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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 307 · 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.Priya is tired of ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeding
  2. 2.Arjun decided ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) plants (d) planting
  3. 3.Ananya planned ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) builds (c) building (d) build
  4. 4.Arjun is interested in ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) baking (c) to bake (d) bakes
  5. 5.Yash planned ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dance
  6. 6.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
  7. 7.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) baking (d) bakes
  8. 8.Pooja hoped ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) to bring
  9. 9.Isha practised ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buys (d) buying
  10. 10.Arjun avoided ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
  11. 11.Manav is good at ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
  12. 12.Rahul kept ___ a message. (a) send (b) to send (c) sending (d) sends
  13. 13.Saanvi is good at ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  14. 14.Neel is fond of ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeding
  15. 15.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) build (b) builds (c) to build (d) building
  16. 16.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) draws (d) drawing
  17. 17.Ananya planned ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogging
  18. 18.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) send (c) sending (d) sends
  19. 19.Aarav avoided ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) to send
  20. 20.Ishaan needed ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) to write (c) write (d) writes
  21. 21.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watches
  22. 22.Priya is good at ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) to bake
  23. 23.Isha is fond of ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
  24. 24.Pooja wanted ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) to wash (d) washing
  25. 25.Isha is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) to cook
  26. 26.Zoya promised ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
  27. 27.Myra is fond of ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) riding (d) rides
  28. 28.Diya is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) make (b) to make (c) makes (d) making
  29. 29.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) to clap (d) clap
  30. 30.Arjun finished ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
  31. 31.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleans
  32. 32.Ananya is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
  33. 33.Priya is fond of ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) to play
  34. 34.Meera is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  35. 35.Vivaan decided ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) draws (d) drawing
  36. 36.Farhan kept ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) to throw
  37. 37.Yash enjoyed ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
  38. 38.Zoya is interested in ___ the train. (a) takes (b) take (c) to take (d) taking
  39. 39.Tara is interested in ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) to dance
  40. 40.Isha wanted ___ in the park. (a) running (b) to run (c) runs (d) run

Answer key

  1. feeding
  2. to plant
  3. to build
  4. baking
  5. to dance
  6. eating
  7. baking
  8. to bring
  9. buying
  10. jogging
  11. carrying
  12. sending
  13. jogging
  14. feeding
  15. building
  16. drawing
  17. to jog
  18. sending
  19. sending
  20. to write
  21. watching
  22. baking
  23. speaking
  24. to wash
  25. cooking
  26. to study
  27. riding
  28. making
  29. clapping
  30. catching
  31. cleaning
  32. swimming
  33. playing
  34. drinking
  35. to draw
  36. throwing
  37. studying
  38. taking
  39. dancing
  40. to run

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