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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 89 · 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.Omkar avoided ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
  2. 2.Arjun is good at ___ the match. (a) to win (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
  3. 3.Karan promised ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) to dance
  4. 4.Kabir is looking forward to ___ lunch next week. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  5. 5.Ira agreed ___ Hindi. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaking
  6. 6.Omkar is looking forward to ___ Hindi next week. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) to speak
  7. 7.Meera avoided ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dance (d) dances
  8. 8.Riya avoided ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
  9. 9.Meera avoided ___ milk. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink (d) to drink
  10. 10.Neel is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helping (b) helps (c) to help (d) help
  11. 11.Rohan is tired of ___ the bag. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) to carry
  12. 12.Pooja refused ___ a cap. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wearing (d) wear
  13. 13.Arjun finished ___ a bicycle. (a) riding (b) ride (c) to ride (d) rides
  14. 14.Ishaan is fond of ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writing (c) write (d) writes
  15. 15.Karan agreed ___ a song. (a) sings (b) to sing (c) singing (d) sing
  16. 16.Ishaan needed ___ in the park. (a) runs (b) running (c) run (d) to run
  17. 17.Meera agreed ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) to win (d) winning
  18. 18.Ananya is tired of ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buying (c) to buy (d) buy
  19. 19.Rahul wanted ___ a message. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) to send
  20. 20.Omkar is fond of ___ cricket. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) to play
  21. 21.Rohan avoided ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying (d) to carry
  22. 22.Aditya practised ___ Grandma. (a) to help (b) help (c) helping (d) helps
  23. 23.Kavya agreed ___ cricket. (a) to play (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
  24. 24.Diya is looking forward to ___ the train next week. (a) take (b) to take (c) taking (d) takes
  25. 25.Farhan is looking forward to ___ in the park next week. (a) runs (b) to run (c) run (d) running
  26. 26.Kavya wanted ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink (d) to drink
  27. 27.Omkar is good at ___ a letter. (a) writes (b) write (c) writing (d) to write
  28. 28.Karan avoided ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
  29. 29.Kunal promised ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) to build (c) building (d) build
  30. 30.Zoya enjoyed ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sings
  31. 31.Nisha is tired of ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  32. 32.Rohan is good at ___ the train. (a) to take (b) taking (c) take (d) takes
  33. 33.Aarav finished ___ a picture. (a) to draw (b) draws (c) draw (d) drawing
  34. 34.Ira is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) builds (c) to build (d) build
  35. 35.Kavya avoided ___ a cartoon. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) to watch
  36. 36.Kavya kept ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
  37. 37.Dev is fond of ___ a sandcastle. (a) builds (b) build (c) to build (d) building
  38. 38.Myra is fond of ___ the dog. (a) to feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
  39. 39.Omkar is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) tells (b) to tell (c) telling (d) tell
  40. 40.Aarav is interested in ___ a sandcastle. (a) building (b) build (c) to build (d) builds

Answer key

  1. dancing
  2. winning
  3. to dance
  4. bringing
  5. to speak
  6. speaking
  7. dancing
  8. cooking
  9. drinking
  10. helping
  11. carrying
  12. to wear
  13. riding
  14. writing
  15. to sing
  16. to run
  17. to win
  18. buying
  19. to send
  20. playing
  21. carrying
  22. helping
  23. to play
  24. taking
  25. running
  26. to drink
  27. writing
  28. cleaning
  29. to build
  30. singing
  31. bringing
  32. taking
  33. drawing
  34. building
  35. watching
  36. speaking
  37. building
  38. feeding
  39. telling
  40. building

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