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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 72 · 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.Dev is fond of ___ a song. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) to sing
  2. 2.Ananya is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washes
  3. 3.Riya is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) to cook (d) cooks
  4. 4.Karan is good at ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) to draw
  5. 5.Isha finished ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
  6. 6.Arjun refused ___ a tree. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) to climb (d) climb
  7. 7.Isha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
  8. 8.Priya decided ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) to carry (d) carries
  9. 9.Diya is interested in ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) to catch
  10. 10.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) to take (b) taking (c) takes (d) take
  11. 11.Arjun planned ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washes
  12. 12.Tara hoped ___ rice. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) to cook (d) cooks
  13. 13.Myra enjoyed ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  14. 14.Ishaan is good at ___ in the park. (a) to run (b) runs (c) running (d) run
  15. 15.Neel is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catching (d) catches
  16. 16.Neel is fond of ___ the train. (a) taking (b) takes (c) to take (d) take
  17. 17.Omkar needed ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooking
  18. 18.Aditya practised ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) to send
  19. 19.Diya is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim (d) to swim
  20. 20.Diya finished ___ tea. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) to make
  21. 21.Saanvi is good at ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sing (c) sings (d) singing
  22. 22.Ishaan enjoyed ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eating (d) eats
  23. 23.Rohan decided ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eating (c) eat (d) eats
  24. 24.Yash is good at ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  25. 25.Omkar practised ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) fly (d) flies
  26. 26.Dev kept ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dancing
  27. 27.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) to draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
  28. 28.Ishaan kept ___ a message. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) to send
  29. 29.Neel enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) to wash
  30. 30.Saanvi practised ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) to jog (d) jogs
  31. 31.Isha is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) washes (d) wash
  32. 32.Sneha enjoyed ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) to swim
  33. 33.Aarav wanted ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throw
  34. 34.Aditya finished ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
  35. 35.Zoya is tired of ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry
  36. 36.Arjun decided ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) feed
  37. 37.Arjun finished ___ tea. (a) makes (b) to make (c) make (d) making
  38. 38.Ananya is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) goes (b) go (c) going (d) to go
  39. 39.Pooja practised ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eats (d) eating
  40. 40.Aisha is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eats (b) eat (c) to eat (d) eating

Answer key

  1. singing
  2. washing
  3. cooking
  4. drawing
  5. climbing
  6. to climb
  7. planting
  8. to carry
  9. catching
  10. taking
  11. to wash
  12. to cook
  13. dancing
  14. running
  15. catching
  16. taking
  17. to cook
  18. sending
  19. swimming
  20. making
  21. singing
  22. eating
  23. to eat
  24. climbing
  25. flying
  26. dancing
  27. drawing
  28. sending
  29. washing
  30. jogging
  31. washing
  32. swimming
  33. to throw
  34. buying
  35. carrying
  36. to feed
  37. making
  38. going
  39. eating
  40. eating

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