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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 74 · 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.Yash is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  2. 2.Myra is looking forward to ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) build (b) builds (c) to build (d) building
  3. 3.Saanvi is tired of ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) to climb (d) climb
  4. 4.Vivaan decided ___ science. (a) study (b) studying (c) to study (d) studies
  5. 5.Priya is interested in ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) to study
  6. 6.Saanvi refused ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) to draw (c) drawing (d) draws
  7. 7.Riya hoped ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watches
  8. 8.Kavya hoped ___ a tree. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  9. 9.Isha is interested in ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) to feed
  10. 10.Tara practised ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) to run (d) run
  11. 11.Manav wanted ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) to build (d) building
  12. 12.Ira is good at ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) draw (c) to draw (d) drawing
  13. 13.Ishaan finished ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) to bring
  14. 14.Tara decided ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooking
  15. 15.Rohan wanted ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
  16. 16.Aisha is interested in ___ the train. (a) takes (b) taking (c) to take (d) take
  17. 17.Aisha enjoyed ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) to help (c) helping (d) help
  18. 18.Omkar avoided ___ the train. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) to take
  19. 19.Tara is tired of ___ tea. (a) making (b) makes (c) to make (d) make
  20. 20.Aisha is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
  21. 21.Meera kept ___ in the park. (a) run (b) runs (c) running (d) to run
  22. 22.Riya enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) to play (c) play (d) plays
  23. 23.Ira practised ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dance
  24. 24.Sneha is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throws (b) throw (c) to throw (d) throwing
  25. 25.Diya is good at ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) to drink
  26. 26.Priya is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying (d) to fly
  27. 27.Manav is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eating (b) eats (c) to eat (d) eat
  28. 28.Priya avoided ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) to feed (d) feeds
  29. 29.Kabir is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helping (b) helps (c) help (d) to help
  30. 30.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
  31. 31.Sneha is good at ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) to buy (c) buys (d) buy
  32. 32.Manav avoided ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) to feed
  33. 33.Ira practised ___ lunch. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) to bring (d) bring
  34. 34.Pooja is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) to climb
  35. 35.Kunal promised ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swim (d) swimming
  36. 36.Kabir avoided ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
  37. 37.Farhan kept ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy (d) to buy
  38. 38.Myra practised ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) to swim
  39. 39.Kavya hoped ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sings
  40. 40.Kabir practised ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) plays (c) play (d) playing

Answer key

  1. drinking
  2. building
  3. climbing
  4. to study
  5. studying
  6. to draw
  7. to watch
  8. to climb
  9. feeding
  10. running
  11. to build
  12. drawing
  13. bringing
  14. to cook
  15. to eat
  16. taking
  17. helping
  18. taking
  19. making
  20. feeding
  21. running
  22. playing
  23. dancing
  24. throwing
  25. drinking
  26. flying
  27. eating
  28. feeding
  29. helping
  30. feeding
  31. buying
  32. feeding
  33. bringing
  34. climbing
  35. to swim
  36. catching
  37. buying
  38. swimming
  39. to sing
  40. playing

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