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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 405 · 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.Pooja is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  2. 2.Yash kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watching
  3. 3.Omkar is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) to dance
  4. 4.Neel is fond of ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) to eat (c) eating (d) eat
  5. 5.Omkar is fond of ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) running (c) runs (d) run
  6. 6.Neel kept ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) to watch
  7. 7.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) to plant
  8. 8.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) to send
  9. 9.Vivaan kept ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
  10. 10.Tara refused ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plant
  11. 11.Vivaan planned ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
  12. 12.Omkar is fond of ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throw
  13. 13.Farhan avoided ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  14. 14.Ishaan planned ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clap
  15. 15.Sneha enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catches (c) catch (d) catching
  16. 16.Farhan agreed ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  17. 17.Arjun decided ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clapping (c) clap (d) claps
  18. 18.Ira is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing (d) to dance
  19. 19.Isha refused ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) to bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  20. 20.Zoya refused ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) to help
  21. 21.Aisha planned ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) to play (d) playing
  22. 22.Nisha is tired of ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) to wash (c) washing (d) washes
  23. 23.Kabir needed ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
  24. 24.Kabir agreed ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak (d) to speak
  25. 25.Aarav is interested in ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
  26. 26.Kavya practised ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cooking
  27. 27.Aarav is fond of ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
  28. 28.Neel is interested in ___ a story. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) to tell
  29. 29.Tara practised ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
  30. 30.Tara finished ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dancing
  31. 31.Farhan enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wears
  32. 32.Arjun is good at ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writes (c) writing (d) write
  33. 33.Tara is tired of ___ the ball. (a) catching (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catch
  34. 34.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carrying (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carries
  35. 35.Ananya finished ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eating (c) eat (d) to eat
  36. 36.Kabir needed ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) to fly (d) fly
  37. 37.Manav is interested in ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) to clap (c) claps (d) clapping
  38. 38.Rahul is good at ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jogs
  39. 39.Nisha is good at ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
  40. 40.Diya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catching (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catch

Answer key

  1. dancing
  2. watching
  3. dancing
  4. eating
  5. running
  6. watching
  7. planting
  8. sending
  9. playing
  10. to plant
  11. to dance
  12. throwing
  13. carrying
  14. to clap
  15. catching
  16. to clean
  17. to clap
  18. dancing
  19. to bake
  20. to help
  21. to play
  22. washing
  23. to watch
  24. to speak
  25. telling
  26. cooking
  27. catching
  28. telling
  29. climbing
  30. dancing
  31. wearing
  32. writing
  33. catching
  34. carrying
  35. eating
  36. to fly
  37. clapping
  38. jogging
  39. speaking
  40. catching

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