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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 369 · 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.Manav is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
  2. 2.Vivaan is good at ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) to build (c) builds (d) build
  3. 3.Kavya is fond of ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
  4. 4.Myra avoided ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
  5. 5.Nisha avoided ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
  6. 6.Ishaan refused ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draw
  7. 7.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) to tell
  8. 8.Rahul is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) claps (b) clap (c) to clap (d) clapping
  9. 9.Rohan practised ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
  10. 10.Tara is interested in ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
  11. 11.Myra kept ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  12. 12.Ira enjoyed ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  13. 13.Karan enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) to swim
  14. 14.Myra is fond of ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
  15. 15.Pooja is good at ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) to wear
  16. 16.Vivaan kept ___ to school. (a) going (b) goes (c) to go (d) go
  17. 17.Vivaan is interested in ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) to clap (c) claps (d) clap
  18. 18.Omkar avoided ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeding
  19. 19.Kavya planned ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  20. 20.Karan practised ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
  21. 21.Diya practised ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly (d) to fly
  22. 22.Myra is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
  23. 23.Aditya enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
  24. 24.Riya avoided ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
  25. 25.Ananya finished ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) to feed
  26. 26.Nisha agreed ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) to sing
  27. 27.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  28. 28.Kabir hoped ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) to watch
  29. 29.Manav enjoyed ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps (d) to help
  30. 30.Aisha finished ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook
  31. 31.Aisha kept ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) to carry (c) carrying (d) carry
  32. 32.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
  33. 33.Farhan is interested in ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
  34. 34.Sneha enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jogging
  35. 35.Farhan planned ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans (d) to clean
  36. 36.Ishaan finished ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) to cook
  37. 37.Vivaan avoided ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buy
  38. 38.Ishaan avoided ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
  39. 39.Ananya is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drinks (d) to drink
  40. 40.Rahul is tired of ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants

Answer key

  1. washing
  2. building
  3. jogging
  4. singing
  5. jogging
  6. to draw
  7. telling
  8. clapping
  9. playing
  10. throwing
  11. jogging
  12. taking
  13. swimming
  14. playing
  15. wearing
  16. going
  17. clapping
  18. feeding
  19. to watch
  20. playing
  21. flying
  22. studying
  23. catching
  24. helping
  25. feeding
  26. to sing
  27. climbing
  28. to watch
  29. helping
  30. cooking
  31. carrying
  32. washing
  33. carrying
  34. jogging
  35. to clean
  36. cooking
  37. buying
  38. throwing
  39. drinking
  40. planting

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