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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 7 · 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.Kavya promised ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) draws (c) to draw (d) drawing
  2. 2.Ira kept ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) to wash (d) washing
  3. 3.Tara enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swims
  4. 4.Farhan is tired of ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
  5. 5.Farhan promised ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) run (d) to run
  6. 6.Aisha is fond of ___ in the park. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) to jog
  7. 7.Diya is good at ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) to make
  8. 8.Kavya finished ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drink
  9. 9.Kabir is tired of ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) to cook
  10. 10.Nisha refused ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) to draw
  11. 11.Rahul kept ___ the train. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) to take
  12. 12.Neel enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) playing (c) to play (d) play
  13. 13.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flying (b) fly (c) to fly (d) flies
  14. 14.Arjun avoided ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
  15. 15.Arjun is fond of ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) to sing
  16. 16.Rohan is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dance
  17. 17.Ira finished ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) to clap (d) clap
  18. 18.Arjun refused ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swims
  19. 19.Aditya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
  20. 20.Sneha is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watching (c) to watch (d) watch
  21. 21.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) to wear (d) wear
  22. 22.Sneha promised ___ science. (a) studying (b) study (c) to study (d) studies
  23. 23.Rahul is good at ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
  24. 24.Ira is tired of ___ to school. (a) goes (b) go (c) to go (d) going
  25. 25.Neel is interested in ___ in the park. (a) running (b) to run (c) runs (d) run
  26. 26.Aditya is interested in ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) to cook (d) cooking
  27. 27.Sneha is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
  28. 28.Kunal avoided ___ to school. (a) goes (b) going (c) to go (d) go
  29. 29.Rohan avoided ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) to wear (d) wear
  30. 30.Saanvi promised ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) to run (d) run
  31. 31.Aarav is tired of ___ the ball. (a) throwing (b) to throw (c) throws (d) throw
  32. 32.Rahul promised ___ a cartoon. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) to watch
  33. 33.Arjun hoped ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) to wear (d) wearing
  34. 34.Nisha is good at ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
  35. 35.Kabir is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) playing (b) plays (c) to play (d) play
  36. 36.Vivaan is tired of ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
  37. 37.Rahul finished ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) to speak (d) speaks
  38. 38.Saanvi finished ___ the train. (a) take (b) to take (c) taking (d) takes
  39. 39.Vivaan avoided ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) to send (d) sends
  40. 40.Arjun practised ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants

Answer key

  1. to draw
  2. washing
  3. swimming
  4. drinking
  5. to run
  6. jogging
  7. making
  8. drinking
  9. cooking
  10. to draw
  11. taking
  12. playing
  13. flying
  14. planting
  15. singing
  16. dancing
  17. clapping
  18. to swim
  19. washing
  20. watching
  21. wearing
  22. to study
  23. playing
  24. going
  25. running
  26. cooking
  27. watching
  28. going
  29. wearing
  30. to run
  31. throwing
  32. to watch
  33. to wear
  34. dancing
  35. playing
  36. catching
  37. speaking
  38. taking
  39. sending
  40. planting

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