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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 336 · 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.Ira enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) to write
  2. 2.Rahul planned ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
  3. 3.Aditya wanted ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cooks
  4. 4.Pooja is good at ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
  5. 5.Arjun is tired of ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) to buy
  6. 6.Diya planned ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) to write (c) write (d) writes
  7. 7.Yash needed ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) rides (d) riding
  8. 8.Aarav hoped ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  9. 9.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wear (b) wears (c) to wear (d) wearing
  10. 10.Yash is fond of ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) to bring (c) bringing (d) bring
  11. 11.Kabir is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) to bring (d) bring
  12. 12.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) draws (d) to draw
  13. 13.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catching
  14. 14.Kabir finished ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swim
  15. 15.Kabir enjoyed ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
  16. 16.Pooja is good at ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) to help
  17. 17.Dev refused ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
  18. 18.Pooja is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cooking
  19. 19.Myra is interested in ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeds
  20. 20.Aarav practised ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) making (d) makes
  21. 21.Ananya enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buys
  22. 22.Rohan kept ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping (d) to clap
  23. 23.Ishaan practised ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) to swim
  24. 24.Farhan enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeding
  25. 25.Arjun hoped ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) to dance
  26. 26.Rohan is interested in ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) to buy
  27. 27.Farhan agreed ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) clean
  28. 28.Arjun is tired of ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
  29. 29.Ira finished ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
  30. 30.Rohan planned ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) rides (d) riding
  31. 31.Zoya is good at ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
  32. 32.Zoya enjoyed ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
  33. 33.Vivaan avoided ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  34. 34.Dev finished ___ a message. (a) sending (b) to send (c) sends (d) send
  35. 35.Manav is interested in ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) to fly (d) fly
  36. 36.Ananya enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
  37. 37.Isha is interested in ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) to carry (d) carrying
  38. 38.Isha enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clap
  39. 39.Diya is fond of ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) to bake (d) baking
  40. 40.Arjun hoped ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) riding (d) rides

Answer key

  1. writing
  2. to watch
  3. to cook
  4. jogging
  5. buying
  6. to write
  7. to ride
  8. to carry
  9. wearing
  10. bringing
  11. bringing
  12. drawing
  13. catching
  14. swimming
  15. cleaning
  16. helping
  17. to catch
  18. cooking
  19. feeding
  20. making
  21. buying
  22. clapping
  23. swimming
  24. feeding
  25. to dance
  26. buying
  27. to clean
  28. washing
  29. playing
  30. to ride
  31. swimming
  32. baking
  33. bringing
  34. sending
  35. flying
  36. washing
  37. carrying
  38. clapping
  39. baking
  40. to ride

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