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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 4 · 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.Tara is interested in ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  2. 2.Tara avoided ___ a message. (a) to send (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
  3. 3.Vivaan enjoyed ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaking
  4. 4.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
  5. 5.Yash is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) to send (c) sends (d) sending
  6. 6.Pooja planned ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) taking (d) takes
  7. 7.Neel is interested in ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant
  8. 8.Aditya wanted ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) to dance
  9. 9.Priya promised ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) to wear
  10. 10.Isha kept ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
  11. 11.Yash practised ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) running (c) runs (d) run
  12. 12.Kabir is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) to bring
  13. 13.Saanvi enjoyed ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dancing
  14. 14.Ira finished ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) to draw
  15. 15.Arjun enjoyed ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) to clean (c) cleans (d) clean
  16. 16.Yash planned ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogs
  17. 17.Vivaan is tired of ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) to send (d) send
  18. 18.Yash kept ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) write (c) writes (d) writing
  19. 19.Kunal is tired of ___ the match. (a) to win (b) winning (c) wins (d) win
  20. 20.Yash decided ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) to win
  21. 21.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flying (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flies
  22. 22.Arjun practised ___ Grandma. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps (d) to help
  23. 23.Kabir is fond of ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaks
  24. 24.Priya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catching (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catch
  25. 25.Sneha practised ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watches
  26. 26.Dev is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) to dance (d) dance
  27. 27.Karan is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catches
  28. 28.Aarav is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) to drink (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drinks
  29. 29.Neel is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) clean
  30. 30.Kavya is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) to drink
  31. 31.Manav is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draws (b) draw (c) to draw (d) drawing
  32. 32.Ananya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cook
  33. 33.Aisha is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
  34. 34.Neel avoided ___ tea. (a) makes (b) making (c) to make (d) make
  35. 35.Rohan is fond of ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drawing (d) to draw
  36. 36.Karan is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
  37. 37.Isha practised ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) to go
  38. 38.Aisha needed ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) to send
  39. 39.Nisha practised ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  40. 40.Saanvi is tired of ___ for the team. (a) clapping (b) to clap (c) clap (d) claps

Answer key

  1. dancing
  2. sending
  3. speaking
  4. watching
  5. sending
  6. to take
  7. planting
  8. to dance
  9. to wear
  10. dancing
  11. running
  12. bringing
  13. dancing
  14. drawing
  15. cleaning
  16. to jog
  17. sending
  18. writing
  19. winning
  20. to win
  21. flying
  22. helping
  23. speaking
  24. catching
  25. watching
  26. dancing
  27. catching
  28. drinking
  29. cleaning
  30. drinking
  31. drawing
  32. cooking
  33. cooking
  34. making
  35. drawing
  36. baking
  37. going
  38. to send
  39. taking
  40. clapping

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