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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 361 · 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.Riya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washing
  2. 2.Nisha needed ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writes (c) to write (d) writing
  3. 3.Ananya finished ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) sing (d) singing
  4. 4.Myra practised ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writing (c) to write (d) writes
  5. 5.Aisha finished ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drinking
  6. 6.Riya is fond of ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) to run
  7. 7.Rahul enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
  8. 8.Kavya enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogging
  9. 9.Diya is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) to dance
  10. 10.Aditya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) to catch
  11. 11.Farhan is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catches
  12. 12.Manav is good at ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) to clap
  13. 13.Aisha is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
  14. 14.Kunal avoided ___ science. (a) studying (b) study (c) to study (d) studies
  15. 15.Rahul kept ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) washing (d) wash
  16. 16.Ishaan planned ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
  17. 17.Yash is tired of ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) to study
  18. 18.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) to send (c) sends (d) sending
  19. 19.Yash is tired of ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant
  20. 20.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) to carry
  21. 21.Diya is tired of ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  22. 22.Neel is good at ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
  23. 23.Kavya wanted ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) to go (d) going
  24. 24.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) builds (b) build (c) to build (d) building
  25. 25.Rohan is interested in ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) to swim
  26. 26.Myra is fond of ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sing (c) to sing (d) sings
  27. 27.Vivaan hoped ___ to school. (a) go (b) goes (c) to go (d) going
  28. 28.Tara needed ___ a song. (a) singing (b) to sing (c) sing (d) sings
  29. 29.Vivaan avoided ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) to swim
  30. 30.Manav refused ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
  31. 31.Aarav is tired of ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
  32. 32.Rohan is interested in ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) to bake
  33. 33.Meera is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) to feed
  34. 34.Rohan refused ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleaning
  35. 35.Farhan is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) to write (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
  36. 36.Omkar agreed ___ the train. (a) to take (b) taking (c) takes (d) take
  37. 37.Yash decided ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studies (d) studying
  38. 38.Kunal finished ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  39. 39.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) to watch
  40. 40.Priya finished ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting

Answer key

  1. washing
  2. to write
  3. singing
  4. writing
  5. drinking
  6. running
  7. feeding
  8. jogging
  9. dancing
  10. catching
  11. catching
  12. clapping
  13. playing
  14. studying
  15. washing
  16. to study
  17. studying
  18. sending
  19. planting
  20. carrying
  21. climbing
  22. studying
  23. to go
  24. building
  25. swimming
  26. singing
  27. to go
  28. to sing
  29. swimming
  30. to bake
  31. wearing
  32. baking
  33. feeding
  34. to clean
  35. writing
  36. to take
  37. to study
  38. studying
  39. watching
  40. planting

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