- •Gerunds as subject
- •Sentence patterns with gerund as subject
- •Exercise 3. Possessives in Gerund Phrases as Subject
- •Exercise 4. Test your knowledge of proverbs.
- •Gerund as direct object
- •Remember!
- •Remeber!
- •Smth needs doing
- •Smth needs to be done
- •Smb needs to do
- •Exercise 6. Make sentences with worth.
- •Exercise 8. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 9. Using Possessives with Gerunds as Direct Object
- •In informal English objective forms of (pro)noun are commonly used with -ing instead of possessives
- •Gerund as object of a preposition
- •Remember!
- •Smb is used to doing----- is in the habit of doing smth
- •Smb used to do smth ----- did smth in the past
- •Exercise 10. Complete the sentences with prepositions and gerund
- •Write the correct preposition and to put the verb into the correct form. Use the verb in brackets at the end of each sentence.
- •Exercise 12. Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of your sentences in the way shown.
- •Exercise 14. Read these situations and write three sentences with used to as in the example.
- •Exercise 15. Read these situations and write a sentence with be/get used to.
- •Exercise 16. Put the verb into the correct form, -ing or infinitive (I am used to doing or I used to do).
- •Exercise 17. Open the brackets. Use the appropriate forms of the gerund:
- •Exercise 18. Fill in the blanks with prepositions.
- •Exercise 20. Translate into English:
- •Exercise 21. The Fountain of Youth
- •Gerund as attribute
- •Sentence patterns with gerund as attribute
- •Exercise 22. Write the correct preposition and to put the verb into the correct form. Use the verb in brackets at the end of each sentence.
- •Exercise 23. Complete the sentences using gerunds.
- •Exercise 24. Translate into English
- •Gerund as adverbial modifier
- •Exercise 25. Read a sentence and then write a second sentence with the same meaning using a preposition.
- •Exercise 26. Complete the sentences using gerunds.
- •Exercise 27. Translate into English.
- •Gerund as part of a compound verbal predicate
- •Verbs followed by an infinitive or gerund with a difference in meaning
- •Exercise 31. Practice using troublesome verbs
- •Exercise 32. Read a sentence and write a second sentence with the same meaning. Begin your sentence in the way shown.
- •Exercise 33. Make your own sentences. Complete each sentence using -ing.
- •Exercise 34. Review of Troublesome Verbs
- •Exercise 35. Complete these sentences in any appropriate way using either the to-infinitive or the -ing form of the verb in brackets. If both forms are possible, give them both.
- •Exercise 36. Put the verb in the brackets after the verb «to like» into the correct form
- •Exercise 37. Here is some information about Tom when he was a child.
- •Exercise 38. Your friend has some problems and you have to be helpful. For each problem write a question with try.
- •Exercise 40. Make sentences with afraid. Read each situation and then use the words in brackets to write your sentence.
- •Exercise 43. Complete these sentences with either a to-infinitive or an -ing form. Choose an appropriate verb. Sometimes more than one verb is possible.
- •Using the perfect form of gerunds Exercise 44. Read this police report on a witness questioned about a robbery. Fill in the blanks by making gerunds in the perfect form from the verbs given.
- •Using the passive form of gerunds Exercise 45. Complete the sentences using active and passive gerunds.
- •Exercise 46. Complete the following article by filling in the blanks with the passive form of gerunds made from the verbs given in parentheses. (Use the verb be in the passive gerunds.)
- •Exercise 47. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 48. Complete the sentences using active and passive gerunds.
- •Exercise 49. Complete the sentences with one of the expressions mentioned above
- •Compare gerund to verbal noun
- •Exercise 50. Analyze the -ing forms in the sentences below. State which of them are gerunds and which verbal nouns:
- •Exercise 51. Analyze the -ing-forms stating whether they are gerunds or verbal nouns.
- •Reviewing Exercise 52. Identify the forms and functions of the Gerund
- •Exercise 53. Retirement Communities
- •Exercise 54. Replace the italicized clauses by gerund. Use prepositions where necessary:
- •Exercise 55. State the syntactic functions of the gerund. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •Exercise 56. Complete the sentences using the gerund from the following list:
- •Exercise 57. Complete the following sentences using gerund.
- •Exercise 58. Find the gerund and translate the sentences from English into Russian
- •Exercise 59. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary:
- •Exercise 60. Use the gerund from the following list as:
- •Exercise 61. Complete the following sentences using the gerund as:
- •Exercise 62. Translate into English using the gerund as:
- •Exercise 63. Replace the italicised parts of the sentence or clauses by gerundial phrases:
- •Exercise 64. Analyze the syntactic functions of the gerund. Translate into Russian.
- •Exercise 66. Use the required form of the gerund of the verb in brackets.
- •Exercise 67. Use the required form of the gerund and insert prepositions where necessary.
- •Exercise 68. Change the construction of the sentences using the gerund.
- •Exercise 69. Translate the sentences into English using gerunds.
- •Exercise 70. Translate into English:
- •Exercise 72. Translate into English:
- •Exercise 73. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 74. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 75. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 76. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 77. All Work and No Play
- •Exercise 80. Editing
- •Exercise 80. Personalization
- •Exercise 81. Translate into English using gerund.
- •Exercise 82. Translate into English.
- •Reference
- •Contents
- •Verbs followed by either an infinitive or a gerund with no difference in meaning 19
- •Verbs followed by an infinitive or gerund with a difference in meaning 21
Exercise 31. Practice using troublesome verbs
Stop (argue) and start (work).
If you can't turn the key try (put) some oil in the lock.
I remember (read) a revie35 I remember (read) a review of that book and (think) I'd like to get it.
He tried (explain) but she refused (listen).
I regret (inform) you that your application has been refused.
I tried (persuade) him (agree) with your proposal.
Do stop (talk); I am trying (finish) a letter.
I tried (explain) to him but he refused (listen) and went on (grumble).
I distinctly remember (pay) him. I gave him $2.
Do you remember (post) the letter? —Yes, I do; I posted it in the letter-box near my gate.
Did you remember (lock) the door?—No, I didn't. I'd better go back and do it now.
You'll never regret (do) a kind action.
Do you remember (read) about it? - No, at that time I was too young (read) newspapers.
Did you remember (book) seats for the theater tomorrow? - Yes, I have the tickets here.
Try (avoid) (be) late. He hates it when people are late.
Jenny told me that she regrets ____ (shout) at you last night.
Oh no! I think I have forgotten _____ (lock) the door.
Did you remember ____ (phone) your mother on Mother's Day?
I wish the children would stop _____ (make) so much noise.
He needs ____ (go) to the hospital for tests.
We regret _____ (inform) you that we cannot otter you the job.
I stopped _____ (get) some petrol on my way home from work.
I do not remember ____ (give) you permission to use my car.
The baby won't stop ____ (cry). I think she needs ____ (feed).
Mary always forgets _____ (close) the fridge after she has used it. Have you tried ____ (put) a notice up on the door?
Exercise 32. Read a sentence and write a second sentence with the same meaning. Begin your sentence in the way shown.
Example: Do you have to travel in your job? Does your job involve traveling?
He is now sorry that he didn’t study harder when he was at college.
He now regrets not studying harder when he was in college.
I don’t want to go out this evening. I don't fancy ______
Are you sorry you didn’t take the job? Do you regret ______
Why don’t you go away tomorrow instead of today? Why don’t you put off______until______
It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush-hour. It’s better to avoid ______
The driver of the car said it was true that he didn’t have a license. The driver of the car admitted ______
Tom said, “Let's have fish for dinner”. Tom suggested ______
Could you turn the radio down, please? Would you mind ______
Exercise 33. Make your own sentences. Complete each sentence using -ing.
I really enjoy______
At weekends I enjoy ______
This evening I fancy ______
I often regret ______
Learning English involves ______
I think people should stop ______
Exercise 34. Review of Troublesome Verbs
DIRECTIONS: At the end of each of the following sentences, there is a verb in parentheses. Write one sentence using the verb + gerund construction and one sentence with the verb + infinitive construction.
EXAMPLE
Robert smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. (stop)
infinitive: Robert stops to buy cigarettes every day on his way home from work.
gerund: Robert would like to stop smoking, but he can't.
Gail doesn't want any more wrinkles on her face. (try)
Although Cynthia is 85, she has many friends all over the world whom she still keeps in touch with. (forget)
Dan is 74 years old and has never been married (regret)
My grandfather has taken his dog for a walk in the forest every day for the last 10 years. (remember)