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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 31 · 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.Tara is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carries (b) carry (c) to carry (d) carrying
  2. 2.Pooja is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) go (b) goes (c) to go (d) going
  3. 3.Farhan is interested in ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) to climb
  4. 4.Myra is tired of ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
  5. 5.Farhan kept ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jogs
  6. 6.Neel wanted ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) to jog
  7. 7.Tara enjoyed ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) sing (d) singing
  8. 8.Aditya is good at ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant
  9. 9.Ira is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook
  10. 10.Myra promised ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) to send (d) sending
  11. 11.Diya is good at ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) riding (d) rides
  12. 12.Kavya is interested in ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  13. 13.Saanvi enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
  14. 14.Ishaan is fond of ___ the match. (a) wins (b) winning (c) win (d) to win
  15. 15.Ira avoided ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helping (d) helps
  16. 16.Dev is tired of ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) to send
  17. 17.Tara is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) winning (c) to win (d) win
  18. 18.Farhan is tired of ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catch
  19. 19.Manav is good at ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogs
  20. 20.Diya is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) to study (c) study (d) studying
  21. 21.Diya is fond of ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
  22. 22.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) tells (d) telling
  23. 23.Neel avoided ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
  24. 24.Kabir enjoyed ___ the match. (a) win (b) winning (c) wins (d) to win
  25. 25.Rohan kept ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) to play
  26. 26.Diya practised ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
  27. 27.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sing (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sings
  28. 28.Omkar needed ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cooking
  29. 29.Vivaan promised ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) to speak (d) speaking
  30. 30.Nisha enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) to feed (c) feeds (d) feed
  31. 31.Karan avoided ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speak
  32. 32.Ananya needed ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) making (d) make
  33. 33.Nisha planned ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) to bring (d) bring
  34. 34.Arjun planned ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) to help
  35. 35.Rahul refused ___ the match. (a) to win (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
  36. 36.Aditya is good at ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sing (c) to sing (d) sings
  37. 37.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wears
  38. 38.Priya avoided ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  39. 39.Tara practised ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) riding (c) to ride (d) rides
  40. 40.Rohan promised ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) to clap

Answer key

  1. carrying
  2. going
  3. climbing
  4. climbing
  5. jogging
  6. to jog
  7. singing
  8. planting
  9. cooking
  10. to send
  11. riding
  12. feeding
  13. feeding
  14. winning
  15. helping
  16. sending
  17. winning
  18. catching
  19. jogging
  20. studying
  21. helping
  22. telling
  23. buying
  24. winning
  25. playing
  26. jogging
  27. singing
  28. to cook
  29. to speak
  30. feeding
  31. speaking
  32. to make
  33. to bring
  34. to help
  35. to win
  36. singing
  37. wearing
  38. feeding
  39. riding
  40. to clap

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