6. The Gerund

	Active	Passive
Indefinite	doing	being done
Perfect	having done	having been done

6.1. Read and translate the sentences.

1. The appetite comes with eating. 2. Doing is better than saying. 3.It is no use crying over spilt milk. 4. He was good at gathering mushrooms. 5. All I want is getting to the truth. 6. Raymond did not like being called Ray. 7. She smiled without showing her teeth. 8. He didn’t like the idea of her staying with him. 9. I don’t like postponing it till tomorrow. 11. Repetition is the mother of learning. 12. He didn’t like talking to anyone now. 13. She waited a minute or two before speaking. 14. After a moment, everyone started talking again.

6.2. Read and translate the function of the Gerund.

1	Reading a good book is pleasure. Making a fire is very difficult in the rain.	Subject
2	I began reading this book yesterday. I kept fishing early in the morning.	Part of a compound verbal predicate
3	My task is reading this book.	Predicative
4	We like his suggestion of watching this film. I felt the need of seeing him that day.	Attribute
5	They hated playing chess in the evening. Everybody enjoys drinking coffee here.	Object
6	He couldn’t enter without being invited. This big hall is used for dancing.	Adverbial

6.3. Use the Gerund from the following list as:

a) subject

finding, riding, painting, driving.

1. … is not as easy as it looks. 2. … him there suprised me greatly. 3. My mother always says that … is the best. 4. … gives me much enjoyment.

b) predicative

fishing, playing, watching.

1. His hobby is … computer games. 2. What he liked most of all was …

3. The idea is … this film in some days.

c) object

picking up, doing, eating, going.

1. I intend … it tomorrow. 2. He loved … mushrooms in this forest. 3. She never enjoyed … to discos. 4. He avoids … spicy food.

d) Attribute

getting, staying, visiting, living.

1. What a strange way of … . 2. I have no intention of … in the same room. 3. I have never had a chance of … Kiev. 4. The only way of … to the shop was on our bicycles.

e) part of a compound verbal predicate

saying, chatting, eating.

1. The twins started … about their school life. 2. They went on … dinner. 3. He began … the words aloud to himself.

f) Adverbial modifier

arriving, answering, looking.

1. She looked at the paper, after … out this question. 2. And without … at each other, they went back to the car. 3. On … at the cottage she found it locked.

Remember!

Verb + gerund

to avoid to enjoy to deny to fancy to finish to excuse to give up to put off to postpone to stop to burst out

to think of to speak of to accuse of to suspect of to approve of to complain of to keep (on) to depend on to rely on to go on to insist on

to thank for to object to to agree to to feel like to look like to be busy in to succeed in to prevent from to congratulate on cannot help

to be proud of to be fond of to be sure of to be capable of to be guilty of to be tired of to be good at to be pleased at to be astonished at to look forward to to be responsible for to mind (neg. and inter.)

6.4. Fill in the blanks using the Gerund and prepositions.

1. Alice isn’t interested (to look) … for a new job. 2. You are capable (to do) … a better job. 3. Fred is always complaining (to have) … a headache. 4. Mrs. Grant insisted (to know) … the whole truth. 5. Who is responsible (to wash) … and (to dry) … the dishes after dinner. 6. The jury found him guilty (to take) … money from the company he worked for. 7. Thank you (to help) … me carry the packages to the post office. 8. He looked forward (to meet) … his parents. 9. Good-bye, and thank you ever so much (to come) … with me. 10. She was afraid (to go) … public transport. 11. This was Daphne’s only chance (to tell) … them of her college life. 12. His mother would not like the idea (to eat) … fruit unwashed. 13. That’s no reason (to give up) … . 14. Dad would not dream (to say) … such a thing to anyone. 15. He was looking forward (to take) … the tickets. 16. “I’m not very good (to guess) …,” I said, with a laugh. 17. I don’t like (to wear) … a black tie to movies. I enjoy (to see) … my movies when I eat popcorn. 18. He felt that life was worth (to take) … care of.

6.5. Complete the sentences using the Active and Passive Gerund.

a) 1. He looked forward to	пригласить их на вечеринку быть приглашенным
2. I don't mind	поехать в командировку если меня пошлют в командировку
	послать письмо немедленно чтобы письмо было послано
3. It depends on	посмотрит ли он документы будут ли документы просмотрены вовремя
4. She prefers	рассказывать новости когда ей рассказывают новости
b) 1. He had no chance of	поехать в путешествие прочитать эту статью
2. What’s your idea of	обучать молодых специалистов обменяться информацией
3. I have no hope of	что мне дадут эту роль что меня примет врач
4. There are a lot ways of	выучить что-либо как следует помочь другу в беде
5. She has no experience in	воспитывать детей ухаживать за больными
c) 1. Извините,	что я еще раз беспокою вас что я снова прерываю вас что я задаю столько вопросов
2. Благодарю вас,	что вы напомнили мне об этом что вы присмотрели за моим ребенком
3. Вы не возражаете,	если я закрою окно? если его накажут? если он будет отвечать за эту работу?
4. Они заняты,	заказывают билеты на поезд выбирают книги для чтения
5. Телевизор Вашего друга За маленькими детьми	нужно наладить нужно присматривать