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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 67 · 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.Riya kept ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
  2. 2.Tara is tired of ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) to help (d) helps
  3. 3.Myra is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbing
  4. 4.Aarav is good at ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) to climb (d) climb
  5. 5.Yash avoided ___ to school. (a) to go (b) go (c) goes (d) going
  6. 6.Dev is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) to sing
  7. 7.Ira hoped ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) to play
  8. 8.Ananya practised ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  9. 9.Pooja is fond of ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink (d) to drink
  10. 10.Saanvi practised ___ a message. (a) sends (b) to send (c) sending (d) send
  11. 11.Rohan practised ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swimming
  12. 12.Aarav enjoyed ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
  13. 13.Nisha is fond of ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) to fly (d) fly
  14. 14.Farhan hoped ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) write (c) to write (d) writes
  15. 15.Priya finished ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) planting (d) plants
  16. 16.Vivaan practised ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buys (c) to buy (d) buying
  17. 17.Isha hoped ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) to clap (c) claps (d) clapping
  18. 18.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) to send
  19. 19.Zoya wanted ___ the train. (a) takes (b) taking (c) to take (d) take
  20. 20.Rahul needed ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapping
  21. 21.Sneha is tired of ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
  22. 22.Meera wanted ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
  23. 23.Sneha enjoyed ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
  24. 24.Omkar is good at ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) to eat
  25. 25.Karan is tired of ___ a song. (a) singing (b) to sing (c) sings (d) sing
  26. 26.Saanvi enjoyed ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) drawing (d) draws
  27. 27.Dev is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) to help
  28. 28.Isha is looking forward to ___ the bag next week. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry
  29. 29.Rahul is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) to dance
  30. 30.Saanvi is tired of ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) to climb
  31. 31.Aditya avoided ___ the train. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take
  32. 32.Rohan is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) to bring (d) brings
  33. 33.Yash is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feeding (c) feed (d) feeds
  34. 34.Omkar decided ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watches
  35. 35.Diya promised ___ a mango. (a) eats (b) eating (c) to eat (d) eat
  36. 36.Pooja practised ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) to fly (c) flying (d) flies
  37. 37.Isha is looking forward to ___ a cap next week. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) to wear (d) wear
  38. 38.Riya finished ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) bringing (d) brings
  39. 39.Dev enjoyed ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) to throw
  40. 40.Diya hoped ___ on the stage. (a) dance (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dancing

Answer key

  1. cooking
  2. helping
  3. climbing
  4. climbing
  5. going
  6. singing
  7. to play
  8. feeding
  9. drinking
  10. sending
  11. swimming
  12. watching
  13. flying
  14. to write
  15. planting
  16. buying
  17. to clap
  18. sending
  19. to take
  20. to clap
  21. drawing
  22. to climb
  23. cooking
  24. eating
  25. singing
  26. drawing
  27. helping
  28. carrying
  29. dancing
  30. climbing
  31. taking
  32. bringing
  33. feeding
  34. to watch
  35. to eat
  36. flying
  37. wearing
  38. bringing
  39. throwing
  40. to dance

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