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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 78 · 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.Arjun is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) plant (b) to plant (c) plants (d) planting
  2. 2.Omkar practised ___ tea. (a) to make (b) make (c) makes (d) making
  3. 3.Pooja is tired of ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) to feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  4. 4.Isha kept ___ a letter. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) to write
  5. 5.Priya is interested in ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) to study
  6. 6.Nisha agreed ___ a cake. (a) to bake (b) bake (c) baking (d) bakes
  7. 7.Zoya kept ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
  8. 8.Priya is interested in ___ in the park. (a) run (b) runs (c) to run (d) running
  9. 9.Pooja enjoyed ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) to play
  10. 10.Yash avoided ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) to build
  11. 11.Kunal planned ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
  12. 12.Rahul is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) to send
  13. 13.Priya kept ___ Grandma. (a) helps (b) help (c) to help (d) helping
  14. 14.Omkar wanted ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) to carry
  15. 15.Isha is looking forward to ___ a letter next week. (a) write (b) to write (c) writes (d) writing
  16. 16.Dev is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) swims (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swim
  17. 17.Nisha is good at ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) to clap
  18. 18.Priya is good at ___ the dishes. (a) wash (b) washes (c) to wash (d) washing
  19. 19.Nisha is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
  20. 20.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
  21. 21.Zoya enjoyed ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eating (d) eats
  22. 22.Kunal refused ___ a message. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) to send
  23. 23.Karan promised ___ the train. (a) taking (b) to take (c) takes (d) take
  24. 24.Ananya decided ___ the ball. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch (d) to catch
  25. 25.Isha hoped ___ milk. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) to drink
  26. 26.Nisha is looking forward to ___ the ball next week. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) to throw (d) throws
  27. 27.Arjun practised ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) to wash (d) washing
  28. 28.Kabir is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) to make (b) making (c) make (d) makes
  29. 29.Karan refused ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) to wash
  30. 30.Neel agreed ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) to jog (d) jogs
  31. 31.Kunal is looking forward to ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) send (c) sending (d) sends
  32. 32.Aarav enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
  33. 33.Neel enjoyed ___ to school. (a) goes (b) to go (c) going (d) go
  34. 34.Diya is tired of ___ science. (a) studying (b) study (c) to study (d) studies
  35. 35.Neel avoided ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) to bake
  36. 36.Karan avoided ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
  37. 37.Farhan is tired of ___ for the team. (a) to clap (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapping
  38. 38.Isha is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) to climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
  39. 39.Ira kept ___ the dog. (a) feeds (b) to feed (c) feed (d) feeding
  40. 40.Ira avoided ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) to cook

Answer key

  1. planting
  2. making
  3. feeding
  4. writing
  5. studying
  6. to bake
  7. cleaning
  8. running
  9. playing
  10. building
  11. to watch
  12. sending
  13. helping
  14. to carry
  15. writing
  16. swimming
  17. clapping
  18. washing
  19. dancing
  20. watching
  21. eating
  22. to send
  23. to take
  24. to catch
  25. to drink
  26. throwing
  27. washing
  28. making
  29. to wash
  30. to jog
  31. sending
  32. feeding
  33. going
  34. studying
  35. baking
  36. watching
  37. clapping
  38. climbing
  39. feeding
  40. cooking

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