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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 403 · 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.Priya is interested in ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swims
  2. 2.Nisha enjoyed ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) building (c) build (d) builds
  3. 3.Zoya planned ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draw
  4. 4.Myra is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) go (b) goes (c) going (d) to go
  5. 5.Yash enjoyed ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watching
  6. 6.Kavya planned ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) makes (d) make
  7. 7.Vivaan avoided ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
  8. 8.Ishaan avoided ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
  9. 9.Isha planned ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buying
  10. 10.Karan is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) drawing (b) to draw (c) draws (d) draw
  11. 11.Priya avoided ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) to write (d) write
  12. 12.Omkar finished ___ the train. (a) taking (b) to take (c) takes (d) take
  13. 13.Aarav promised ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) to dance
  14. 14.Kunal refused ___ a song. (a) singing (b) to sing (c) sing (d) sings
  15. 15.Priya is interested in ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drinks (d) to drink
  16. 16.Karan avoided ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) to write
  17. 17.Priya is good at ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swim
  18. 18.Aarav hoped ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) to bring
  19. 19.Rohan enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) to play
  20. 20.Zoya agreed ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) to jog
  21. 21.Farhan kept ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying (d) to carry
  22. 22.Omkar finished ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writing (c) to write (d) writes
  23. 23.Dev is interested in ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
  24. 24.Myra wanted ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) riding (d) rides
  25. 25.Aditya planned ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) to play
  26. 26.Rohan is interested in ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) to bake
  27. 27.Manav practised ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
  28. 28.Zoya enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
  29. 29.Ira is tired of ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) to bake
  30. 30.Isha avoided ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
  31. 31.Vivaan planned ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wears
  32. 32.Ira is fond of ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drink
  33. 33.Rohan is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brings
  34. 34.Kavya avoided ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
  35. 35.Neel avoided ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) to tell (d) telling
  36. 36.Nisha kept ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
  37. 37.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  38. 38.Neel is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  39. 39.Diya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) to bring
  40. 40.Kavya avoided ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studies (d) studying

Answer key

  1. swimming
  2. building
  3. to draw
  4. going
  5. watching
  6. to make
  7. baking
  8. cleaning
  9. to buy
  10. drawing
  11. writing
  12. taking
  13. to dance
  14. to sing
  15. drinking
  16. writing
  17. swimming
  18. to bring
  19. playing
  20. to jog
  21. carrying
  22. writing
  23. drinking
  24. to ride
  25. to play
  26. baking
  27. watching
  28. wearing
  29. baking
  30. jogging
  31. to wear
  32. drinking
  33. bringing
  34. buying
  35. telling
  36. watching
  37. feeding
  38. feeding
  39. bringing
  40. studying

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