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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 92 · 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 finished ___ science. (a) to study (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
  2. 2.Kabir is looking forward to ___ for the team next week. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) to clap (d) clap
  3. 3.Omkar wanted ___ to school. (a) goes (b) going (c) go (d) to go
  4. 4.Yash enjoyed ___ to school. (a) go (b) goes (c) going (d) to go
  5. 5.Pooja finished ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
  6. 6.Kavya decided ___ the match. (a) win (b) wins (c) to win (d) winning
  7. 7.Kunal finished ___ cricket. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) to play
  8. 8.Arjun is tired of ___ a cake. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) to bake
  9. 9.Ishaan kept ___ a tree. (a) plants (b) plant (c) to plant (d) planting
  10. 10.Kabir enjoyed ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) to clap
  11. 11.Kabir finished ___ a bicycle. (a) to ride (b) ride (c) riding (d) rides
  12. 12.Farhan refused ___ on the stage. (a) to dance (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  13. 13.Farhan avoided ___ Hindi. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) to speak
  14. 14.Rohan is tired of ___ cricket. (a) play (b) to play (c) playing (d) plays
  15. 15.Priya is tired of ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
  16. 16.Zoya is looking forward to ___ the dog next week. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) to feed
  17. 17.Aditya agreed ___ for the team. (a) claps (b) to clap (c) clapping (d) clap
  18. 18.Aarav is good at ___ science. (a) studies (b) study (c) to study (d) studying
  19. 19.Ananya kept ___ a cap. (a) to wear (b) wear (c) wears (d) wearing
  20. 20.Rohan finished ___ a cartoon. (a) to watch (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
  21. 21.Arjun decided ___ in the pool. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim (d) to swim
  22. 22.Zoya needed ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) flies (c) to fly (d) fly
  23. 23.Aisha is looking forward to ___ the room next week. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) to clean
  24. 24.Dev avoided ___ Hindi. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speak (d) speaks
  25. 25.Ananya wanted ___ a story. (a) to tell (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
  26. 26.Dev practised ___ a tree. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting
  27. 27.Kabir kept ___ a tree. (a) planting (b) plant (c) to plant (d) plants
  28. 28.Karan is interested in ___ a picture. (a) draws (b) draw (c) to draw (d) drawing
  29. 29.Zoya promised ___ lunch. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) to bring (d) brings
  30. 30.Sneha avoided ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) brings (c) to bring (d) bringing
  31. 31.Aarav hoped ___ lunch. (a) to bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
  32. 32.Kavya is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dance (b) dances (c) to dance (d) dancing
  33. 33.Zoya practised ___ a tree. (a) to climb (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
  34. 34.Dev is fond of ___ milk. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) to drink
  35. 35.Yash finished ___ a tree. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) to climb (d) climbing
  36. 36.Ishaan practised ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) to study (d) studying
  37. 37.Karan enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) to jog (d) jogging
  38. 38.Ananya agreed ___ science. (a) to study (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
  39. 39.Tara is interested in ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) to eat (c) eat (d) eats
  40. 40.Yash is looking forward to ___ vegetables next week. (a) to buy (b) buy (c) buys (d) buying

Answer key

  1. studying
  2. clapping
  3. to go
  4. going
  5. telling
  6. to win
  7. playing
  8. baking
  9. planting
  10. clapping
  11. riding
  12. to dance
  13. speaking
  14. playing
  15. watching
  16. feeding
  17. to clap
  18. studying
  19. wearing
  20. watching
  21. to swim
  22. to fly
  23. cleaning
  24. speaking
  25. to tell
  26. planting
  27. planting
  28. drawing
  29. to bring
  30. bringing
  31. to bring
  32. dancing
  33. climbing
  34. drinking
  35. climbing
  36. studying
  37. jogging
  38. to study
  39. eating
  40. buying

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