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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 347 · 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.Yash is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) to buy (b) buys (c) buy (d) buying
  2. 2.Omkar is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) to help
  3. 3.Nisha is good at ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) building (c) builds (d) build
  4. 4.Neel enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) run (d) running
  5. 5.Isha is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clap (b) to clap (c) clapping (d) claps
  6. 6.Arjun is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) to build (c) builds (d) building
  7. 7.Kunal hoped ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) building (d) builds
  8. 8.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
  9. 9.Ananya is good at ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
  10. 10.Karan promised ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) plays (d) play
  11. 11.Neel is interested in ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) to plant (d) planting
  12. 12.Nisha is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  13. 13.Neel is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
  14. 14.Vivaan kept ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catches
  15. 15.Isha enjoyed ___ tea. (a) to make (b) making (c) makes (d) make
  16. 16.Aditya practised ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) to wear (d) wears
  17. 17.Priya kept ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  18. 18.Ananya is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaking
  19. 19.Yash hoped ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping (d) to clap
  20. 20.Farhan enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  21. 21.Saanvi is interested in ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
  22. 22.Saanvi is good at ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) draws (d) drawing
  23. 23.Manav finished ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
  24. 24.Kavya kept ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) running (d) run
  25. 25.Meera avoided ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washing (d) washes
  26. 26.Isha is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) throw (d) to throw
  27. 27.Pooja is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helping (b) to help (c) helps (d) help
  28. 28.Aisha finished ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) to jog
  29. 29.Kunal is tired of ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buys
  30. 30.Ananya is tired of ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
  31. 31.Rohan decided ___ a story. (a) telling (b) to tell (c) tell (d) tells
  32. 32.Vivaan avoided ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) to wash (d) washing
  33. 33.Kabir promised ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) to win
  34. 34.Kavya avoided ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watching
  35. 35.Aarav is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) to jog
  36. 36.Dev is fond of ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooks
  37. 37.Meera is good at ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) to build (c) building (d) build
  38. 38.Riya is tired of ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cook
  39. 39.Rahul promised ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
  40. 40.Neel is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog

Answer key

  1. buying
  2. helping
  3. building
  4. running
  5. clapping
  6. building
  7. to build
  8. swimming
  9. flying
  10. to play
  11. planting
  12. dancing
  13. cleaning
  14. catching
  15. making
  16. wearing
  17. climbing
  18. speaking
  19. to clap
  20. feeding
  21. watching
  22. drawing
  23. baking
  24. running
  25. washing
  26. throwing
  27. helping
  28. jogging
  29. buying
  30. jogging
  31. to tell
  32. washing
  33. to win
  34. watching
  35. jogging
  36. cooking
  37. building
  38. cooking
  39. to speak
  40. jogging

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