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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 76 · 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.Aarav finished ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) plant
  2. 2.Karan is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dance
  3. 3.Aarav needed ___ rice. (a) cooking (b) to cook (c) cook (d) cooks
  4. 4.Kunal decided ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) to ride (d) rides
  5. 5.Ishaan hoped ___ to school. (a) to go (b) goes (c) going (d) go
  6. 6.Saanvi finished ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washing (c) to wash (d) washes
  7. 7.Rohan refused ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
  8. 8.Meera enjoyed ___ vegetables. (a) to buy (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
  9. 9.Dev planned ___ the dishes. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
  10. 10.Ira avoided ___ to school. (a) go (b) goes (c) going (d) to go
  11. 11.Omkar is looking forward to ___ cricket next week. (a) to play (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
  12. 12.Rahul avoided ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) to wear
  13. 13.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) to throw
  14. 14.Riya planned ___ the ball. (a) to throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
  15. 15.Kunal enjoyed ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) to wash
  16. 16.Yash is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) writes (b) write (c) to write (d) writing
  17. 17.Neel is tired of ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eating (c) to eat (d) eats
  18. 18.Neel is fond of ___ science. (a) to study (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
  19. 19.Aarav is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) fly (d) flies
  20. 20.Meera finished ___ vegetables. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) to buy
  21. 21.Vivaan needed ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
  22. 22.Aarav decided ___ the room. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) to clean (d) cleans
  23. 23.Isha avoided ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) to wash (c) wash (d) washes
  24. 24.Neel agreed ___ a story. (a) tells (b) telling (c) to tell (d) tell
  25. 25.Vivaan enjoyed ___ a cap. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear (d) to wear
  26. 26.Farhan needed ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) to eat
  27. 27.Aditya is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) to make
  28. 28.Isha practised ___ tea. (a) to make (b) making (c) make (d) makes
  29. 29.Priya is looking forward to ___ to school next week. (a) going (b) to go (c) goes (d) go
  30. 30.Omkar is interested in ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carrying (d) carries
  31. 31.Diya hoped ___ the ball. (a) to catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
  32. 32.Rahul wanted ___ the train. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) to take
  33. 33.Rohan is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) send (b) to send (c) sending (d) sends
  34. 34.Pooja enjoyed ___ science. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) to study
  35. 35.Kavya is looking forward to ___ a mango next week. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eats (d) eat
  36. 36.Omkar decided ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
  37. 37.Priya is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sings (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sing
  38. 38.Farhan kept ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catching
  39. 39.Karan enjoyed ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) to send (d) sending
  40. 40.Neel is fond of ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swimming

Answer key

  1. planting
  2. dancing
  3. to cook
  4. to ride
  5. to go
  6. washing
  7. to buy
  8. buying
  9. to wash
  10. going
  11. playing
  12. wearing
  13. throwing
  14. to throw
  15. washing
  16. writing
  17. eating
  18. studying
  19. flying
  20. buying
  21. to play
  22. to clean
  23. washing
  24. to tell
  25. wearing
  26. to eat
  27. making
  28. making
  29. going
  30. carrying
  31. to catch
  32. to take
  33. sending
  34. studying
  35. eating
  36. to clap
  37. singing
  38. catching
  39. sending
  40. swimming

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