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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 334 · 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.Farhan is interested in ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) go (d) going
  2. 2.Kabir is tired of ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helping (c) helps (d) help
  3. 3.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps (d) to clap
  4. 4.Sneha is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watch (d) watches
  5. 5.Aisha enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throws
  6. 6.Kunal is fond of ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catching
  7. 7.Nisha finished ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) to play (d) playing
  8. 8.Manav agreed ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) to watch
  9. 9.Arjun is good at ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
  10. 10.Riya enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buy
  11. 11.Nisha is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  12. 12.Vivaan is good at ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) play (d) plays
  13. 13.Aditya enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) to throw
  14. 14.Tara is tired of ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
  15. 15.Farhan is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) to catch (c) catch (d) catches
  16. 16.Aisha kept ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) to play
  17. 17.Myra is fond of ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) clap (d) claps
  18. 18.Zoya finished ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
  19. 19.Saanvi kept ___ the match. (a) to win (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
  20. 20.Arjun is fond of ___ science. (a) studies (b) to study (c) studying (d) study
  21. 21.Yash needed ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
  22. 22.Riya is good at ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dancing
  23. 23.Omkar hoped ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) clean
  24. 24.Kavya needed ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) to bring
  25. 25.Rahul is fond of ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
  26. 26.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eating (b) eat (c) to eat (d) eats
  27. 27.Zoya agreed ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeding
  28. 28.Yash is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) to win (b) wins (c) win (d) winning
  29. 29.Manav avoided ___ to school. (a) going (b) goes (c) go (d) to go
  30. 30.Farhan wanted ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
  31. 31.Rohan is fond of ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch (d) to catch
  32. 32.Isha is fond of ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flies (c) to fly (d) flying
  33. 33.Manav decided ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) to play (d) playing
  34. 34.Rohan is fond of ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) to fly
  35. 35.Riya finished ___ the train. (a) take (b) taking (c) to take (d) takes
  36. 36.Karan planned ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  37. 37.Pooja is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helping (b) help (c) to help (d) helps
  38. 38.Vivaan promised ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helps (c) to help (d) helping
  39. 39.Kavya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swimming (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swim
  40. 40.Arjun is tired of ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies

Answer key

  1. going
  2. helping
  3. clapping
  4. watching
  5. throwing
  6. catching
  7. playing
  8. to watch
  9. playing
  10. buying
  11. dancing
  12. playing
  13. throwing
  14. flying
  15. catching
  16. playing
  17. clapping
  18. dancing
  19. winning
  20. studying
  21. to carry
  22. dancing
  23. to clean
  24. to bring
  25. cooking
  26. eating
  27. to feed
  28. winning
  29. going
  30. to dance
  31. catching
  32. flying
  33. to play
  34. flying
  35. taking
  36. to jog
  37. helping
  38. to help
  39. swimming
  40. flying

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