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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 301 · 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 good at ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
  2. 2.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) taking (b) takes (c) to take (d) take
  3. 3.Rahul practised ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  4. 4.Aisha enjoyed ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) tell
  5. 5.Manav is fond of ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watch
  6. 6.Arjun enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping (d) to clap
  7. 7.Ananya agreed ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) to bring (d) brings
  8. 8.Arjun finished ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catches
  9. 9.Aisha promised ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) to plant
  10. 10.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) to plant
  11. 11.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) to send
  12. 12.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) to wear (d) wear
  13. 13.Meera practised ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  14. 14.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
  15. 15.Omkar is good at ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) to write
  16. 16.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) to bake
  17. 17.Neel avoided ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink (d) to drink
  18. 18.Aarav hoped ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy (d) to buy
  19. 19.Priya planned ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) to clap (d) claps
  20. 20.Aarav finished ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sending (c) send (d) sends
  21. 21.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) to win (b) wins (c) win (d) winning
  22. 22.Priya is interested in ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
  23. 23.Tara is tired of ___ a story. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) tell (d) telling
  24. 24.Aisha is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) playing (b) plays (c) to play (d) play
  25. 25.Yash promised ___ the match. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) to win
  26. 26.Rohan kept ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  27. 27.Isha finished ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  28. 28.Farhan planned ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writing (d) writes
  29. 29.Zoya promised ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeding
  30. 30.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) goes (b) go (c) going (d) to go
  31. 31.Karan avoided ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) to dance
  32. 32.Kunal enjoyed ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sing (c) singing (d) sings
  33. 33.Kabir promised ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) to send
  34. 34.Arjun is fond of ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) to write (c) writing (d) write
  35. 35.Kabir wanted ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  36. 36.Isha is good at ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) to clean
  37. 37.Diya promised ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
  38. 38.Aarav avoided ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) to win
  39. 39.Arjun practised ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wear
  40. 40.Nisha is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) plays (b) to play (c) play (d) playing

Answer key

  1. helping
  2. taking
  3. watching
  4. telling
  5. watching
  6. clapping
  7. to bring
  8. catching
  9. to plant
  10. planting
  11. sending
  12. wearing
  13. jogging
  14. baking
  15. writing
  16. baking
  17. drinking
  18. to buy
  19. to clap
  20. sending
  21. winning
  22. clapping
  23. telling
  24. playing
  25. to win
  26. jogging
  27. baking
  28. to write
  29. to feed
  30. going
  31. dancing
  32. singing
  33. to send
  34. writing
  35. to feed
  36. cleaning
  37. to study
  38. winning
  39. wearing
  40. playing

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