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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 387 · 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.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sending (b) sends (c) to send (d) send
  2. 2.Ananya is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  3. 3.Isha wanted ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) to help (d) helps
  4. 4.Diya enjoyed ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) to help (c) help (d) helping
  5. 5.Aditya is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) singing
  6. 6.Kavya decided ___ in the park. (a) run (b) running (c) runs (d) to run
  7. 7.Yash is fond of ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clapping
  8. 8.Aarav enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
  9. 9.Aisha kept ___ the train. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes (d) to take
  10. 10.Zoya kept ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) to send
  11. 11.Dev is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
  12. 12.Saanvi practised ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  13. 13.Karan is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take
  14. 14.Kabir avoided ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook
  15. 15.Saanvi is tired of ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  16. 16.Priya is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) to take
  17. 17.Manav avoided ___ a letter. (a) write (b) to write (c) writing (d) writes
  18. 18.Myra needed ___ in the park. (a) running (b) runs (c) run (d) to run
  19. 19.Myra is fond of ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  20. 20.Diya wanted ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) to throw
  21. 21.Omkar is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) to feed
  22. 22.Ishaan needed ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drinks (d) to drink
  23. 23.Manav finished ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) to speak (d) speaking
  24. 24.Neel finished ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
  25. 25.Ananya kept ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) to dance
  26. 26.Kabir is good at ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) to study (d) studying
  27. 27.Riya enjoyed ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) to ride
  28. 28.Aditya is interested in ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) to buy
  29. 29.Diya enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  30. 30.Aisha is interested in ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) to dance
  31. 31.Kavya hoped ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooking
  32. 32.Isha kept ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
  33. 33.Aarav decided ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) playing (d) play
  34. 34.Myra finished ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) to send (d) sending
  35. 35.Aarav wanted ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) flying (c) to fly (d) fly
  36. 36.Ananya is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
  37. 37.Dev wanted ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) to feed
  38. 38.Tara needed ___ the train. (a) to take (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
  39. 39.Pooja practised ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) builds (c) building (d) build
  40. 40.Yash is interested in ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks

Answer key

  1. sending
  2. dancing
  3. to help
  4. helping
  5. singing
  6. to run
  7. clapping
  8. wearing
  9. taking
  10. sending
  11. speaking
  12. climbing
  13. taking
  14. cooking
  15. jogging
  16. taking
  17. writing
  18. to run
  19. feeding
  20. to throw
  21. feeding
  22. to drink
  23. speaking
  24. cooking
  25. dancing
  26. studying
  27. riding
  28. buying
  29. carrying
  30. dancing
  31. to cook
  32. riding
  33. to play
  34. sending
  35. to fly
  36. swimming
  37. to feed
  38. to take
  39. building
  40. cooking

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