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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 47 · 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.Arjun is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) help (b) helps (c) to help (d) helping
  2. 2.Kunal practised ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) to wear (d) wears
  3. 3.Diya enjoyed ___ science. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) to study
  4. 4.Aarav is tired of ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) to write (d) writes
  5. 5.Ananya wanted ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) to run (d) run
  6. 6.Meera is interested in ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studying (d) studies
  7. 7.Kabir refused ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) to drink
  8. 8.Ananya wanted ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
  9. 9.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) take (b) to take (c) taking (d) takes
  10. 10.Pooja avoided ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  11. 11.Sneha is good at ___ the match. (a) to win (b) wins (c) win (d) winning
  12. 12.Diya is good at ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) to make (d) makes
  13. 13.Kabir is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  14. 14.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drawing (d) to draw
  15. 15.Manav practised ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catching
  16. 16.Aarav finished ___ a story. (a) tells (b) tell (c) to tell (d) telling
  17. 17.Dev kept ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  18. 18.Nisha kept ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) making (d) makes
  19. 19.Aarav kept ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) sing (d) singing
  20. 20.Dev promised ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) to sing
  21. 21.Manav is tired of ___ rice. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
  22. 22.Kunal kept ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes (d) to wash
  23. 23.Aisha kept ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) to speak (d) speak
  24. 24.Arjun is tired of ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
  25. 25.Aarav is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dance
  26. 26.Manav promised ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry
  27. 27.Riya finished ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bring (c) bringing (d) to bring
  28. 28.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watches (b) to watch (c) watching (d) watch
  29. 29.Aisha is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) to study
  30. 30.Kabir hoped ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) taking (d) takes
  31. 31.Rahul enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
  32. 32.Ananya enjoyed ___ to school. (a) goes (b) going (c) to go (d) go
  33. 33.Rohan is tired of ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) riding (d) rides
  34. 34.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catches
  35. 35.Kabir avoided ___ to school. (a) to go (b) go (c) going (d) goes
  36. 36.Neel refused ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
  37. 37.Kunal is tired of ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wears (c) to wear (d) wearing
  38. 38.Zoya planned ___ the train. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking (d) to take
  39. 39.Yash is fond of ___ the match. (a) to win (b) wins (c) winning (d) win
  40. 40.Neel finished ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance

Answer key

  1. helping
  2. wearing
  3. studying
  4. writing
  5. to run
  6. studying
  7. to drink
  8. to tell
  9. taking
  10. jogging
  11. winning
  12. making
  13. taking
  14. drawing
  15. catching
  16. telling
  17. baking
  18. making
  19. singing
  20. to sing
  21. cooking
  22. washing
  23. speaking
  24. washing
  25. dancing
  26. to carry
  27. bringing
  28. watching
  29. studying
  30. to take
  31. throwing
  32. going
  33. riding
  34. catching
  35. going
  36. to drink
  37. wearing
  38. to take
  39. winning
  40. dancing

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