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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 372 · 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.Tara finished ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) rides (d) riding
  2. 2.Riya kept ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throw
  3. 3.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  4. 4.Isha practised ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
  5. 5.Tara practised ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) to plant
  6. 6.Meera is tired of ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) to feed
  7. 7.Meera kept ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) to carry (c) carrying (d) carry
  8. 8.Isha is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes (d) to take
  9. 9.Arjun enjoyed ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
  10. 10.Manav planned ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catch
  11. 11.Sneha enjoyed ___ the train. (a) to take (b) taking (c) takes (d) take
  12. 12.Isha enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) to buy
  13. 13.Tara is tired of ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) to help (c) help (d) helping
  14. 14.Vivaan avoided ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch (d) to catch
  15. 15.Sneha enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) to play (d) plays
  16. 16.Ishaan planned ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
  17. 17.Diya is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watch
  18. 18.Rahul kept ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) to jog
  19. 19.Rahul is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) help (c) to help (d) helping
  20. 20.Farhan finished ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plant (c) to plant (d) plants
  21. 21.Isha finished ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) to carry (d) carry
  22. 22.Dev kept ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) to plant (d) planting
  23. 23.Dev avoided ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) to help (c) help (d) helps
  24. 24.Myra is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buying
  25. 25.Riya enjoyed ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) to sing
  26. 26.Kavya wanted ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash (d) to wash
  27. 27.Arjun agreed ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  28. 28.Dev is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
  29. 29.Neel is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) clap (d) claps
  30. 30.Aditya planned ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) to bake (d) baking
  31. 31.Priya kept ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) to throw
  32. 32.Rohan kept ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) to write
  33. 33.Vivaan is good at ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  34. 34.Saanvi avoided ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) to feed
  35. 35.Rahul decided ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) to sing
  36. 36.Manav refused ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) clean (d) cleans
  37. 37.Priya hoped ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) to ride (c) riding (d) ride
  38. 38.Kavya is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) helping (c) to help (d) help
  39. 39.Kabir refused ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) making (d) makes
  40. 40.Yash is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) cleans

Answer key

  1. riding
  2. throwing
  3. feeding
  4. dancing
  5. planting
  6. feeding
  7. carrying
  8. taking
  9. watching
  10. to catch
  11. taking
  12. buying
  13. helping
  14. catching
  15. playing
  16. to speak
  17. watching
  18. jogging
  19. helping
  20. planting
  21. carrying
  22. planting
  23. helping
  24. buying
  25. singing
  26. to wash
  27. to study
  28. taking
  29. clapping
  30. to bake
  31. throwing
  32. writing
  33. baking
  34. feeding
  35. to sing
  36. to clean
  37. to ride
  38. helping
  39. to make
  40. cleaning

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