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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 50 · 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.Yash avoided ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) to draw (d) draw
  2. 2.Saanvi enjoyed ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
  3. 3.Omkar is tired of ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
  4. 4.Kavya enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jog
  5. 5.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
  6. 6.Meera finished ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catch
  7. 7.Tara is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) send (c) sending (d) sends
  8. 8.Manav practised ___ the match. (a) to win (b) win (c) winning (d) wins
  9. 9.Rohan enjoyed ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) to build (d) building
  10. 10.Meera is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) to cook
  11. 11.Ishaan hoped ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) to wear
  12. 12.Dev is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) build (c) builds (d) to build
  13. 13.Omkar is fond of ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
  14. 14.Aisha is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) to jog
  15. 15.Sneha avoided ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  16. 16.Kunal is good at ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies (d) to fly
  17. 17.Diya is tired of ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) to wear
  18. 18.Ishaan is tired of ___ a song. (a) sing (b) sings (c) to sing (d) singing
  19. 19.Dev is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) rides (b) to ride (c) riding (d) ride
  20. 20.Kavya enjoyed ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plant (c) to plant (d) plants
  21. 21.Neel agreed ___ the ball. (a) throw (b) to throw (c) throwing (d) throws
  22. 22.Rohan is tired of ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) feed
  23. 23.Sneha decided ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
  24. 24.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wear (b) to wear (c) wears (d) wearing
  25. 25.Rohan avoided ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) to run
  26. 26.Isha is tired of ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) writing (c) to write (d) write
  27. 27.Nisha decided ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogs
  28. 28.Rohan is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) to take
  29. 29.Yash is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) to carry (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
  30. 30.Ishaan enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) to run (c) run (d) running
  31. 31.Neel is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) to buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
  32. 32.Aarav kept ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
  33. 33.Priya avoided ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) to go
  34. 34.Karan practised ___ milk. (a) drink (b) to drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
  35. 35.Vivaan finished ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catches (c) catch (d) catching
  36. 36.Pooja finished ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) plays (d) play
  37. 37.Manav decided ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climb (d) to climb
  38. 38.Kabir avoided ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies
  39. 39.Kabir promised ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
  40. 40.Saanvi is tired of ___ the match. (a) to win (b) winning (c) win (d) wins

Answer key

  1. drawing
  2. cleaning
  3. cooking
  4. jogging
  5. cooking
  6. catching
  7. sending
  8. winning
  9. building
  10. cooking
  11. to wear
  12. building
  13. feeding
  14. jogging
  15. climbing
  16. flying
  17. wearing
  18. singing
  19. riding
  20. planting
  21. to throw
  22. feeding
  23. to drink
  24. wearing
  25. running
  26. writing
  27. to jog
  28. taking
  29. carrying
  30. running
  31. buying
  32. buying
  33. going
  34. drinking
  35. catching
  36. playing
  37. to climb
  38. flying
  39. to climb
  40. winning

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