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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 321 · 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.Rohan is good at ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) to sing
  2. 2.Rahul is fond of ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) to clean
  3. 3.Aditya finished ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
  4. 4.Ishaan avoided ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) to dance
  5. 5.Ananya refused ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
  6. 6.Dev is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
  7. 7.Nisha enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swimming
  8. 8.Sneha enjoyed ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studies (d) studying
  9. 9.Aditya promised ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) to help
  10. 10.Farhan is good at ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) clap (d) claps
  11. 11.Farhan is tired of ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping (d) to help
  12. 12.Omkar hoped ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) make (d) makes
  13. 13.Priya is fond of ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) clean
  14. 14.Aisha practised ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) washes (d) wash
  15. 15.Karan is fond of ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) builds (c) building (d) to build
  16. 16.Kabir is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
  17. 17.Kunal decided ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) to carry
  18. 18.Farhan is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wear (b) to wear (c) wears (d) wearing
  19. 19.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
  20. 20.Kabir refused ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flying (c) flies (d) fly
  21. 21.Priya is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) go (b) goes (c) to go (d) going
  22. 22.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bring (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bringing
  23. 23.Isha avoided ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
  24. 24.Omkar needed ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) to bake (d) bake
  25. 25.Myra is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak (d) to speak
  26. 26.Diya agreed ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) rides (c) to ride (d) ride
  27. 27.Yash finished ___ a message. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) to send
  28. 28.Yash is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sing (d) to sing
  29. 29.Ira enjoyed ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) to cook
  30. 30.Ananya avoided ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
  31. 31.Ira avoided ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) going (d) to go
  32. 32.Rohan finished ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) runs (d) running
  33. 33.Manav avoided ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) to play
  34. 34.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sending (b) to send (c) sends (d) send
  35. 35.Sneha decided ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) to carry
  36. 36.Meera is fond of ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) to play (d) playing
  37. 37.Kunal is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) throw
  38. 38.Nisha needed ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) draws (d) to draw
  39. 39.Farhan is good at ___ to school. (a) to go (b) go (c) going (d) goes
  40. 40.Sneha agreed ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) to study

Answer key

  1. singing
  2. cleaning
  3. wearing
  4. dancing
  5. to study
  6. drinking
  7. swimming
  8. studying
  9. to help
  10. clapping
  11. helping
  12. to make
  13. cleaning
  14. washing
  15. building
  16. speaking
  17. to carry
  18. wearing
  19. studying
  20. to fly
  21. going
  22. bringing
  23. dancing
  24. to bake
  25. speaking
  26. to ride
  27. sending
  28. singing
  29. cooking
  30. baking
  31. going
  32. running
  33. playing
  34. sending
  35. to carry
  36. playing
  37. throwing
  38. to draw
  39. going
  40. to study

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