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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 376 · 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.Ira kept ___ the match. (a) to win (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
  2. 2.Aditya is good at ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) to jog
  3. 3.Omkar wanted ___ in the park. (a) running (b) to run (c) runs (d) run
  4. 4.Riya kept ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
  5. 5.Manav enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washing (d) washes
  6. 6.Farhan is tired of ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) to play (d) play
  7. 7.Saanvi decided ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writes (d) writing
  8. 8.Priya refused ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) plant
  9. 9.Neel is interested in ___ a song. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings (d) to sing
  10. 10.Tara is good at ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
  11. 11.Meera is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dance
  12. 12.Karan is interested in ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eat
  13. 13.Kunal finished ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buys
  14. 14.Karan decided ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) to run
  15. 15.Meera kept ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feeding (d) feed
  16. 16.Isha is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) to help (c) help (d) helping
  17. 17.Aditya decided ___ the train. (a) take (b) taking (c) to take (d) takes
  18. 18.Isha is interested in ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
  19. 19.Kunal practised ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) to carry (d) carry
  20. 20.Aisha hoped ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) to eat
  21. 21.Kavya is fond of ___ to school. (a) going (b) to go (c) go (d) goes
  22. 22.Kavya decided ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes (d) to wash
  23. 23.Tara agreed ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) to eat
  24. 24.Kabir is good at ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) to build (c) build (d) building
  25. 25.Rohan is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
  26. 26.Ananya is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
  27. 27.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeding
  28. 28.Nisha enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swims (c) to swim (d) swimming
  29. 29.Ira is interested in ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) to plant (d) planting
  30. 30.Arjun enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying (d) to carry
  31. 31.Manav avoided ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flying
  32. 32.Rahul kept ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cook
  33. 33.Pooja practised ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studies (d) studying
  34. 34.Aarav planned ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) to wear
  35. 35.Arjun needed ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) to drink (d) drink
  36. 36.Saanvi planned ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) to bake (d) baking
  37. 37.Yash is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plant
  38. 38.Diya is good at ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps (d) to help
  39. 39.Diya finished ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) to watch
  40. 40.Diya is interested in ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) to draw (c) draw (d) draws

Answer key

  1. winning
  2. jogging
  3. to run
  4. playing
  5. washing
  6. playing
  7. to write
  8. to plant
  9. singing
  10. swimming
  11. dancing
  12. eating
  13. buying
  14. to run
  15. feeding
  16. helping
  17. to take
  18. helping
  19. carrying
  20. to eat
  21. going
  22. to wash
  23. to eat
  24. building
  25. cooking
  26. watching
  27. feeding
  28. swimming
  29. planting
  30. carrying
  31. flying
  32. cooking
  33. studying
  34. to wear
  35. to drink
  36. to bake
  37. planting
  38. helping
  39. watching
  40. drawing

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