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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 34 · 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.Dev is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) study (c) to study (d) studying
  2. 2.Saanvi is tired of ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) to eat (c) eating (d) eat
  3. 3.Aarav is fond of ___ a message. (a) send (b) to send (c) sending (d) sends
  4. 4.Aarav agreed ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eats (c) to eat (d) eat
  5. 5.Kavya needed ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake
  6. 6.Rahul practised ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catch (d) catching
  7. 7.Omkar practised ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) to write (c) writes (d) write
  8. 8.Kabir hoped ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink (d) to drink
  9. 9.Ananya wanted ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
  10. 10.Pooja wanted ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) to sing (d) singing
  11. 11.Pooja enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swim
  12. 12.Dev practised ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
  13. 13.Zoya wanted ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) to feed (d) feeds
  14. 14.Rahul is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
  15. 15.Rohan wanted ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  16. 16.Isha decided ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) to clap (d) claps
  17. 17.Neel enjoyed ___ to school. (a) going (b) goes (c) to go (d) go
  18. 18.Aditya finished ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
  19. 19.Rahul is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) help (b) to help (c) helps (d) helping
  20. 20.Pooja is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) to buy
  21. 21.Kabir planned ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  22. 22.Sneha is good at ___ a story. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) to tell
  23. 23.Zoya enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buy (d) buying
  24. 24.Karan kept ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dancing
  25. 25.Kabir is good at ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bringing
  26. 26.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
  27. 27.Kabir wanted ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans (d) to clean
  28. 28.Aditya enjoyed ___ the train. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) to take
  29. 29.Kabir is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) buying (c) to buy (d) buys
  30. 30.Meera is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
  31. 31.Isha kept ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
  32. 32.Pooja wanted ___ the match. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) to win
  33. 33.Pooja is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) to carry
  34. 34.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing (d) to dance
  35. 35.Ishaan finished ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) to throw
  36. 36.Saanvi enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wears
  37. 37.Meera planned ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) to plant (d) planting
  38. 38.Sneha decided ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping (d) to help
  39. 39.Sneha needed ___ to school. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) to go
  40. 40.Saanvi is tired of ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) to ride (d) rides

Answer key

  1. studying
  2. eating
  3. sending
  4. to eat
  5. to bake
  6. catching
  7. writing
  8. to drink
  9. to run
  10. to sing
  11. swimming
  12. washing
  13. to feed
  14. running
  15. to carry
  16. to clap
  17. going
  18. flying
  19. helping
  20. buying
  21. to climb
  22. telling
  23. buying
  24. dancing
  25. bringing
  26. playing
  27. to clean
  28. taking
  29. buying
  30. studying
  31. studying
  32. to win
  33. carrying
  34. dancing
  35. throwing
  36. wearing
  37. to plant
  38. to help
  39. to go
  40. riding

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