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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 362 · 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.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
  2. 2.Kavya is interested in ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draws
  3. 3.Dev is good at ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly (d) to fly
  4. 4.Pooja avoided ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buying
  5. 5.Omkar planned ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) to wash (d) washes
  6. 6.Saanvi refused ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) to plant
  7. 7.Ananya enjoyed ___ to school. (a) goes (b) going (c) go (d) to go
  8. 8.Rohan practised ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
  9. 9.Vivaan avoided ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  10. 10.Ira is interested in ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches (d) to watch
  11. 11.Isha kept ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wear (c) wears (d) wearing
  12. 12.Nisha finished ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
  13. 13.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) singing
  14. 14.Manav is tired of ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) to wash
  15. 15.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  16. 16.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) to write (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
  17. 17.Ananya avoided ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
  18. 18.Meera enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
  19. 19.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) to draw (d) draw
  20. 20.Manav is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) to drink
  21. 21.Neel decided ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) to help
  22. 22.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  23. 23.Meera needed ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speak
  24. 24.Sneha hoped ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) to eat (c) eating (d) eat
  25. 25.Farhan is tired of ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) draws (d) drawing
  26. 26.Myra is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  27. 27.Arjun is good at ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) to jog
  28. 28.Aisha decided ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
  29. 29.Diya is tired of ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bake (d) bakes
  30. 30.Rohan is interested in ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) to cook
  31. 31.Ishaan kept ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) clean
  32. 32.Neel is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) runs (b) run (c) to run (d) running
  33. 33.Farhan is tired of ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) write (c) writing (d) to write
  34. 34.Ishaan kept ___ tea. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) to make
  35. 35.Manav is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dance
  36. 36.Omkar agreed ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) to clean
  37. 37.Arjun hoped ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  38. 38.Manav is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jog
  39. 39.Saanvi wanted ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carrying (d) carries
  40. 40.Isha is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) to ride

Answer key

  1. telling
  2. drawing
  3. flying
  4. buying
  5. to wash
  6. to plant
  7. going
  8. catching
  9. bringing
  10. watching
  11. wearing
  12. catching
  13. singing
  14. washing
  15. baking
  16. writing
  17. playing
  18. jogging
  19. drawing
  20. drinking
  21. to help
  22. climbing
  23. to speak
  24. to eat
  25. drawing
  26. baking
  27. jogging
  28. to climb
  29. baking
  30. cooking
  31. cleaning
  32. running
  33. writing
  34. making
  35. dancing
  36. to clean
  37. to dance
  38. jogging
  39. to carry
  40. riding

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