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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 36 · 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.Aisha decided ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) to dance
  2. 2.Aditya is interested in ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feeding (d) feed
  3. 3.Diya decided ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flying (c) to fly (d) flies
  4. 4.Priya promised ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
  5. 5.Arjun is interested in ___ to school. (a) going (b) goes (c) to go (d) go
  6. 6.Yash is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) throw
  7. 7.Diya practised ___ a message. (a) sends (b) to send (c) sending (d) send
  8. 8.Kavya is interested in ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) to buy
  9. 9.Aisha decided ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cooking
  10. 10.Meera is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) feed
  11. 11.Kabir is tired of ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plant
  12. 12.Rahul practised ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catches (d) catching
  13. 13.Isha is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bakes (b) to bake (c) bake (d) baking
  14. 14.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) to draw
  15. 15.Kabir is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dances
  16. 16.Zoya enjoyed ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) helps (c) to help (d) help
  17. 17.Ira finished ___ the match. (a) wins (b) winning (c) to win (d) win
  18. 18.Rahul is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
  19. 19.Aisha wanted ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) riding (c) ride (d) rides
  20. 20.Sneha wanted ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) to send (d) sending
  21. 21.Yash is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  22. 22.Omkar finished ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
  23. 23.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wear
  24. 24.Aditya kept ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) to send (d) sending
  25. 25.Omkar finished ___ the train. (a) takes (b) to take (c) take (d) taking
  26. 26.Farhan finished ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jog
  27. 27.Neel needed ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) to ride (c) ride (d) rides
  28. 28.Isha is fond of ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watch
  29. 29.Neel planned ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dance
  30. 30.Neel is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to throw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
  31. 31.Manav is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swim (d) swimming
  32. 32.Aarav is fond of ___ a story. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tell
  33. 33.Rahul is good at ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) plants (d) planting
  34. 34.Karan is tired of ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) to draw (d) draw
  35. 35.Karan avoided ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
  36. 36.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) to wear
  37. 37.Sneha promised ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wearing
  38. 38.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feeding (d) feed
  39. 39.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take
  40. 40.Kavya kept ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studies (d) studying

Answer key

  1. to dance
  2. feeding
  3. to fly
  4. to drink
  5. going
  6. throwing
  7. sending
  8. buying
  9. to cook
  10. feeding
  11. planting
  12. catching
  13. baking
  14. drawing
  15. dancing
  16. helping
  17. winning
  18. swimming
  19. to ride
  20. to send
  21. cleaning
  22. bringing
  23. wearing
  24. sending
  25. taking
  26. jogging
  27. to ride
  28. watching
  29. to dance
  30. throwing
  31. swimming
  32. telling
  33. planting
  34. drawing
  35. watching
  36. wearing
  37. to wear
  38. feeding
  39. taking
  40. studying

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