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Вправа 1. Перекладіть рідною мовою, звертаючи увагу на герундій.

1.Have you finished writing? 2. Taking a cold shower in the morning is very useful. 3. I like skiing, but my sister prefers skating. 4. She likes sitting in the sun. 5. It looks like raining. 6. My watch wants repairing. 7. Thank you for coming. 8. I had the pleasure of dancing with her the whole evening. 9. Let's go boating. 10. He talked without stopping. 11. Some people can walk all day without feeling tired. 12. Iron is found by digging in the earth. 16. Jane was fond of reading.

Вправа 2. Перекладіть рідною мовою, звертаючи увагу на форми герундія.

1.Thank you for having helped me. 2.Can you remember having seen this man before? 3.After being corrected by the teacher, the students’ papers were returned to them. 4.I understand perfectly your wishing to start the work at once. 5.She is interested in collecting stamps. 6.He has no right to come without being invited.7.He likes talking to me. 8.She is fond of painting. 9.He likes driving a car, but he dislikes being driven. 10.The watch was still going in spite of having been dropped on the floor. 11.I remember having shown her the letter. 12 He likes being invited by his friend.

Вправа 3. Розкрийте дужки, вживаючи герундій.

1.My watch keeps (stop). 2.I suggested (go) by sea. 3.The taxi-driver tried to stop in time, but he couldn’t avoid (hit) the old woman. 4.Please, go on (write). 5.It’s no use (wait). 6.The book is worth (read). 7.When I came he was busy (write) a letter to his friend. 8.I didn’t feel like (work) so I suggested (spend) the day in the country. 9.Where is Ann? – She is busy (do) her homework. 10.He insisted on (help) me. 11.You should clean your teeth before (go) to bed. 12.After (walk) for three hours we decided to have a rest. 13.Would you mind (come) again in a day or two? 14.I don’t mind (do) this exercise. 15.She stopped (visit) us. 16.I’m very sorry for (be) late. 17.The shoes need (repair).

Вправа 4. Розкрийте дужки, вживаючи герундій у активному або пасивному стані.

1. Why do you avoid (to speak) to me? 2. She tried to avoid (to speak) to. 3. The doctor insisted on (to send) the sick man to hospital. 4. The child insisted on (to send) home at once.5. He had a strange habit of (to interfere) in other people's business. 6. I was angry at (to interrupt) every other moment. 7. He was always ready for (to help) people. 8. He was very glad of (to help) in his difficulty. 9.The problem is not worth (to discuss).

Вправа 5. Розкрийте дужки, вживаючи необхідну форму герундія.

1.You never mentioned (to be) to Greece. 2.I don’t remember ever (to meet) your sister. 3. I don’t remember (to ask) this question by anybody. 4. The cat was punished for (to break) the cup. 5. The cat was afraid of (to punish) and hid itself under the sofa. 6. I am quite serious in (to say) that I don’t want to go abroad.7.She confessed to (to forget) to send the letter. 8. The old man could not stand (to tell) what he should do. 9. This monument is worth (to see). 10.After (to examine) thoroughly by the examination commission, the student was given a satisfactory mark. 11. She reproached me for (not to write) to her. 12.After (to look) through and (to mark) the students’ papers, the teacher handed them back. 13.This job is not worth (to take). 14. These clothes want (to wash). 16. David was very glad of (to find) his aunt.

Вправа 6. Перекладіть рідною мовою, вживаючи комплекс з герундієм.

1. I have no idea of his leaving London. 2. His being invited to take part in this conference is natural. 3. The engineer told us about his having been invited to the research institute. 4. She did not object to my doing the room. 5. I understand your wishing to start the work at once. 6. I object to his being sent there. 7. I am surprised at their having lost the game. 8. They insisted on my taking part in the competition. 9. I enjoy her playing. 10. Forgive my saying it.

Вправа 7. З’ясуйте форму та функцію герундія в реченнях. Перекладіть рідною мовою.

1. Would you mind lending me 20 dollars? 2. Dick went on asking about friends. 3. What are you fond of doing? 4. I remember having seen this film. 5. He gave up smoking. 6. Is it possible to learn English without working hard? 7. Mother is busy cooking dinner. 8. This TV set is worth buying. 9. I am proud of having been invited to the party. 10. The workers succeeded in completing the construction of the plant in time. 11. I am sorry for not telling you about it. 12. It is no use learning rules without examples. 13. I enjoyed seeing this performance. 14. I am looking forward to getting a letter from you. 15. She insisted on being sent to England. 16. After finishing school he worked at the plant. 17. I thank you for helping me.

Вправа 8. З’ясуйте форму та функцію герундія в реченнях. Перекладіть рідною мовою.

1. He is busy looking for the books for his report. 2. The house is old, and it needs painting. 3. He achieved results by raising temperature. 4. On returning home he began translating the text. 5. We understood the article without translating it. 6. Smoking cigarettes is bad for you. 7. On arriving at the office, she noticed that her secretary was absent. 8. I object to paying good money for badly made products. 9. Do you mind my asking you a question? 10.Experiments showed that all gases expand on heating. 11. By doing nothing we learn nothing. 12. Our engineers succeeded in creating a new device.

Вправа 9. Знайдіть речення в яких ing - форма є дієприкметником або ing - форма є герундієм. Перекладіть речення.

1.We all listened with great interest to the speaker criticizing the new book. 2. Criticizing the work of our club, he said that it was not satisfactory. 3. I have no objection to your criticizing me. 4. Running water is always better than standing water. 5. Returning home after a good holiday is always pleasant. 6. Returning home after a good holiday he looked the picture of health. 7. In this factory much attention is paid to protecting the health of the workers. 8. Having prepared all the necessary equipment, they began the experiment. 9. Reading books out-of-doors is his favourite way of spending the summer holidays, but he likes swimming and fishing as well. 10. My greatest pleasure is travelling.

Вправа 10. Знайдіть речення в яких ing - форма є іменником або ing - форма є герундієм. Перекладіть речення.

1.The building of this house will cost much money. 2. Sleeping is necessary. 3. The motorcar was carefully examined before starting. 4. He spent much time on the copying of his literature lectures. 5. You should think before speaking. 6. The students found the reading of English newspapers rather difficult. 7. What do you mean by saying that? 8. Your hair wants cutting. 10. I like rapid reading.

Вправа 11. Знайдіть речення в яких ing - форма є дієприкметником, ing - форма є іменником або ing - форма є герундієм. Перекладіть речення.

1. I’m not very friendly with him, so I was surprised by his asking me to dinner. 2.Travelling is a pleasant way of improving education. 3. When studying at the University, he published several scientific articles. 4. Having received the telegram, they packed and left for Glasgo. 5. I’m thinking of changing my job. 6. The driving wheel of the machine is broken. 7. Driving in a motorcar we passed many villages. 8. The driving of a modern car gives me a lot of pleasure.9. We sat by the river-side listening to the running of the water. 10. The plant being built in our town will produce motorcycles. 11. He made his money by buying and selling cars. 12. Do you mind my smoking?

Вправа 12. Перекладіть речення рідною мовою, звертаючи увагу на дієприкметник, інфінітив та герундій.

1. I am glad to invite you to the conference. 2. I am glad to be inviting you to the conference. 3. I am glad to have invited you to the conference. 4. I am glad to be invited to the conference. 5. I am glad to have been invited to the conference. 6. He asked to be shown the new pictures. 7. The student reading a book is my friend. 8. Having read a lot of books on this question, he was able to make a very interesting report. 9. When he was a little boy, he liked to listen to stories being read by his mother. 10. The book read by this student was returned to the library. 11. Having been read by the students, the magazines were returned to the library. 12. Being very tired we refused to go to the cinema. 13. Having lost the key, we could not get into our room. 14. Reading books is very important for us. 15. We know of his having read this book. 16. He is responsible for the text being read in time. 17. He objects to the meeting being fixed for Monday. 18. I heard of his being sent to the South. 19. We know of this book being read by many students

Вправа 13. Розкрийте дужки, добираючи необхідні форми інфінітивів, дієприкметників або герундія. Доберіть необхідні прийменники.

The Bees

I remember when I was a child (send) (visit) one of our numerous elderly eccentric aunts. She was mad about bees; the garden was full of bees, (hum) like telegraph poles. One afternoon she put on an enormous veil and a pair of gloves, locked us all in the cottage for safety, and went out (try) (get) some honey out of one of the hives. Apparently she did not stupefy them properly, or whatever it is to do, and when she took the lid off, the bees poured out and settled on her. We were watching all this through the window. We didn’t know much about bees, so we thought this was all right, until we saw her (fly) round the garden (make) desperate attempts (avoid) the bees, (get) her veil tangled in the rosebushes. Eventually she reached the cottage and flung herself at the door. We couldn’t open it because she had the key. We kept (try) (tell) her this, but her screams of agony and the humming of the bees drowned our voices. It was I believe Leslie who had the brilliant idea (throw) a bucket of water over her from the bedroom window. Unfortunately in his enthusiasm he threw the bucket as well. (Drench) with cold water and then (hit) on the head with a large iron bucket is irritating enough, but (fight off) a mass of bees at the same time makes the whole thing extremely trying. When we eventually got her inside she was so swollen as to be almost unrecognizable.