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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 400 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Manav kept ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogging
  2. 2.Kunal agreed ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) planting (d) plants
  3. 3.Ananya wanted ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) to sing (d) singing
  4. 4.Yash is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) to help (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
  5. 5.Yash finished ___ the match. (a) wins (b) win (c) to win (d) winning
  6. 6.Yash finished ___ the train. (a) taking (b) take (c) to take (d) takes
  7. 7.Meera kept ___ the match. (a) wins (b) winning (c) to win (d) win
  8. 8.Zoya finished ___ the train. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take
  9. 9.Omkar enjoyed ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tells (c) to tell (d) tell
  10. 10.Aisha planned ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) to study (d) studying
  11. 11.Ira avoided ___ science. (a) studying (b) studies (c) to study (d) study
  12. 12.Diya agreed ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) run (d) to run
  13. 13.Dev avoided ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speak
  14. 14.Aarav is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) to clap
  15. 15.Dev is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks (d) to cook
  16. 16.Arjun is interested in ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) to make
  17. 17.Arjun decided ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
  18. 18.Saanvi kept ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) rides (c) to ride (d) ride
  19. 19.Zoya finished ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eating (c) eat (d) eats
  20. 20.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps (d) to clap
  21. 21.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a cake next week. (a) baking (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) bake
  22. 22.Rahul is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carries (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carrying
  23. 23.Meera hoped ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) to throw
  24. 24.Manav is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) to make (b) make (c) makes (d) making
  25. 25.Zoya is tired of ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) build (c) builds (d) building
  26. 26.Diya refused ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  27. 27.Priya is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swims (c) to swim (d) swimming
  28. 28.Rohan is good at ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
  29. 29.Aarav is fond of ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
  30. 30.Aditya enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapping
  31. 31.Zoya practised ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plants
  32. 32.Zoya agreed ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) play (d) plays
  33. 33.Kunal enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) to write (c) write (d) writing
  34. 34.Aisha enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plant (d) plants
  35. 35.Kunal practised ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
  36. 36.Aarav finished ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) running (d) run
  37. 37.Ishaan finished ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drink
  38. 38.Pooja enjoyed ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
  39. 39.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) to tell (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
  40. 40.Aarav is good at ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jogs

Answer key

  1. jogging
  2. to plant
  3. to sing
  4. helping
  5. winning
  6. taking
  7. winning
  8. taking
  9. telling
  10. to study
  11. studying
  12. to run
  13. speaking
  14. clapping
  15. cooking
  16. making
  17. to tell
  18. riding
  19. eating
  20. clapping
  21. baking
  22. carrying
  23. to throw
  24. making
  25. building
  26. to take
  27. swimming
  28. riding
  29. wearing
  30. clapping
  31. planting
  32. to play
  33. writing
  34. planting
  35. studying
  36. running
  37. drinking
  38. drinking
  39. telling
  40. jogging

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