d) eating
  39. 39.Vivaan enjoyed ___ the match. (a) to win (b) win (c) winning (d) wins
  40. 40.Sneha avoided ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) to wash

Answer key

  1. studying
  2. washing
  3. baking
  4. making
  5. sending
  6. playing
  7. telling
  8. to jog
  9. running
  10. jogging
  11. carrying
  12. carrying
  13. to jog
  14. drawing
  15. jogging
  16. swimming
  17. to throw
  18. helping
  19. to eat
  20. writing
  21. to play
  22. feeding
  23. winning
  24. playing
  25. building
  26. clapping
  27. to sing
  28. building
  29. studying
  30. planting
  31. playing
  32. washing
  33. to cook
  34. playing
  35. to fly
  36. wearing
  37. speaking
  38. eating
  39. winning
  40. washing

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