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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 397 · 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.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watch
  2. 2.Diya is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) study (c) to study (d) studying
  3. 3.Farhan needed ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drawing (d) to draw
  4. 4.Sneha is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brings (d) to bring
  5. 5.Sneha is interested in ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
  6. 6.Omkar hoped ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogs
  7. 7.Kunal enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
  8. 8.Ananya is good at ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) clean
  9. 9.Ira is fond of ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
  10. 10.Arjun finished ___ a sandcastle. (a) build (b) to build (c) building (d) builds
  11. 11.Sneha promised ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) go (d) going
  12. 12.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) telling (b) to tell (c) tell (d) tells
  13. 13.Tara kept ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) to throw
  14. 14.Pooja is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) to dance
  15. 15.Dev finished ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) run (c) running (d) runs
  16. 16.Sneha is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) to take
  17. 17.Manav avoided ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) to dance
  18. 18.Farhan is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) to help (c) help (d) helping
  19. 19.Diya decided ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) to go
  20. 20.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
  21. 21.Karan enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) to carry
  22. 22.Manav enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
  23. 23.Rohan finished ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) to make
  24. 24.Neel agreed ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  25. 25.Myra finished ___ a message. (a) to send (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
  26. 26.Myra decided ___ the match. (a) winning (b) to win (c) win (d) wins
  27. 27.Myra is fond of ___ tea. (a) make (b) to make (c) making (d) makes
  28. 28.Aisha is good at ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) to play (d) plays
  29. 29.Nisha enjoyed ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
  30. 30.Tara is tired of ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) to build (c) building (d) build
  31. 31.Riya kept ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buying (c) to buy (d) buy
  32. 32.Yash is fond of ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) to drink
  33. 33.Tara is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) wash (b) washing (c) to wash (d) washes
  34. 34.Ira is good at ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) play (c) playing (d) plays
  35. 35.Ishaan avoided ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wears
  36. 36.Aarav is tired of ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swims
  37. 37.Arjun decided ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) to drink (d) drinks
  38. 38.Kabir enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  39. 39.Dev hoped ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) to speak
  40. 40.Saanvi refused ___ a picture. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) draws (d) to draw

Answer key

  1. watching
  2. studying
  3. to draw
  4. bringing
  5. washing
  6. to jog
  7. washing
  8. cleaning
  9. watching
  10. building
  11. to go
  12. telling
  13. throwing
  14. dancing
  15. running
  16. taking
  17. dancing
  18. helping
  19. to go
  20. feeding
  21. carrying
  22. buying
  23. making
  24. to watch
  25. sending
  26. to win
  27. making
  28. playing
  29. cleaning
  30. building
  31. buying
  32. drinking
  33. washing
  34. playing
  35. wearing
  36. swimming
  37. to drink
  38. jogging
  39. to speak
  40. to draw

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