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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 49 · 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.Nisha is interested in ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helping (d) helps
  2. 2.Ira enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) to run
  3. 3.Pooja practised ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) rides (c) to ride (d) riding
  4. 4.Yash is fond of ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
  5. 5.Myra is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly (d) to fly
  6. 6.Aarav is interested in ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) to eat
  7. 7.Farhan is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeding
  8. 8.Kabir is interested in ___ a bicycle. (a) ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) to ride
  9. 9.Vivaan wanted ___ tea. (a) to make (b) making (c) make (d) makes
  10. 10.Omkar is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
  11. 11.Priya is tired of ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) to dance
  12. 12.Rohan planned ___ cricket. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing (d) to play
  13. 13.Ananya is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watching
  14. 14.Isha enjoyed ___ to school. (a) to go (b) going (c) goes (d) go
  15. 15.Kabir is tired of ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) to help
  16. 16.Ira planned ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
  17. 17.Kavya is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) to feed
  18. 18.Neel enjoyed ___ the room. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) to clean (d) cleaning
  19. 19.Ira is good at ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
  20. 20.Isha is good at ___ science. (a) studies (b) studying (c) to study (d) study
  21. 21.Zoya practised ___ the room. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) to clean (d) clean
  22. 22.Riya hoped ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
  23. 23.Ananya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) to climb (d) climb
  24. 24.Priya decided ___ the match. (a) win (b) winning (c) wins (d) to win
  25. 25.Kavya promised ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) making (d) make
  26. 26.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
  27. 27.Dev enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) to write
  28. 28.Omkar wanted ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wear (c) wears (d) wearing
  29. 29.Meera is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) send (c) sending (d) sends
  30. 30.Zoya needed ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook
  31. 31.Aarav is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
  32. 32.Farhan is interested in ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) to bring (c) bring (d) brings
  33. 33.Pooja is good at ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) to throw
  34. 34.Farhan is fond of ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
  35. 35.Rahul wanted ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  36. 36.Neel is fond of ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) to carry
  37. 37.Meera is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
  38. 38.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
  39. 39.Vivaan hoped ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
  40. 40.Diya is fond of ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) to eat

Answer key

  1. helping
  2. running
  3. riding
  4. watching
  5. flying
  6. eating
  7. feeding
  8. riding
  9. to make
  10. studying
  11. dancing
  12. to play
  13. watching
  14. going
  15. helping
  16. to catch
  17. feeding
  18. cleaning
  19. studying
  20. studying
  21. cleaning
  22. to play
  23. climbing
  24. to win
  25. to make
  26. washing
  27. writing
  28. to wear
  29. sending
  30. to cook
  31. washing
  32. bringing
  33. throwing
  34. cooking
  35. to dance
  36. carrying
  37. eating
  38. watching
  39. to tell
  40. eating

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