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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 73 · 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.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) watches (c) to watch (d) watching
  2. 2.Isha is tired of ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) plants (c) to plant (d) planting
  3. 3.Rohan enjoyed ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eating (c) to eat (d) eats
  4. 4.Vivaan practised ___ a cap. (a) wear (b) wears (c) to wear (d) wearing
  5. 5.Omkar is tired of ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clap
  6. 6.Rahul is fond of ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) to bring
  7. 7.Manav is good at ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) to plant (c) plant (d) planting
  8. 8.Kabir finished ___ the train. (a) to take (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
  9. 9.Pooja agreed ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eat
  10. 10.Meera is tired of ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
  11. 11.Kunal kept ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  12. 12.Arjun avoided ___ the ball. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) to throw
  13. 13.Ananya planned ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
  14. 14.Kavya enjoyed ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) to send
  15. 15.Meera enjoyed ___ a song. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing (d) to sing
  16. 16.Diya is good at ___ rice. (a) cook (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
  17. 17.Zoya is good at ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) play (d) playing
  18. 18.Arjun enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wear
  19. 19.Aisha kept ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
  20. 20.Aditya finished ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washing
  21. 21.Dev practised ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) to bring
  22. 22.Arjun enjoyed ___ the train. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes (d) to take
  23. 23.Aditya is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
  24. 24.Kavya is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) to help (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
  25. 25.Dev is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) to clap
  26. 26.Karan avoided ___ a tree. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) plants (d) planting
  27. 27.Yash is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) planting (b) to plant (c) plant (d) plants
  28. 28.Diya is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) studying (c) to study (d) study
  29. 29.Kunal is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
  30. 30.Isha kept ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaks
  31. 31.Zoya is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) play (b) to play (c) plays (d) playing
  32. 32.Kabir is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) help (b) to help (c) helps (d) helping
  33. 33.Priya is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) catch (b) catches (c) to catch (d) catching
  34. 34.Vivaan is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat (d) to eat
  35. 35.Arjun refused ___ science. (a) study (b) to study (c) studies (d) studying
  36. 36.Yash decided ___ the train. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) to take
  37. 37.Isha avoided ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) plays (d) playing
  38. 38.Pooja avoided ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
  39. 39.Aarav is good at ___ a message. (a) sends (b) to send (c) sending (d) send
  40. 40.Kabir is good at ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking

Answer key

  1. watching
  2. planting
  3. eating
  4. wearing
  5. clapping
  6. bringing
  7. planting
  8. taking
  9. to eat
  10. washing
  11. bringing
  12. throwing
  13. to throw
  14. sending
  15. singing
  16. cooking
  17. playing
  18. wearing
  19. buying
  20. washing
  21. bringing
  22. taking
  23. bringing
  24. helping
  25. clapping
  26. planting
  27. planting
  28. studying
  29. dancing
  30. speaking
  31. playing
  32. helping
  33. catching
  34. eating
  35. to study
  36. to take
  37. playing
  38. climbing
  39. sending
  40. drinking

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