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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 351 · 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.Priya kept ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  2. 2.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
  3. 3.Farhan is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) to speak (d) speaking
  4. 4.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washes
  5. 5.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb
  6. 6.Isha kept ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  7. 7.Zoya is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) to feed (d) feeds
  8. 8.Dev is good at ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) to fly (c) flying (d) fly
  9. 9.Karan is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
  10. 10.Karan is fond of ___ tea. (a) makes (b) making (c) make (d) to make
  11. 11.Riya hoped ___ the match. (a) win (b) to win (c) wins (d) winning
  12. 12.Vivaan promised ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watches
  13. 13.Ananya enjoyed ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eating (c) to eat (d) eat
  14. 14.Tara planned ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
  15. 15.Zoya promised ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catches
  16. 16.Riya is fond of ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
  17. 17.Sneha is fond of ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) baking (d) bakes
  18. 18.Vivaan is interested in ___ science. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) to study
  19. 19.Arjun is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) to jog
  20. 20.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) makes (b) to make (c) making (d) make
  21. 21.Rahul is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) builds (c) building (d) build
  22. 22.Nisha finished ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) to drink
  23. 23.Neel avoided ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
  24. 24.Kunal is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
  25. 25.Arjun kept ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
  26. 26.Farhan kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) to build (c) building (d) builds
  27. 27.Priya avoided ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) to help (c) helping (d) help
  28. 28.Ananya is good at ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) makes (d) making
  29. 29.Aarav is interested in ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) to bake (c) bake (d) baking
  30. 30.Farhan is interested in ___ the train. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take (d) to take
  31. 31.Priya wanted ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) builds (c) building (d) build
  32. 32.Aarav needed ___ a story. (a) telling (b) to tell (c) tell (d) tells
  33. 33.Farhan enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) to plant (d) planting
  34. 34.Diya is good at ___ to school. (a) go (b) goes (c) going (d) to go
  35. 35.Saanvi is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing (d) to dance
  36. 36.Rahul hoped ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) to draw (d) draws
  37. 37.Diya wanted ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swims (d) to swim
  38. 38.Diya finished ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) to help (d) helping
  39. 39.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feeding (c) feed (d) feeds
  40. 40.Saanvi is tired of ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) to throw (d) throw

Answer key

  1. jogging
  2. telling
  3. speaking
  4. washing
  5. climbing
  6. drinking
  7. feeding
  8. flying
  9. cooking
  10. making
  11. to win
  12. to watch
  13. eating
  14. to wash
  15. to catch
  16. carrying
  17. baking
  18. studying
  19. jogging
  20. making
  21. building
  22. drinking
  23. throwing
  24. washing
  25. throwing
  26. building
  27. helping
  28. making
  29. baking
  30. taking
  31. to build
  32. to tell
  33. planting
  34. going
  35. dancing
  36. to draw
  37. to swim
  38. helping
  39. feeding
  40. throwing

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