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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 339 · 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 looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) to run (c) run (d) runs
  2. 2.Arjun is tired of ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
  3. 3.Tara is fond of ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) to bring
  4. 4.Kavya kept ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog
  5. 5.Kavya promised ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
  6. 6.Aditya decided ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) to swim
  7. 7.Zoya finished ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
  8. 8.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
  9. 9.Pooja avoided ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinking
  10. 10.Arjun planned ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eating (d) eats
  11. 11.Yash avoided ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) to plant
  12. 12.Karan enjoyed ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) to drink
  13. 13.Aisha wanted ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks (d) to cook
  14. 14.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) to sing (b) sing (c) singing (d) sings
  15. 15.Dev kept ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  16. 16.Kunal promised ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat (d) to eat
  17. 17.Myra hoped ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
  18. 18.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) taking (b) take (c) to take (d) takes
  19. 19.Neel practised ___ the match. (a) to win (b) winning (c) wins (d) win
  20. 20.Rahul is fond of ___ the room. (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  21. 21.Myra decided ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catch
  22. 22.Ishaan agreed ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) clean
  23. 23.Ira enjoyed ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) to watch
  24. 24.Nisha needed ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) to run (d) run
  25. 25.Isha kept ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
  26. 26.Meera is fond of ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) to study (d) studying
  27. 27.Ira is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  28. 28.Kunal wanted ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  29. 29.Ishaan wanted ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) to bring
  30. 30.Rahul enjoyed ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) to make (d) makes
  31. 31.Dev avoided ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  32. 32.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) riding (b) ride (c) to ride (d) rides
  33. 33.Ananya needed ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) to drink (c) drink (d) drinking
  34. 34.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) to bring (d) brings
  35. 35.Kavya is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
  36. 36.Sneha is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) to clean
  37. 37.Aditya avoided ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) to fly (c) flying (d) fly
  38. 38.Ishaan promised ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) to ride (c) riding (d) ride
  39. 39.Neel avoided ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) to wear (d) wearing
  40. 40.Riya avoided ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drink

Answer key

  1. running
  2. singing
  3. bringing
  4. jogging
  5. to carry
  6. to swim
  7. studying
  8. watching
  9. drinking
  10. to eat
  11. planting
  12. drinking
  13. to cook
  14. singing
  15. baking
  16. to eat
  17. to play
  18. taking
  19. winning
  20. cleaning
  21. to catch
  22. to clean
  23. watching
  24. to run
  25. speaking
  26. studying
  27. dancing
  28. to watch
  29. to bring
  30. making
  31. drinking
  32. riding
  33. to drink
  34. bringing
  35. carrying
  36. cleaning
  37. flying
  38. to ride
  39. wearing
  40. drinking

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