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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 385 · 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.Aarav is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) plays (c) to play (d) playing
  2. 2.Pooja refused ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) to play (d) plays
  3. 3.Omkar finished ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) to bake
  4. 4.Saanvi is fond of ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carrying (d) carries
  5. 5.Kabir decided ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) to draw (c) draw (d) draws
  6. 6.Rohan kept ___ a message. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) to send
  7. 7.Isha refused ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) to jog
  8. 8.Manav planned ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watch
  9. 9.Karan is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) to bring
  10. 10.Isha practised ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) cleaning
  11. 11.Ira is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) to win (b) win (c) winning (d) wins
  12. 12.Yash is tired of ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) to carry (d) carrying
  13. 13.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) draws (d) drawing
  14. 14.Ananya wanted ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) to jog
  15. 15.Manav enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) to feed
  16. 16.Zoya is fond of ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
  17. 17.Riya decided ___ the train. (a) taking (b) to take (c) take (d) takes
  18. 18.Ananya is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going
  19. 19.Zoya practised ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) to eat
  20. 20.Vivaan decided ___ tea. (a) makes (b) to make (c) making (d) make
  21. 21.Diya enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) to buy
  22. 22.Kunal kept ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clapping
  23. 23.Aisha is fond of ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) to catch
  24. 24.Kunal is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clap (d) clapping
  25. 25.Arjun avoided ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clap
  26. 26.Myra enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carries
  27. 27.Meera is fond of ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook
  28. 28.Yash is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
  29. 29.Ishaan decided ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watch
  30. 30.Tara finished ___ in the park. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs
  31. 31.Ira kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watches
  32. 32.Vivaan avoided ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) to jog
  33. 33.Meera is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinking (b) to drink (c) drink (d) drinks
  34. 34.Ananya is fond of ___ a cake. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake (d) to bake
  35. 35.Pooja planned ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooks
  36. 36.Ira is fond of ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
  37. 37.Aisha enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) to play
  38. 38.Omkar is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washing (d) washes
  39. 39.Kunal planned ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) to catch
  40. 40.Rohan is interested in ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch

Answer key

  1. playing
  2. to play
  3. baking
  4. carrying
  5. to draw
  6. sending
  7. to jog
  8. to watch
  9. bringing
  10. cleaning
  11. winning
  12. carrying
  13. drawing
  14. to jog
  15. feeding
  16. bringing
  17. to take
  18. going
  19. eating
  20. to make
  21. buying
  22. clapping
  23. catching
  24. clapping
  25. clapping
  26. carrying
  27. cooking
  28. washing
  29. to watch
  30. running
  31. watching
  32. jogging
  33. drinking
  34. baking
  35. to cook
  36. buying
  37. playing
  38. washing
  39. to catch
  40. watching

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