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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 322 · 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.Pooja is interested in ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
  2. 2.Rohan is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) to buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
  3. 3.Pooja is good at ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throwing
  4. 4.Omkar is fond of ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) tell
  5. 5.Ananya kept ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
  6. 6.Farhan finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) building (c) build (d) builds
  7. 7.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) to ride
  8. 8.Aarav finished ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
  9. 9.Kavya wanted ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
  10. 10.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writes (b) write (c) to write (d) writing
  11. 11.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbs
  12. 12.Karan wanted ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
  13. 13.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) to send
  14. 14.Omkar is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) brings (b) to bring (c) bring (d) bringing
  15. 15.Rahul finished ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) to catch
  16. 16.Karan is interested in ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
  17. 17.Myra is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  18. 18.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) to take (c) take (d) taking
  19. 19.Dev enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feed
  20. 20.Kavya hoped ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) to help (c) helping (d) helps
  21. 21.Omkar is tired of ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
  22. 22.Farhan is fond of ___ to school. (a) go (b) to go (c) goes (d) going
  23. 23.Riya is tired of ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) to win (d) winning
  24. 24.Pooja kept ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) planting (d) plants
  25. 25.Kavya needed ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clap (c) to clap (d) clapping
  26. 26.Aarav is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) to throw
  27. 27.Zoya is good at ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
  28. 28.Isha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) to climb (c) climb (d) climbing
  29. 29.Meera enjoyed ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drinking
  30. 30.Riya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) planting (d) plants
  31. 31.Neel is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) to bake
  32. 32.Omkar enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) run (b) runs (c) running (d) to run
  33. 33.Yash wanted ___ a story. (a) tell (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tells
  34. 34.Saanvi is good at ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
  35. 35.Diya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooking
  36. 36.Tara finished ___ a story. (a) tell (b) to tell (c) tells (d) telling
  37. 37.Ira planned ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
  38. 38.Vivaan finished ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cook
  39. 39.Ishaan refused ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flies (c) to fly (d) flying
  40. 40.Kavya is fond of ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeds

Answer key

  1. drinking
  2. buying
  3. throwing
  4. telling
  5. swimming
  6. building
  7. riding
  8. wearing
  9. to drink
  10. writing
  11. climbing
  12. to bake
  13. sending
  14. bringing
  15. catching
  16. studying
  17. baking
  18. taking
  19. feeding
  20. to help
  21. throwing
  22. going
  23. winning
  24. planting
  25. to clap
  26. throwing
  27. feeding
  28. climbing
  29. drinking
  30. planting
  31. baking
  32. running
  33. to tell
  34. dancing
  35. cooking
  36. telling
  37. to carry
  38. cooking
  39. to fly
  40. feeding

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