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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 371 · 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 interested in ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) to plant
  2. 2.Manav hoped ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) to bring (d) brings
  3. 3.Sneha is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) to drink
  4. 4.Farhan is tired of ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) going (d) go
  5. 5.Ananya avoided ___ the train. (a) taking (b) takes (c) to take (d) take
  6. 6.Rohan avoided ___ in the park. (a) run (b) running (c) runs (d) to run
  7. 7.Kunal planned ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) to win
  8. 8.Omkar is tired of ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buy (d) buying
  9. 9.Farhan enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
  10. 10.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeding (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeds
  11. 11.Dev enjoyed ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) to send (d) sending
  12. 12.Vivaan is fond of ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
  13. 13.Vivaan is good at ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) to bring (d) bringing
  14. 14.Rohan enjoyed ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helping (d) helps
  15. 15.Aditya needed ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) to draw (c) draws (d) drawing
  16. 16.Kabir is good at ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) to climb
  17. 17.Nisha needed ___ a message. (a) send (b) to send (c) sending (d) sends
  18. 18.Aisha is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) to bring
  19. 19.Isha is good at ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleaning
  20. 20.Ishaan agreed ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) to go
  21. 21.Karan is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drink
  22. 22.Saanvi avoided ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) to throw
  23. 23.Kunal is tired of ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) to jog
  24. 24.Isha is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wear
  25. 25.Manav is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) to run (c) run (d) runs
  26. 26.Dev needed ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) to wear
  27. 27.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) planting (d) plants
  28. 28.Ishaan practised ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) make (d) makes
  29. 29.Dev is good at ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
  30. 30.Tara is good at ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swimming
  31. 31.Sneha hoped ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) to play (d) plays
  32. 32.Farhan is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) build (b) builds (c) building (d) to build
  33. 33.Farhan is fond of ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) rides (c) to ride (d) ride
  34. 34.Arjun kept ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) to play
  35. 35.Yash planned ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) running (c) run (d) runs
  36. 36.Kabir finished ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) plant (d) planting
  37. 37.Meera is interested in ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) to buy
  38. 38.Aisha finished ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writes (d) writing
  39. 39.Dev practised ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) to bring (c) bring (d) bringing
  40. 40.Karan avoided ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buying

Answer key

  1. planting
  2. to bring
  3. drinking
  4. going
  5. taking
  6. running
  7. to win
  8. buying
  9. playing
  10. feeding
  11. sending
  12. planting
  13. bringing
  14. helping
  15. to draw
  16. climbing
  17. to send
  18. bringing
  19. cleaning
  20. to go
  21. drinking
  22. throwing
  23. jogging
  24. wearing
  25. running
  26. to wear
  27. planting
  28. making
  29. cleaning
  30. swimming
  31. to play
  32. building
  33. riding
  34. playing
  35. to run
  36. planting
  37. buying
  38. writing
  39. bringing
  40. buying

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