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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 358 · 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.Vivaan needed ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
  2. 2.Isha kept ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) singing
  3. 3.Nisha is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) to make (b) make (c) making (d) makes
  4. 4.Aarav finished ___ the train. (a) to take (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
  5. 5.Yash kept ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) to buy
  6. 6.Myra is fond of ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) to bake (d) bake
  7. 7.Ananya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash (d) to wash
  8. 8.Pooja promised ___ to school. (a) go (b) to go (c) goes (d) going
  9. 9.Karan is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
  10. 10.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly (d) to fly
  11. 11.Kunal is good at ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) to wear
  12. 12.Kavya is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinking
  13. 13.Tara practised ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
  14. 14.Kunal decided ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watching
  15. 15.Kabir decided ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) to send
  16. 16.Aisha wanted ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dance
  17. 17.Dev is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) to climb (d) climb
  18. 18.Sneha kept ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) to jog
  19. 19.Tara finished ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clapping (d) clap
  20. 20.Pooja practised ___ a message. (a) to send (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
  21. 21.Yash is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) to catch (d) catches
  22. 22.Neel wanted ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eating (d) eats
  23. 23.Aisha is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing (d) to play
  24. 24.Aditya decided ___ the train. (a) to take (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
  25. 25.Omkar is interested in ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dance
  26. 26.Tara decided ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eating
  27. 27.Kavya wanted ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) to fly (c) fly (d) flying
  28. 28.Saanvi is interested in ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) to carry
  29. 29.Manav is tired of ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swims
  30. 30.Ira avoided ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) to bring (d) bringing
  31. 31.Diya kept ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  32. 32.Farhan is fond of ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) helps (c) help (d) to help
  33. 33.Ananya is interested in ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wears (c) wear (d) wearing
  34. 34.Aditya kept ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throws
  35. 35.Rohan is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speaks
  36. 36.Ishaan enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
  37. 37.Myra is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) to watch
  38. 38.Arjun is interested in ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buying (c) to buy (d) buys
  39. 39.Ishaan is fond of ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) to bring
  40. 40.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) to wear (b) wear (c) wears (d) wearing

Answer key

  1. to speak
  2. singing
  3. making
  4. taking
  5. buying
  6. baking
  7. washing
  8. to go
  9. catching
  10. flying
  11. wearing
  12. drinking
  13. throwing
  14. to watch
  15. to send
  16. to dance
  17. climbing
  18. jogging
  19. clapping
  20. sending
  21. catching
  22. to eat
  23. playing
  24. to take
  25. dancing
  26. to eat
  27. to fly
  28. carrying
  29. swimming
  30. bringing
  31. climbing
  32. helping
  33. wearing
  34. throwing
  35. speaking
  36. playing
  37. watching
  38. buying
  39. bringing
  40. wearing

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