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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 58 · 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.Tara is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) to draw
  2. 2.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) building (b) builds (c) build (d) to build
  3. 3.Rohan avoided ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jog
  4. 4.Ishaan is tired of ___ to school. (a) to go (b) goes (c) going (d) go
  5. 5.Riya enjoyed ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) ride
  6. 6.Omkar is good at ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) to climb (c) climb (d) climbs
  7. 7.Kabir hoped ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
  8. 8.Arjun avoided ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
  9. 9.Isha kept ___ a letter. (a) write (b) writing (c) writes (d) to write
  10. 10.Vivaan avoided ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
  11. 11.Nisha is fond of ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) to feed
  12. 12.Isha enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
  13. 13.Sneha refused ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throws
  14. 14.Aarav hoped ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) to help
  15. 15.Vivaan promised ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eat (c) to eat (d) eats
  16. 16.Rahul is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) playing (c) to play (d) plays
  17. 17.Pooja is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) to jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
  18. 18.Arjun is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catching
  19. 19.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) make (b) to make (c) making (d) makes
  20. 20.Nisha is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) riding (b) rides (c) to ride (d) ride
  21. 21.Ananya is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
  22. 22.Neel is tired of ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wears
  23. 23.Aarav is good at ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) to watch
  24. 24.Myra planned ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
  25. 25.Riya practised ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) to jog (c) jog (d) jogs
  26. 26.Ishaan decided ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) sing
  27. 27.Ananya enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
  28. 28.Isha agreed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) to wash (d) washes
  29. 29.Kunal is tired of ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) building (c) build (d) builds
  30. 30.Riya hoped ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buys
  31. 31.Kabir is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eats
  32. 32.Kabir decided ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
  33. 33.Tara needed ___ a message. (a) send (b) sends (c) to send (d) sending
  34. 34.Ira is looking forward to ___ a bicycle next week. (a) ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) to ride
  35. 35.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) to carry (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
  36. 36.Pooja is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) to study
  37. 37.Saanvi needed ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) play (d) plays
  38. 38.Omkar is fond of ___ the match. (a) to win (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
  39. 39.Omkar is good at ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook
  40. 40.Kunal is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) running (b) run (c) to run (d) runs

Answer key

  1. drawing
  2. building
  3. jogging
  4. going
  5. riding
  6. climbing
  7. to wash
  8. wearing
  9. writing
  10. climbing
  11. feeding
  12. washing
  13. to throw
  14. to help
  15. to eat
  16. playing
  17. jogging
  18. catching
  19. making
  20. riding
  21. watching
  22. wearing
  23. watching
  24. to feed
  25. jogging
  26. to sing
  27. buying
  28. to wash
  29. building
  30. to buy
  31. eating
  32. to feed
  33. to send
  34. riding
  35. carrying
  36. studying
  37. to play
  38. winning
  39. cooking
  40. running

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