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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 33 · 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.Kavya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  2. 2.Myra is fond of ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) to ride (c) riding (d) ride
  3. 3.Sneha is fond of ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  4. 4.Diya is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) to speak
  5. 5.Aarav is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
  6. 6.Neel promised ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plants
  7. 7.Ishaan is good at ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  8. 8.Rohan refused ___ to school. (a) going (b) goes (c) go (d) to go
  9. 9.Karan kept ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
  10. 10.Vivaan planned ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) to eat
  11. 11.Kavya wanted ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  12. 12.Diya kept ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
  13. 13.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  14. 14.Rohan practised ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
  15. 15.Yash agreed ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) running (c) run (d) runs
  16. 16.Manav planned ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) to study (d) studying
  17. 17.Omkar finished ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) to study
  18. 18.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
  19. 19.Omkar needed ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buy (d) buys
  20. 20.Meera wanted ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catch
  21. 21.Neel is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buy
  22. 22.Sneha is interested in ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  23. 23.Aisha refused ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) to wash (d) washing
  24. 24.Karan wanted ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) to buy
  25. 25.Aditya kept ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
  26. 26.Tara avoided ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
  27. 27.Kavya hoped ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) to carry (d) carries
  28. 28.Omkar is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) bring (d) brings
  29. 29.Aarav wanted ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cook
  30. 30.Manav is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) to drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drink
  31. 31.Karan finished ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
  32. 32.Karan practised ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) to help
  33. 33.Manav kept ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
  34. 34.Nisha is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dancing
  35. 35.Yash avoided ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) to speak
  36. 36.Farhan wanted ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) building (c) builds (d) to build
  37. 37.Yash is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) go (b) goes (c) going (d) to go
  38. 38.Aditya enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) to throw
  39. 39.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps (d) to help
  40. 40.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) to catch

Answer key

  1. bringing
  2. riding
  3. climbing
  4. speaking
  5. studying
  6. to plant
  7. drinking
  8. to go
  9. speaking
  10. to eat
  11. to dance
  12. dancing
  13. bringing
  14. catching
  15. to run
  16. to study
  17. studying
  18. studying
  19. to buy
  20. to catch
  21. buying
  22. watching
  23. to wash
  24. to buy
  25. playing
  26. planting
  27. to carry
  28. bringing
  29. to cook
  30. drinking
  31. feeding
  32. helping
  33. catching
  34. dancing
  35. speaking
  36. to build
  37. going
  38. throwing
  39. helping
  40. catching

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