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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 85 · 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.Rohan kept ___ a kite. (a) fly (b) flies (c) to fly (d) flying
  2. 2.Riya is good at ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  3. 3.Riya is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) to make (b) make (c) makes (d) making
  4. 4.Vivaan kept ___ a sandcastle. (a) to build (b) building (c) builds (d) build
  5. 5.Priya is interested in ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) tell (c) telling (d) tells
  6. 6.Aarav planned ___ cricket. (a) plays (b) to play (c) play (d) playing
  7. 7.Meera enjoyed ___ tea. (a) making (b) make (c) to make (d) makes
  8. 8.Nisha finished ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) to help
  9. 9.Saanvi is looking forward to ___ a song next week. (a) sing (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sings
  10. 10.Aditya agreed ___ in the park. (a) to jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
  11. 11.Rohan is looking forward to ___ tea next week. (a) make (b) to make (c) makes (d) making
  12. 12.Diya is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) to speak
  13. 13.Aarav is interested in ___ a picture. (a) draw (b) draws (c) to draw (d) drawing
  14. 14.Zoya avoided ___ for the team. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) to clap
  15. 15.Farhan enjoyed ___ the bag. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
  16. 16.Arjun is looking forward to ___ the match next week. (a) wins (b) winning (c) to win (d) win
  17. 17.Kabir is good at ___ in the park. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) to jog
  18. 18.Diya kept ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) riding (d) rides
  19. 19.Zoya enjoyed ___ the dog. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) to feed
  20. 20.Meera is good at ___ in the pool. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) to swim (d) swim
  21. 21.Aisha needed ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) to swim (d) swims
  22. 22.Pooja is looking forward to ___ rice next week. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) to cook
  23. 23.Karan is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
  24. 24.Ira planned ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) to write (c) writing (d) write
  25. 25.Ishaan wanted ___ in the pool. (a) to swim (b) swim (c) swims (d) swimming
  26. 26.Diya enjoyed ___ milk. (a) to drink (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drinks
  27. 27.Meera planned ___ a song. (a) singing (b) to sing (c) sings (d) sing
  28. 28.Omkar finished ___ a mango. (a) to eat (b) eat (c) eats (d) eating
  29. 29.Isha is looking forward to ___ the dishes next week. (a) to wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
  30. 30.Yash hoped ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) sing (d) singing
  31. 31.Ishaan is looking forward to ___ in the pool next week. (a) to swim (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
  32. 32.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) planting (b) plants (c) to plant (d) plant
  33. 33.Tara is fond of ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
  34. 34.Sneha promised ___ a cake. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) to bake
  35. 35.Zoya agreed ___ the dishes. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) to wash
  36. 36.Yash hoped ___ the ball. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) to catch
  37. 37.Arjun kept ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
  38. 38.Manav is fond of ___ to school. (a) going (b) to go (c) goes (d) go
  39. 39.Yash refused ___ the match. (a) to win (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
  40. 40.Manav practised ___ a mango. (a) eat (b) to eat (c) eating (d) eats

Answer key

  1. flying
  2. carrying
  3. making
  4. building
  5. telling
  6. to play
  7. making
  8. helping
  9. singing
  10. to jog
  11. making
  12. speaking
  13. drawing
  14. clapping
  15. carrying
  16. winning
  17. jogging
  18. riding
  19. feeding
  20. swimming
  21. to swim
  22. cooking
  23. watching
  24. to write
  25. to swim
  26. drinking
  27. to sing
  28. eating
  29. washing
  30. to sing
  31. swimming
  32. planting
  33. dancing
  34. to bake
  35. to wash
  36. to catch
  37. playing
  38. going
  39. to win
  40. eating

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