Exercise 16. Analyse the ing-forms stating whether they are gerunds or verbal nouns.

1. I hate the idea of your wasting your time. 2. I was afraid of being called upon to give evidence against her.

The twins devotedly gave up their day to the cutting of sandwiches. 4. She was put out by being kept waiting. 5.1 sat in the sun, extremely tired in my bones after the crossing of the mountain on the previous day. 6. She was angry at being put beside Тош. 7. He was engaged in overwhelming Helen with reproaches for not having told him of Jack’s change of sleeping quarters. 8. It was hot walking through the town but the sun was starting to go down and it was very pleas­ant. 9. Godfrey felt guilty at having gossiped to Olive about Lettie’s changes in her will. 10. It was good walking on the road. But it was lovely walking in the woods. 11. Poirot lost no time in visiting M. Hautet. 12. He crossed back into the doorway, and, slowly, to keep down the beating of his heart, mounted the single flight of stairs and rang the bell. 13. There was a tramping of feet. 14. No one ever thought of protect­ing Isabel. 15. He walked to the edge of the terrace, and looked down into the darkness; he could just see the powder­ing of the daisies on the unmown lawn. 16. Raising good cotton, riding well, dancing lightly were the things that mat­tered. 17. It was a habit with him to tell her the doings of his day. 18. He liked dancing quickly. 19. Lewis had offices in Zurich and London, and his comings and goings were casu­al. 20. “I’m not very clever at guessing people’s ages,” she said coldly.

PARTICIPLE I

Exercise 1. State the form of participles I.

1. Alex was by a window, looking out at the city’s lights, when Margot returned. 2. His cough had slackened but his nose was still running. Otherwise he did not grumble, he lay there being read to, at times apathetic. 3. Having eaten cold beef, pickled walnut, gooseberry tart, they walked into the park. 4. He was not very good at gardening, having been brought up with a back yard and a few sinking geraniums. 5. She stepped forward, smiling. 6. Having said that Jolyon was ashamed.

E*crciac 2. Give «II possible forms of participle I of the following verbs:

to come, to cover, to read, to write, to look, to wait, to ring, to think, to sleep, to go, to laugh, to give.

Exercise 3. Note the time distinctions of participles I,

1. Taking his seat, he looked at his watch. 2. Lingering in the cold, he debated whether he should ride on to the house.

Having heard the gist of the report, Mr Smith did not dispute it. 4. Arriving at the station, she saw him at once, leaning against the railing. 5. Crossing that little empty room to the door, she thought, “It opens inwards, I must pull it to behind me!” 6. Adrian, glancing round, suddenly saw Kate. 7. Jane, having slammed the kitchen door, stood wait­ing for Tom to open it. 8. So thinking, he paused before hin house door. 9. Hearing that the new Member would be at hia headquarters all the morning, the sisters started about elev­en o’clock. 10. About to sink into an armchair, he noticed standing before the fire a tallish thin man with twisting dark eyebrows.