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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 367 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Kunal kept ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  2. 2.Diya agreed ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speak (d) speaking
  3. 3.Ira is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) to speak (b) speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
  4. 4.Riya kept ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brings (d) to bring
  5. 5.Vivaan enjoyed ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helping (d) helps
  6. 6.Nisha needed ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes (d) to wash
  7. 7.Zoya avoided ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) tell
  8. 8.Saanvi avoided ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
  9. 9.Karan wanted ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) to climb (d) climb
  10. 10.Tara is interested in ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eats (d) eating
  11. 11.Farhan avoided ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
  12. 12.Manav needed ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
  13. 13.Farhan is good at ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooking
  14. 14.Riya is tired of ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) to fly (c) flies (d) flying
  15. 15.Zoya agreed ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) to wear
  16. 16.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbing
  17. 17.Ananya planned ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) to wear (d) wears
  18. 18.Ira enjoyed ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) rides (d) riding
  19. 19.Ira is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) rides (b) riding (c) ride (d) to ride
  20. 20.Priya is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
  21. 21.Saanvi hoped ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) to wear
  22. 22.Yash agreed ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) to help (d) help
  23. 23.Ishaan is tired of ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) to speak (d) speaking
  24. 24.Meera is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plants
  25. 25.Dev is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sing (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sings
  26. 26.Karan is interested in ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) to wash
  27. 27.Karan is tired of ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) to bring
  28. 28.Vivaan needed ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
  29. 29.Dev is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) to speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
  30. 30.Omkar hoped ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) to clap (c) claps (d) clap
  31. 31.Vivaan avoided ___ to school. (a) going (b) goes (c) to go (d) go
  32. 32.Saanvi is tired of ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook
  33. 33.Ishaan is fond of ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) to fly (c) flying (d) fly
  34. 34.Omkar refused ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  35. 35.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eat (b) eating (c) to eat (d) eats
  36. 36.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
  37. 37.Kavya finished ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  38. 38.Vivaan is interested in ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) eat
  39. 39.Isha practised ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) to play (d) playing
  40. 40.Farhan is interested in ___ the train. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take

Answer key

  1. feeding
  2. to speak
  3. speaking
  4. bringing
  5. helping
  6. to wash
  7. telling
  8. drinking
  9. to climb
  10. eating
  11. dancing
  12. to play
  13. cooking
  14. flying
  15. to wear
  16. climbing
  17. to wear
  18. riding
  19. riding
  20. watching
  21. to wear
  22. to help
  23. speaking
  24. planting
  25. singing
  26. washing
  27. bringing
  28. to feed
  29. speaking
  30. to clap
  31. going
  32. cooking
  33. flying
  34. to dance
  35. eating
  36. wearing
  37. dancing
  38. eating
  39. playing
  40. taking

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