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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 340 · 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.Tara is fond of ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) speak (d) to speak
  2. 2.Dev finished ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writes (c) to write (d) writing
  3. 3.Farhan decided ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) to bring
  4. 4.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) to feed
  5. 5.Sneha practised ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) to draw (d) draw
  6. 6.Saanvi is fond of ___ a message. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) to send
  7. 7.Ira finished ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogging
  8. 8.Yash kept ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
  9. 9.Tara is good at ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) to write
  10. 10.Aditya is tired of ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) to write (d) writes
  11. 11.Ishaan finished ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) flying (c) to fly (d) fly
  12. 12.Ananya is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
  13. 13.Arjun is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) to dance
  14. 14.Karan hoped ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) to bring (d) bring
  15. 15.Ira finished ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) to throw
  16. 16.Kunal is good at ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
  17. 17.Isha is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  18. 18.Saanvi is interested in ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flying
  19. 19.Aditya agreed ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speak
  20. 20.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
  21. 21.Ishaan is tired of ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) to climb (d) climb
  22. 22.Ishaan finished ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) to draw (d) draw
  23. 23.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) to win
  24. 24.Nisha is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) builds (d) building
  25. 25.Saanvi practised ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) runs (d) running
  26. 26.Rahul finished ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
  27. 27.Rohan is good at ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) to help (c) help (d) helping
  28. 28.Aisha is interested in ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
  29. 29.Aarav is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
  30. 30.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drinks
  31. 31.Kabir is tired of ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throw (d) throws
  32. 32.Ananya is good at ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  33. 33.Omkar decided ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  34. 34.Karan is interested in ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) run (d) to run
  35. 35.Rohan is fond of ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writes (c) to write (d) writing
  36. 36.Arjun enjoyed ___ tea. (a) to make (b) making (c) make (d) makes
  37. 37.Pooja refused ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carry
  38. 38.Ishaan needed ___ the train. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) to take
  39. 39.Farhan finished ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
  40. 40.Zoya is good at ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry

Answer key

  1. speaking
  2. writing
  3. to bring
  4. feeding
  5. drawing
  6. sending
  7. jogging
  8. riding
  9. writing
  10. writing
  11. flying
  12. clapping
  13. dancing
  14. to bring
  15. throwing
  16. helping
  17. watching
  18. flying
  19. to speak
  20. catching
  21. climbing
  22. drawing
  23. winning
  24. building
  25. running
  26. telling
  27. helping
  28. speaking
  29. cooking
  30. drinking
  31. throwing
  32. drinking
  33. to climb
  34. running
  35. writing
  36. making
  37. to carry
  38. to take
  39. watching
  40. carrying

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