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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 357 · 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.Isha is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) going (b) to go (c) go (d) goes
  2. 2.Kavya is tired of ___ a story. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) to tell
  3. 3.Myra enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swimming
  4. 4.Arjun is tired of ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeds
  5. 5.Aditya avoided ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) to help (c) helping (d) helps
  6. 6.Farhan is interested in ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
  7. 7.Dev is tired of ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
  8. 8.Kabir finished ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plants (c) to plant (d) plant
  9. 9.Kabir is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buys
  10. 10.Dev is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
  11. 11.Ira is good at ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) to play
  12. 12.Kabir practised ___ tea. (a) to make (b) making (c) make (d) makes
  13. 13.Kabir finished ___ the train. (a) taking (b) to take (c) takes (d) take
  14. 14.Farhan is interested in ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  15. 15.Nisha agreed ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bringing
  16. 16.Meera agreed ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washes
  17. 17.Karan kept ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
  18. 18.Ira decided ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) make (d) makes
  19. 19.Aisha practised ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eating (d) eats
  20. 20.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) draws (d) to draw
  21. 21.Dev kept ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) to study
  22. 22.Aditya decided ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) to write
  23. 23.Arjun wanted ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
  24. 24.Ishaan avoided ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writes (c) writing (d) to write
  25. 25.Sneha is interested in ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throws
  26. 26.Manav refused ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) helps (c) to help (d) help
  27. 27.Diya is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping (d) to help
  28. 28.Karan enjoyed ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
  29. 29.Vivaan enjoyed ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) to help (c) helping (d) helps
  30. 30.Ira agreed ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) to bake (c) bake (d) baking
  31. 31.Aditya is good at ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinking
  32. 32.Dev is fond of ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
  33. 33.Arjun is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) runs (b) running (c) run (d) to run
  34. 34.Nisha practised ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
  35. 35.Neel is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
  36. 36.Ira finished ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wears
  37. 37.Arjun finished ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
  38. 38.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sends (b) sending (c) to send (d) send
  39. 39.Myra enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) to buy
  40. 40.Farhan planned ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean

Answer key

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

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