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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 306 · 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.Ishaan is good at ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) to tell
  2. 2.Nisha is tired of ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carrying
  3. 3.Meera finished ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
  4. 4.Isha is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
  5. 5.Yash is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clap
  6. 6.Dev is good at ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
  7. 7.Zoya is good at ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carry
  8. 8.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) fly (b) flies (c) to fly (d) flying
  9. 9.Aisha avoided ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
  10. 10.Yash enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) to play (d) playing
  11. 11.Manav is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) write (b) to write (c) writing (d) writes
  12. 12.Aarav practised ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  13. 13.Meera promised ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) to draw
  14. 14.Nisha enjoyed ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
  15. 15.Meera is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  16. 16.Saanvi refused ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking (d) to take
  17. 17.Isha finished ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) to clap (d) clap
  18. 18.Zoya enjoyed ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) builds (d) building
  19. 19.Diya is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
  20. 20.Saanvi agreed ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed (d) to feed
  21. 21.Karan is tired of ___ in the park. (a) run (b) runs (c) to run (d) running
  22. 22.Aarav is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
  23. 23.Omkar is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
  24. 24.Vivaan refused ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) to draw
  25. 25.Myra kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) builds (c) building (d) to build
  26. 26.Zoya is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studying (b) study (c) to study (d) studies
  27. 27.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) to tell
  28. 28.Diya is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
  29. 29.Nisha enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) to climb (d) climbs
  30. 30.Diya is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) to ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) ride
  31. 31.Kavya is good at ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  32. 32.Myra wanted ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeding (c) feed (d) feeds
  33. 33.Aisha refused ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drawing (d) to draw
  34. 34.Vivaan is good at ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buying
  35. 35.Arjun is interested in ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
  36. 36.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) builds (b) building (c) to build (d) build
  37. 37.Zoya promised ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeds
  38. 38.Aisha kept ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) to plant
  39. 39.Rahul practised ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watching
  40. 40.Meera is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink

Answer key

  1. telling
  2. carrying
  3. buying
  4. speaking
  5. clapping
  6. throwing
  7. carrying
  8. flying
  9. flying
  10. playing
  11. writing
  12. drinking
  13. to draw
  14. cooking
  15. bringing
  16. to take
  17. clapping
  18. building
  19. watching
  20. to feed
  21. running
  22. feeding
  23. drinking
  24. to draw
  25. building
  26. studying
  27. telling
  28. running
  29. climbing
  30. riding
  31. climbing
  32. to feed
  33. to draw
  34. buying
  35. drinking
  36. building
  37. to feed
  38. planting
  39. watching
  40. drinking

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