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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 328 · 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.Isha practised ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watches
  2. 2.Meera refused ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  3. 3.Manav avoided ___ tea. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) to make
  4. 4.Sneha wanted ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throws (d) throwing
  5. 5.Dev is good at ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  6. 6.Ishaan is interested in ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helping (d) helps
  7. 7.Kabir is fond of ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) to cook
  8. 8.Meera is tired of ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) to catch
  9. 9.Rohan enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) to run
  10. 10.Neel finished ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) to go
  11. 11.Kavya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
  12. 12.Ira is good at ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) washes (c) to wash (d) wash
  13. 13.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) to make
  14. 14.Ishaan kept ___ a story. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tell
  15. 15.Ishaan finished ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
  16. 16.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take (d) to take
  17. 17.Omkar decided ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watching
  18. 18.Sneha is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
  19. 19.Aditya planned ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eating (d) eats
  20. 20.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  21. 21.Nisha kept ___ to school. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) to go
  22. 22.Ira is fond of ___ tea. (a) makes (b) making (c) to make (d) make
  23. 23.Isha enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) clapping (d) claps
  24. 24.Diya is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
  25. 25.Karan enjoyed ___ a message. (a) sends (b) to send (c) send (d) sending
  26. 26.Tara is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draw
  27. 27.Nisha hoped ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooking
  28. 28.Manav enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
  29. 29.Sneha is fond of ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook
  30. 30.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant
  31. 31.Manav agreed ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) to study (d) studying
  32. 32.Pooja planned ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  33. 33.Priya is good at ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
  34. 34.Aarav is good at ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) to climb (d) climbing
  35. 35.Aditya avoided ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) baking (d) bakes
  36. 36.Manav agreed ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) to draw
  37. 37.Zoya planned ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) to swim (d) swim
  38. 38.Vivaan kept ___ the train. (a) to take (b) taking (c) takes (d) take
  39. 39.Manav is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) to dance
  40. 40.Diya is good at ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) to feed

Answer key

  1. watching
  2. to drink
  3. making
  4. to throw
  5. drinking
  6. helping
  7. cooking
  8. catching
  9. running
  10. going
  11. washing
  12. washing
  13. making
  14. telling
  15. throwing
  16. taking
  17. to watch
  18. cooking
  19. to eat
  20. climbing
  21. going
  22. making
  23. clapping
  24. clapping
  25. sending
  26. drawing
  27. to cook
  28. feeding
  29. cooking
  30. planting
  31. to study
  32. to take
  33. catching
  34. climbing
  35. baking
  36. to draw
  37. to swim
  38. taking
  39. dancing
  40. feeding

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