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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 303 · 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.Aarav is good at ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rides (d) to ride
  2. 2.Karan is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) to watch
  3. 3.Arjun kept ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
  4. 4.Sneha wanted ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swims (d) to swim
  5. 5.Ishaan practised ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catching
  6. 6.Nisha is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
  7. 7.Manav practised ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  8. 8.Kunal is interested in ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swimming
  9. 9.Neel finished ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
  10. 10.Neel is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throws
  11. 11.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) throws (c) to throw (d) throwing
  12. 12.Isha finished ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buying
  13. 13.Rahul is tired of ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) make (d) making
  14. 14.Farhan enjoyed ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  15. 15.Diya is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
  16. 16.Rahul enjoyed ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) to send
  17. 17.Kabir promised ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) to bring
  18. 18.Rohan needed ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak (d) to speak
  19. 19.Priya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  20. 20.Meera is good at ___ a story. (a) tells (b) tell (c) to tell (d) telling
  21. 21.Kabir promised ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
  22. 22.Karan planned ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
  23. 23.Ira agreed ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooks
  24. 24.Priya is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) playing (c) to play (d) plays
  25. 25.Aarav wanted ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogs
  26. 26.Diya kept ___ a message. (a) sends (b) to send (c) send (d) sending
  27. 27.Myra promised ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flies (c) to fly (d) flying
  28. 28.Neel is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) to climb
  29. 29.Aisha is good at ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
  30. 30.Zoya finished ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dance
  31. 31.Diya enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wear (c) wears (d) wearing
  32. 32.Myra kept ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) to drink
  33. 33.Sneha refused ___ a story. (a) tells (b) tell (c) to tell (d) telling
  34. 34.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) riding (b) rides (c) ride (d) to ride
  35. 35.Manav needed ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swim
  36. 36.Karan is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  37. 37.Myra enjoyed ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) fly (d) flies
  38. 38.Aisha agreed ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeding
  39. 39.Aisha finished ___ science. (a) studying (b) study (c) to study (d) studies
  40. 40.Kabir enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) plays (d) playing

Answer key

  1. riding
  2. watching
  3. baking
  4. to swim
  5. catching
  6. bringing
  7. dancing
  8. swimming
  9. watching
  10. throwing
  11. throwing
  12. buying
  13. making
  14. cleaning
  15. watching
  16. sending
  17. to bring
  18. to speak
  19. jogging
  20. telling
  21. to cook
  22. to cook
  23. to cook
  24. playing
  25. to jog
  26. sending
  27. to fly
  28. climbing
  29. swimming
  30. dancing
  31. wearing
  32. drinking
  33. to tell
  34. riding
  35. to swim
  36. studying
  37. flying
  38. to feed
  39. studying
  40. playing

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