- •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 24. Translate into English
1. Это хороший способ объяснить, как это делается. 2. У него не было ни малейшего намерения влезать в окно. 3. У меня и мысли не было разрешить ей остаться. 4. Он приехал сюда с одной целью, найти доказательства своей теории. 5. Наши шансы получить обед были очень малы. 6. Здесь переходить реку не опасно. 7.Вреда в том не будет, если мы скажем ему правду. 8. У нее была привычка закрывать все окна, когда она уходила из дому. 9. У меня не было удобного случая спросить ее об этом. 10. Не будет никакой трудности в том, чтобы найти место, где остановиться.
Gerund as adverbial modifier
smb does smth |
on after before by through (because of) without in spite of instead of |
doing smth |
She locked the door before going to bed. - Она заперла дверь, перед тем как лечь спать.
He left without saying good bye. - Он ушел не попрощавшись.
You can call up the lift by pushing this button. - Вы можете вызвать лифт, нажав (если нажмете) на эту кнопку.
Exercise 25. Read a sentence and then write a second sentence with the same meaning using a preposition.
I phoned Ann and then went out. After______
Tom went to bed but first he had a hot drink. Before ______
The plane took off and soon afterwards it crashed. Soon after______
We didn’t eat at home. We went to the restaurant instead. Instead of ______
You put people’s lives in danger if you drive dangerously. You put people’s lives in danger by ______
She ran five miles. She didn’t stop. She ran five miles without______
he hurt his leg but he managed to win the race. In spite of______
George took more exercise and so lost weight. By______
What did you do after you had left school? After______
He translated the article. He didn’t use a dictionary. He translated the article without______
We can get into the kitchen if we break the window. We can get into the kitchen by______
You can improve you English if you do a lot of reading. You can improve you English by ______
Tom left. He didn’t finish his dinner. Tom left without______
Look right and left before you cross the road. Don’t cross the road without______
Exercise 26. Complete the sentences using gerunds.
1. He made a decision after |
тщательно рассмотреть вопрос. связаться со специалистами. обменяться мыслями. |
2. We considered all the reasons for and against before |
отвергнуть предложение. назначить кого-то главой делегации. дать согласие на эту встречу. |
3. He went straight home on |
прибыть в родной город. сообщить, что ему звонили. узнать об их приезде. |
4. He did his friend a lot of good by |
указать ошибки. показать пример. быть откровенным. |
5. You can’t do well without |
учить слова как следует. проявлять достаточно интереса к учебе. держаться вместе с товарищами. |
6. She did a lot of things besides |
присматривать за детьми. взять багаж из камеры хранения. накрыть на стол. |
Exercise 27. Translate into English.
Он говорит без остановки уже около часа. 2. Ты ничего не добьешься, если будешь возражать.3. Все это надо обсудить до того, как принимать решение. 4. Вы можете исправить произношение, слушая пластинки. 5. Он даст ответ, посоветовавшись с мамой.6. Он прошел мимо, не заметив нас. 7. Он упустил возможность поехать туда, потому что заболел. 8. Увидев меня, она покраснела. 9. Не делайте этого, не обдумав все, как следует. 10. Нельзя заставить его хорошо учиться только тем, что бранить его все время.