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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 5 · 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.Diya kept ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) to jog (c) jogging (d) jog
  2. 2.Saanvi is interested in ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
  3. 3.Isha is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) to feed
  4. 4.Aarav is tired of ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) go (d) going
  5. 5.Omkar hoped ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) to sing
  6. 6.Omkar hoped ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) to build (c) building (d) build
  7. 7.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) sending (c) send (d) sends
  8. 8.Ira enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) to feed
  9. 9.Ira is fond of ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) to run (d) running
  10. 10.Ananya is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) building (c) to build (d) build
  11. 11.Aarav is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  12. 12.Aisha is fond of ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) to speak (d) speaks
  13. 13.Myra kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) build (c) to build (d) builds
  14. 14.Omkar is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) runs (b) to run (c) run (d) running
  15. 15.Kabir is fond of ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) draw (d) to draw
  16. 16.Neel is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flying (b) flies (c) to fly (d) fly
  17. 17.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) to help (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
  18. 18.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) riding (b) rides (c) ride (d) to ride
  19. 19.Meera finished ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooking
  20. 20.Kabir kept ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) to plant (d) plants
  21. 21.Ira is interested in ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wear
  22. 22.Kunal finished ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wear
  23. 23.Saanvi is tired of ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) to tell
  24. 24.Aarav hoped ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wears (d) wear
  25. 25.Pooja promised ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) sing (d) singing
  26. 26.Kunal is interested in ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  27. 27.Yash kept ___ a story. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells (d) to tell
  28. 28.Ira is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) rides (d) riding
  29. 29.Rohan needed ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) to swim
  30. 30.Pooja is fond of ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feeding (d) feed
  31. 31.Diya planned ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) to send (d) sending
  32. 32.Pooja is good at ___ a kite. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying (d) to fly
  33. 33.Pooja is good at ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speak
  34. 34.Kabir hoped ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeding
  35. 35.Pooja avoided ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) to dance
  36. 36.Kunal is good at ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  37. 37.Tara avoided ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) takes (d) taking
  38. 38.Kunal enjoyed ___ a story. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) to tell
  39. 39.Aditya kept ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  40. 40.Ishaan kept ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) plant (d) planting

Answer key

  1. jogging
  2. baking
  3. feeding
  4. going
  5. to sing
  6. to build
  7. sending
  8. feeding
  9. running
  10. building
  11. cleaning
  12. speaking
  13. building
  14. running
  15. drawing
  16. flying
  17. helping
  18. riding
  19. cooking
  20. planting
  21. wearing
  22. wearing
  23. telling
  24. to wear
  25. to sing
  26. drinking
  27. telling
  28. riding
  29. to swim
  30. feeding
  31. to send
  32. flying
  33. speaking
  34. to feed
  35. dancing
  36. feeding
  37. taking
  38. telling
  39. dancing
  40. planting

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