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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 354 · 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.Meera is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
  2. 2.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
  3. 3.Meera is tired of ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brings
  4. 4.Pooja finished ___ to school. (a) go (b) to go (c) goes (d) going
  5. 5.Sneha is fond of ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) playing (d) plays
  6. 6.Aarav is tired of ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) to build (c) build (d) builds
  7. 7.Vivaan promised ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogging
  8. 8.Arjun finished ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) singing
  9. 9.Omkar kept ___ in the park. (a) running (b) to run (c) runs (d) run
  10. 10.Ananya avoided ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
  11. 11.Ishaan planned ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) to clean (d) cleans
  12. 12.Meera is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) clapping (d) claps
  13. 13.Tara decided ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bring
  14. 14.Rohan is fond of ___ science. (a) studying (b) to study (c) study (d) studies
  15. 15.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) to catch
  16. 16.Aisha is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  17. 17.Aisha agreed ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catching
  18. 18.Ananya avoided ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) to feed
  19. 19.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) to send
  20. 20.Kabir needed ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) to play
  21. 21.Diya planned ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) to write
  22. 22.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) to study (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
  23. 23.Aisha agreed ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writing (c) write (d) writes
  24. 24.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
  25. 25.Aisha practised ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plant
  26. 26.Farhan practised ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) plays (d) play
  27. 27.Rohan finished ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) drawing (d) draws
  28. 28.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) plant
  29. 29.Ishaan needed ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) plays (d) play
  30. 30.Nisha practised ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) to write (d) writes
  31. 31.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) taking (c) to take (d) take
  32. 32.Kunal is good at ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tell
  33. 33.Neel hoped ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) to help (c) help (d) helps
  34. 34.Saanvi is interested in ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) to drink
  35. 35.Ishaan is good at ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) to drink
  36. 36.Kabir finished ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) running (c) run (d) runs
  37. 37.Aisha is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
  38. 38.Manav hoped ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) to plant (d) planting
  39. 39.Aarav planned ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  40. 40.Diya planned ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dance

Answer key

  1. swimming
  2. throwing
  3. bringing
  4. going
  5. playing
  6. building
  7. to jog
  8. singing
  9. running
  10. catching
  11. to clean
  12. clapping
  13. to bring
  14. studying
  15. catching
  16. feeding
  17. to catch
  18. feeding
  19. sending
  20. to play
  21. to write
  22. studying
  23. to write
  24. cleaning
  25. planting
  26. playing
  27. drawing
  28. planting
  29. to play
  30. writing
  31. taking
  32. telling
  33. to help
  34. drinking
  35. drinking
  36. running
  37. cooking
  38. to plant
  39. to bake
  40. to dance

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