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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 35 · 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 promised ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) sing (d) singing
  2. 2.Kunal is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dance
  3. 3.Vivaan kept ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
  4. 4.Myra avoided ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helps (c) to help (d) helping
  5. 5.Karan planned ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rides (d) to ride
  6. 6.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wears (d) wear
  7. 7.Kavya is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) take (c) taking (d) takes
  8. 8.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) write (b) writes (c) to write (d) writing
  9. 9.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
  10. 10.Sneha wanted ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buying
  11. 11.Rohan is tired of ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cook
  12. 12.Zoya planned ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catching
  13. 13.Farhan is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) clapping (d) claps
  14. 14.Omkar is interested in ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watching
  15. 15.Zoya finished ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cooking
  16. 16.Kunal refused ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) make (d) makes
  17. 17.Meera decided ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) draw (d) to draw
  18. 18.Sneha practised ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) to help (c) helping (d) helps
  19. 19.Ananya enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  20. 20.Myra hoped ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  21. 21.Meera is interested in ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writes (d) writing
  22. 22.Arjun practised ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  23. 23.Pooja is tired of ___ tea. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) to make
  24. 24.Dev avoided ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helps (c) to help (d) helping
  25. 25.Neel kept ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buying
  26. 26.Dev finished ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dance
  27. 27.Vivaan is good at ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) making (d) makes
  28. 28.Isha decided ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) to wear
  29. 29.Tara kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) to build (c) building (d) build
  30. 30.Kabir finished ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
  31. 31.Aarav is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helping (b) helps (c) to help (d) help
  32. 32.Sneha is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) runs (b) to run (c) running (d) run
  33. 33.Zoya enjoyed ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) to draw
  34. 34.Meera promised ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throw (d) throws
  35. 35.Karan is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
  36. 36.Ira is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) to swim
  37. 37.Nisha is interested in ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draws (c) draw (d) drawing
  38. 38.Ishaan decided ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) to buy
  39. 39.Kunal is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) bring (d) brings
  40. 40.Arjun needed ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) to catch

Answer key

  1. to sing
  2. dancing
  3. washing
  4. helping
  5. to ride
  6. wearing
  7. taking
  8. writing
  9. washing
  10. to buy
  11. cooking
  12. to catch
  13. clapping
  14. watching
  15. cooking
  16. to make
  17. to draw
  18. helping
  19. feeding
  20. to dance
  21. writing
  22. dancing
  23. making
  24. helping
  25. buying
  26. dancing
  27. making
  28. to wear
  29. building
  30. catching
  31. helping
  32. running
  33. drawing
  34. to throw
  35. speaking
  36. swimming
  37. drawing
  38. to buy
  39. bringing
  40. to catch

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