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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 374 · 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.Zoya kept ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) to help (c) help (d) helps
  2. 2.Pooja practised ___ a message. (a) sends (b) to send (c) sending (d) send
  3. 3.Riya enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) to climb (d) climbs
  4. 4.Priya finished ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) going (d) to go
  5. 5.Sneha kept ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
  6. 6.Kabir promised ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
  7. 7.Tara is fond of ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) to clap (c) clap (d) claps
  8. 8.Yash is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  9. 9.Kavya is tired of ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
  10. 10.Aarav is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) to carry
  11. 11.Isha finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) building (c) builds (d) build
  12. 12.Myra is interested in ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapping
  13. 13.Isha wanted ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swims
  14. 14.Ananya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) bringing (d) brings
  15. 15.Diya finished ___ tea. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) to make
  16. 16.Myra is tired of ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cooks
  17. 17.Dev needed ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buys (d) buying
  18. 18.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
  19. 19.Tara is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  20. 20.Ira is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buying
  21. 21.Karan planned ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drinks
  22. 22.Nisha finished ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) to drink (c) drink (d) drinking
  23. 23.Isha is fond of ___ tea. (a) make (b) to make (c) making (d) makes
  24. 24.Riya is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) to clap
  25. 25.Diya finished ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) to cook
  26. 26.Neel kept ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) to bring
  27. 27.Karan is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take
  28. 28.Yash is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) to ride (b) riding (c) ride (d) rides
  29. 29.Neel wanted ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
  30. 30.Omkar is interested in ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) to make
  31. 31.Kabir needed ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) to write
  32. 32.Karan is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
  33. 33.Ishaan wanted ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
  34. 34.Sneha practised ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) to help (d) helps
  35. 35.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writing (b) write (c) to write (d) writes
  36. 36.Arjun is tired of ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sings (c) sing (d) singing
  37. 37.Pooja is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buying
  38. 38.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) to send
  39. 39.Nisha is fond of ___ the match. (a) wins (b) winning (c) to win (d) win
  40. 40.Yash is interested in ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) to sing

Answer key

  1. helping
  2. sending
  3. climbing
  4. going
  5. cleaning
  6. to watch
  7. clapping
  8. taking
  9. studying
  10. carrying
  11. building
  12. clapping
  13. to swim
  14. bringing
  15. making
  16. cooking
  17. to buy
  18. building
  19. drinking
  20. buying
  21. to drink
  22. drinking
  23. making
  24. clapping
  25. cooking
  26. bringing
  27. taking
  28. riding
  29. to play
  30. making
  31. to write
  32. singing
  33. to clean
  34. helping
  35. writing
  36. singing
  37. buying
  38. sending
  39. winning
  40. singing

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