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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 383 · 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.Yash enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throw
  2. 2.Pooja wanted ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) plays (d) playing
  3. 3.Karan avoided ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
  4. 4.Pooja practised ___ a bicycle. (a) rides (b) to ride (c) ride (d) riding
  5. 5.Aarav kept ___ the match. (a) to win (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
  6. 6.Meera finished ___ the match. (a) wins (b) to win (c) winning (d) win
  7. 7.Aisha is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helping (b) to help (c) help (d) helps
  8. 8.Omkar enjoyed ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) drawing (d) draws
  9. 9.Pooja kept ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
  10. 10.Tara is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
  11. 11.Pooja is tired of ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) to eat
  12. 12.Tara finished ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
  13. 13.Rohan avoided ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) to help (c) help (d) helping
  14. 14.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) to wear (d) wears
  15. 15.Karan enjoyed ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eat
  16. 16.Saanvi enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plant
  17. 17.Dev is interested in ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  18. 18.Neel is tired of ___ to school. (a) go (b) goes (c) to go (d) going
  19. 19.Kavya avoided ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flies (c) to fly (d) flying
  20. 20.Diya is tired of ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
  21. 21.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sending (b) to send (c) send (d) sends
  22. 22.Vivaan planned ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) to wear
  23. 23.Rohan finished ___ the train. (a) to take (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
  24. 24.Ira refused ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
  25. 25.Riya is good at ___ a message. (a) send (b) to send (c) sends (d) sending
  26. 26.Dev avoided ___ in the park. (a) running (b) runs (c) to run (d) run
  27. 27.Riya enjoyed ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cooking
  28. 28.Tara refused ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  29. 29.Neel is tired of ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
  30. 30.Omkar enjoyed ___ to school. (a) to go (b) going (c) goes (d) go
  31. 31.Ira is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) singing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) sing
  32. 32.Meera planned ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) to clean
  33. 33.Priya agreed ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
  34. 34.Nisha is tired of ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
  35. 35.Sneha finished ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throws
  36. 36.Dev avoided ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
  37. 37.Pooja is good at ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) to wash (d) wash
  38. 38.Arjun avoided ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) running (d) runs
  39. 39.Dev kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) builds (d) building
  40. 40.Tara is fond of ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) to feed (c) feeds (d) feed

Answer key

  1. throwing
  2. to play
  3. running
  4. riding
  5. winning
  6. winning
  7. helping
  8. drawing
  9. flying
  10. throwing
  11. eating
  12. studying
  13. helping
  14. wearing
  15. eating
  16. planting
  17. studying
  18. going
  19. flying
  20. flying
  21. sending
  22. to wear
  23. taking
  24. to cook
  25. sending
  26. running
  27. cooking
  28. to jog
  29. speaking
  30. going
  31. singing
  32. to clean
  33. to run
  34. drinking
  35. throwing
  36. cooking
  37. washing
  38. running
  39. building
  40. feeding

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