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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 51 · 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.Manav is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) to sing (b) sing (c) singing (d) sings
  2. 2.Aarav is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catching (b) catch (c) to catch (d) catches
  3. 3.Aisha is good at ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) draw (c) to draw (d) drawing
  4. 4.Farhan is fond of ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studies (d) studying
  5. 5.Aditya is tired of ___ a story. (a) telling (b) to tell (c) tells (d) tell
  6. 6.Neel is tired of ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
  7. 7.Rohan is good at ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swims
  8. 8.Kunal avoided ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
  9. 9.Rohan is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clap (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clapping
  10. 10.Diya is interested in ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) to wear
  11. 11.Ira finished ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
  12. 12.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaking
  13. 13.Omkar is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) to clap (d) claps
  14. 14.Meera is interested in ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
  15. 15.Omkar is tired of ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly (d) to fly
  16. 16.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cook
  17. 17.Aisha is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink (d) to drink
  18. 18.Zoya finished ___ Hindi. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
  19. 19.Kabir is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) to clap (d) clap
  20. 20.Arjun enjoyed ___ tea. (a) to make (b) makes (c) make (d) making
  21. 21.Manav enjoyed ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) make (d) makes
  22. 22.Diya is interested in ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) to clap
  23. 23.Ira is good at ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buy
  24. 24.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
  25. 25.Neel avoided ___ to school. (a) go (b) going (c) to go (d) goes
  26. 26.Tara is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) plants (d) planting
  27. 27.Aarav is good at ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studies (d) studying
  28. 28.Kabir needed ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant
  29. 29.Rahul hoped ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) to wear
  30. 30.Diya agreed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) to wash (d) washes
  31. 31.Ananya is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) win (b) to win (c) winning (d) wins
  32. 32.Diya is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) to buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
  33. 33.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) to clean
  34. 34.Diya is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) taking (c) takes (d) take
  35. 35.Karan decided ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) to plant
  36. 36.Omkar is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) goes (b) go (c) going (d) to go
  37. 37.Arjun needed ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
  38. 38.Ira is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) to win (b) wins (c) winning (d) win
  39. 39.Manav is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
  40. 40.Dev wanted ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buy

Answer key

  1. singing
  2. catching
  3. drawing
  4. studying
  5. telling
  6. catching
  7. swimming
  8. studying
  9. clapping
  10. wearing
  11. playing
  12. speaking
  13. clapping
  14. playing
  15. flying
  16. cooking
  17. drinking
  18. speaking
  19. clapping
  20. making
  21. making
  22. clapping
  23. buying
  24. carrying
  25. going
  26. planting
  27. studying
  28. to plant
  29. to wear
  30. to wash
  31. winning
  32. buying
  33. cleaning
  34. taking
  35. to plant
  36. going
  37. to watch
  38. winning
  39. playing
  40. to buy

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