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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 318 · 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.Vivaan is good at ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throw (d) throwing
  2. 2.Manav is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings (d) to sing
  3. 3.Aditya enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
  4. 4.Saanvi enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) runs (d) running
  5. 5.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throw (d) throwing
  6. 6.Tara finished ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watches
  7. 7.Ishaan needed ___ the match. (a) wins (b) win (c) to win (d) winning
  8. 8.Kunal is tired of ___ tea. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) to make
  9. 9.Sneha planned ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swimming (d) to swim
  10. 10.Myra agreed ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) to help (c) helping (d) help
  11. 11.Aditya planned ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) to plant
  12. 12.Rahul is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) to study (c) study (d) studying
  13. 13.Dev is good at ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cook
  14. 14.Kabir practised ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) to fly (c) flying (d) flies
  15. 15.Pooja finished ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) to throw (d) throw
  16. 16.Diya promised ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying (d) to carry
  17. 17.Nisha planned ___ a message. (a) send (b) sending (c) to send (d) sends
  18. 18.Aisha wanted ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) to fly
  19. 19.Vivaan avoided ___ a story. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tells
  20. 20.Karan is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) take (b) taking (c) to take (d) takes
  21. 21.Ishaan needed ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
  22. 22.Rahul agreed ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly (d) to fly
  23. 23.Vivaan practised ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) to wear
  24. 24.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sending (b) to send (c) sends (d) send
  25. 25.Kavya is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watching
  26. 26.Priya finished ___ to school. (a) goes (b) going (c) go (d) to go
  27. 27.Diya finished ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writing (c) writes (d) to write
  28. 28.Saanvi avoided ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps (d) to help
  29. 29.Yash is fond of ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
  30. 30.Pooja avoided ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) to feed (c) feeds (d) feed
  31. 31.Yash is tired of ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  32. 32.Kavya refused ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  33. 33.Kabir avoided ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
  34. 34.Aarav needed ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drink
  35. 35.Arjun kept ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drinking
  36. 36.Meera is good at ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) to ride (d) rides
  37. 37.Diya is fond of ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) washing (d) wash
  38. 38.Sneha practised ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook
  39. 39.Pooja finished ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) to clean
  40. 40.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings (d) to sing

Answer key

  1. throwing
  2. singing
  3. throwing
  4. running
  5. throwing
  6. watching
  7. to win
  8. making
  9. to swim
  10. to help
  11. to plant
  12. studying
  13. cooking
  14. flying
  15. throwing
  16. to carry
  17. to send
  18. to fly
  19. telling
  20. taking
  21. to cook
  22. to fly
  23. wearing
  24. sending
  25. watching
  26. going
  27. writing
  28. helping
  29. planting
  30. feeding
  31. taking
  32. to feed
  33. cleaning
  34. to drink
  35. drinking
  36. riding
  37. washing
  38. cooking
  39. cleaning
  40. singing

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