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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 323 · 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.Diya is tired of ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
  2. 2.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eats (b) eating (c) eat (d) to eat
  3. 3.Omkar is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) to clean
  4. 4.Meera is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
  5. 5.Isha needed ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speak
  6. 6.Omkar is fond of ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catches
  7. 7.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) to climb (d) climbing
  8. 8.Saanvi hoped ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swim (d) swimming
  9. 9.Kavya is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) playing (b) to play (c) play (d) plays
  10. 10.Saanvi kept ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
  11. 11.Kabir is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swimming
  12. 12.Priya is good at ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) to buy
  13. 13.Saanvi finished ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
  14. 14.Priya is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) studies (c) to study (d) studying
  15. 15.Aditya kept ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
  16. 16.Yash is tired of ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) to bring (c) bring (d) bringing
  17. 17.Vivaan planned ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaking
  18. 18.Meera is good at ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bake (d) bakes
  19. 19.Arjun finished ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
  20. 20.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wears (b) wear (c) to wear (d) wearing
  21. 21.Kunal avoided ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) to ride (c) riding (d) ride
  22. 22.Ishaan decided ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinks
  23. 23.Saanvi practised ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) draw (d) drawing
  24. 24.Rohan finished ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
  25. 25.Omkar enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) to carry
  26. 26.Isha is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clapping (b) to clap (c) clap (d) claps
  27. 27.Ananya is good at ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
  28. 28.Neel is good at ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleaning
  29. 29.Neel decided ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) playing (d) plays
  30. 30.Neel avoided ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaks
  31. 31.Rahul is tired of ___ tea. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) to make
  32. 32.Riya finished ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) running (c) run (d) runs
  33. 33.Riya planned ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes (d) to bake
  34. 34.Kabir decided ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flying (c) flies (d) fly
  35. 35.Aditya practised ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) to bake (d) baking
  36. 36.Ira finished ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dancing
  37. 37.Aarav wanted ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) to study
  38. 38.Tara finished ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooks
  39. 39.Isha is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washes (d) washing
  40. 40.Yash promised ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) to draw

Answer key

  1. baking
  2. eating
  3. cleaning
  4. singing
  5. to speak
  6. catching
  7. climbing
  8. to swim
  9. playing
  10. swimming
  11. swimming
  12. buying
  13. eating
  14. studying
  15. baking
  16. bringing
  17. to speak
  18. baking
  19. eating
  20. wearing
  21. riding
  22. to drink
  23. drawing
  24. writing
  25. carrying
  26. clapping
  27. studying
  28. cleaning
  29. to play
  30. speaking
  31. making
  32. running
  33. to bake
  34. to fly
  35. baking
  36. dancing
  37. to study
  38. cooking
  39. washing
  40. to draw

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