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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 377 · 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.Diya practised ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draw
  2. 2.Kabir is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) to help (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
  3. 3.Meera kept ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throws
  4. 4.Rahul finished ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) to make
  5. 5.Tara is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  6. 6.Zoya enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catching
  7. 7.Kunal is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) take (b) takes (c) to take (d) taking
  8. 8.Rohan planned ___ a message. (a) to send (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
  9. 9.Neel finished ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) baking (d) bakes
  10. 10.Kabir agreed ___ to school. (a) going (b) goes (c) go (d) to go
  11. 11.Diya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catching (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catch
  12. 12.Kabir is fond of ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) to go (d) going
  13. 13.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) to tell
  14. 14.Kabir refused ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) building (d) builds
  15. 15.Aditya practised ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) ride (c) riding (d) to ride
  16. 16.Kunal is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) to help
  17. 17.Pooja decided ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) to draw (d) draws
  18. 18.Nisha kept ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flies
  19. 19.Dev needed ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) to speak
  20. 20.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) cleans
  21. 21.Ananya kept ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) to dance
  22. 22.Ishaan is good at ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
  23. 23.Saanvi wanted ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watch
  24. 24.Vivaan kept ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) to sing (d) singing
  25. 25.Farhan is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogging
  26. 26.Rahul practised ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throw (d) throwing
  27. 27.Nisha is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches (d) to watch
  28. 28.Kunal enjoyed ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
  29. 29.Kavya is tired of ___ science. (a) studying (b) study (c) to study (d) studies
  30. 30.Arjun is good at ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
  31. 31.Saanvi practised ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wears
  32. 32.Manav hoped ___ in the park. (a) run (b) runs (c) running (d) to run
  33. 33.Farhan is good at ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) to wash
  34. 34.Pooja is interested in ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dance
  35. 35.Karan is good at ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
  36. 36.Pooja finished ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeding
  37. 37.Kabir practised ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) to play (d) playing
  38. 38.Farhan refused ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) build (c) to build (d) builds
  39. 39.Isha is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watching
  40. 40.Rahul is interested in ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bring

Answer key

  1. drawing
  2. helping
  3. throwing
  4. making
  5. cleaning
  6. catching
  7. taking
  8. to send
  9. baking
  10. to go
  11. catching
  12. going
  13. telling
  14. to build
  15. riding
  16. helping
  17. to draw
  18. flying
  19. to speak
  20. cleaning
  21. dancing
  22. carrying
  23. to watch
  24. singing
  25. jogging
  26. throwing
  27. watching
  28. cooking
  29. studying
  30. wearing
  31. wearing
  32. to run
  33. washing
  34. dancing
  35. swimming
  36. feeding
  37. playing
  38. to build
  39. watching
  40. bringing

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