п пан в срок. I am very glad to have been praised by you. — Я очень рад тому, что вы меня похва- II или.

1. Инфинитив группы Indefinite (Active, Pas- iiive) выражает действие, являющееся одновре- менным по отношению к действию сказуемого:

I am glad to see him. — Я рад видеть его.

I was glad to see him. — Я был рад видеть его.

I shall be glad to see him. — Я буду рад видеть

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Не wants to warn us. — Он хочет предупредить нас.

Не wants to be warned. — Он хочет, чтобы его предупредили.

I don't like to be interrupted. — я не люблю, чтобы меня прерывали.

Не wishes to be left alone. — Он желает, чтобы с,'О оставили в покое.

Не wishes to be given some money. — Он хочет, чтобы ему дали денег.

Не does not like to be talked about. — Он не июбит, чтобы, о нем говорили.

2. Инфинитив группы Continuous выражает длительное действие, одновременное действию сказуемого:

I am sorry to be bothering you. — Мне очень ж аль, что я вас сейчас беспокою.

3. Инфинитив группы Perfect (Active, Passive) иыражает понятие о действии, совершившемся ранее действия, выраженного сказуемым:

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I am sorry to have interrupted you. — Я сожалею о том, что прервал вас.

Не is sorry to have been interrupted. — Он со- жалеет о том, что его прервали.

4. Инфинитив группы Perfect Continuous вы- ражает длительное действие, предшествующее действию сказуемого:

Не seems to have been reading for two hours. — Кажется₍ что он читал в течение двух часов.

Упражнение 1. Переведите на русский язык

1. She wants to give us some books. 2. She wants to be given some time to think it over. 3. They are glad to have met N. last week. 4. I have always wished to be sent to Caucasus. 5. It is hard to be treated in such a manner. 6. They are pleased to have been invited by you. 7. We don't want to be followed by you. 8. We don't want to follow you. 9. She wished to assist Us in this work. 10. She wished to be assisted in this work. 11. My friend was very glad to have found the key of his room. 12. It is very hard to be lying in bed all the year round. 13. He does not like to ask questions. 14. He does not like to be asked questions. 15.1 do not want to address you in public. 16.1 don't want to be ad- dressed in piiblic. 17. I am glad to have finished my task. 18.1 don't want to see you in this company. 19.1 don't want to be seen in this company. 20. He does not want to show us this picture. 21. He does not want this picture to be shown. 22. We believe his statement to be worthy of serious attention. 23. He pretended to be reading a book. 24. I pretended to be very angry and left the room, slamming the door behind me. 25. At

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that time I was about to be sent to the FarEast. 26. He pretended to be absorbed in thought. 27. He did not want to be treated in this way. Neither did he want to be reproached and insulted in the presence of strang- ers. 28. He fully deserved to be severely punished. 29. He remembered to have heard this name frequently mentioned. 30. "I am ashamed to have acted so rashly," he said. 31. "I am sorry to have placed you in this awk- ward position," said he. 32. I am proud to have been given the opportunity of working on your staff. 33. Provision of a wide range of attachments enables the machine to be used for such operations as grinding and cutting. 34. The man at the table was speaking. I took him to be a civilian, pretty high up judging from his surroundings. 35. This proved to have been our best opportunity. 36. To be valued coldly by those eyes was an offence, and he felt antagonism rising within him.

Упражнение 2. Переведите на русский язык.

1. She was thrilled not to have lost her watch, after all. 2. They'll be angry not to have caught the bus. 3. She'll be annoyed not to find her room tidy. 4. He was surprised not to find his watch in his pocket. 5. Tom was amazed not to have passed his examina- tion. 6. Mary was embarrassed not to have remem- bered his name. 7. They were disappointed not to find him at home. 8. She was ashamed not to have worn her best clothes. 9. They were anxious not to appear rude. 10. Tom was sorry not to have remembered to post Mary's letter.

Упражнение 3. Измените предложения, используя seem или seemed + инфинитив.

Пример: You're getting better. — You seem to be get- ting better.

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1. It's snowing in the mountains. 2. It was snowing when I was out, 3. It's been, snowing heavily. 4. I've broken a bone in my foot. 5. I've been mistaken for somebody else. 6. We're slowing down. 7. We've run out of oil. 8. All the oil has been drained out. 9. The weather is improving. 10. It's got a lot warmer. 11. You're limping. 12. This check has been altered. 13. The figures have been changed. 14. You were feel- ing nervous. 15. You've been overdoing it. 16. This window was forced open. 17. George has not come home. 18. His bed has not been slept in. 19. By 8 o'clock we had finished. 20. By then, all the work had been done. 21. You were feeling very ill. 22. It's been raining. 23. You looked as if you had been hit on the head.

Функции инфинитива

1. подлежащее

To speak English well is not difficult. — Гово ритъ по-английски хорошо нетрудно.

То have found all and lost it is terrible. — Найти все и потерять все — ужасно.

2. именная часть сказуемого

Our duty is to defend our country. — Наш долг защищать нашу родину.

His only pleasure was to smoke his old pipe. — Его единственным удовольствием было курить свою старую трубку.

3. дополнение

They want to go to Moscow tomorrow. — Они хотят поехать в Москву завтра.

Не helped me to prepare this exercise. — Он

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Упражнение 4. Переведите на русский язык.

1. Fruit is good to eat. 2. Silk isn't good to use for warm clothing. 3. Coffee is nice to drink. 4. It's nice to relax after a hard day's work. 5. Mary's ready to go to the concert. 6. The dinner is ready to eat. 7. The dinner is ready for us to eat. 8. These clothes are fit to wear in the garden. 9. That meat isn't fit to eat. 10. That suit is unfit to wear in the office. 11. This meat is unfit to eat. 12. This book is easy to read. 13. English isn't easy to learn. 14. He's hard to understand. 15. This book is hard to read. 16. This music is difficult to play. 17. They're difficult to understand. 18. Tom's certain to pass his examination. 19. It's certain to rain. 20. He was certain to win the race, and he did. 21. Tom's sure to pass his examination. 22. It's sure to rain. 23. He was sure to win the race, and he did.

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Упражнение 5. Измените структуру предложений, используя инфинитив.

Пример: Не is upset because he saw an accident. — He is upset to have seen an accident.

1. He's glad because he met Mary. 2. He's late. He's sorry. 3. He'll be excited when he sees the examination results. 4. He was excited after he found his watch.

5. She was thrilled when she went to the concert.

6. I've heard of Tom's success. I'm happy. 7. I hear Mary singing. I am happy. 8. He passed his examina- tions. He's relieved. 9. I've seen you again. I'm glad. 10. They're in London again. They're pleased. 11. I met Mr. Brown. I'm delighted. 12. She has asked them to her party. She'll be pleased. 13. She missed her train. She's angry. 14. Mary's thrilled because she heard that concert.

Упражнение 6. Измените структуру предложений, используя инфинитив.

1. Mr. Brown was annoyed because he saw two boys in his front garden. 2. She'll be annoyed when she ar- rives late. 3. Tom has won the prize. He is amazed.

4. He'll be embarrassed when he remembers this.

5. She forgot the date of your party. She is embar- rassed. 6. They were late. They'll be disappointed.

5. Tom is a member of this club. He's proud. 8. After he finds his watch, he'll be glad. 9. They were rude. They are ashamed. 10. She'll be disappointed when she hears that. 11. He was amazed when he saw the exami- nation results.

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Упражнение 7. Измените предложения, используя конструкцию "to + Infinitive Passive".

1. I'm thrilled because I am invited to Mary's party. 2. Mary is disappointed because she wasn't included in the tennis team. 3. He is ashamed because he is seen in his old clothes. 4. He'll be disappointed because he wasn't introduced to Mr. Brown. 5. Mary will be ex- cited because she'll be asked to sing at the concert. 6. Tom is delighted because he was promoted at the of- fice.

Упражнение 8. Переведите на русский язык.

1. I'm sorry to be late. 2. Mary was sorry to leave so early. 3. She'll be sorry to hear that. 4. I'm sorry to have forgotten your book. 5. He was sorry to have started that business. 6. They'll be sorry to have missed the party. 7. Tom's upset to see me weed in his garden. 8. They'll be upset to hear the bad news. 9. She's upset to have seen that accident. 10. Bill was upset to have lost his new watch. 11. They'll be upset to have missed the train. 12. I'm relieved to hear that. 13. She was relieved to see Bill. 14. They'll be relieved to hear that news. 15. He's relieved to have passed his examinations. 16. Bill was relieved to have found his new watch. 17. They'll be relieved to have passed their examinations.

Упражнение 9. Раскройте скобки, употребляя тре- буемую форму инфинитива.

1. I'm happy (hear) of Tom's success. 2. Mary was happy (see) them. 3. I'll be happy (visit) you soon. 4. Tom's happy (succeed) so well. 5. They were happy (see) Mary. 6. Bill will be happy (find) his watch. 7. I'm glad (see) you again. 8. Mary was glad (borrow) Tom's

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gramophone for her party. 9. I'll be glad (lend) you my dictionary for a few weeks. 10. I'm glad (see) Tom again (past). 11. Tom was glad (buy) a new gramo- phone before Mary's party (past). 12. Next week-end I'll be glad (finish) all my examinations. 13. He's pleased (be) in London again. 14. They were pleased (see) Mary. 15. Bill will be pleased (see) you again. 16. They're pleased (visit) Europe (past). 17. Tom was pleased (lend) his gramophone to Mary (past).

18. She'll be pleased (invite) you to her party (past).

19. I'm delighted (meet) you. 20. She was delighted (meet) Mr. Brown. 21. I'll be delighted (have) dinner with you. 22. I'm delighted (meet) your sister (past).

    23. Mary was delighted (ask) them to her party (past).

    24. They'll be delighted (pass) their examinations.

Упражнение 10. Переведите на русский язык.

1. I'll be thrilled to hear that concert. 2. I'll be thrilled to come to your party. 3. Mary's thrilled to have met Mr. Brown. 4. She was thrilled to have re- ceived a free ticket for that concert. 5. They'll be thrilled to have received a free ticket for mat concert. 6. They'll be thrilled to have received an invitation to Mr. Brown's house. 7. He's angry to find a bum on his coat. 8. He was angry to see a dog chasing his cat. 9. Tom will be angry to hear that. 10. She's angry to have missed her train. 11. They were angry to have missed their bus. 12. He'll be angry to have been late for dinner. 13. I'm annoyed to see that type of behav- ior. 14. Mr. Brown was annoyed to see two boys in his front garden. 15. She'll be annoyed to see that mess in her room. 16. He's annoyed to have been late for the annual meeting of his club. 17. Bill was annoyed to have lost his expensive watch. 18. She'll be annoyed to have arrived after the beginning of the concert.

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19. I'm surprised to hear that. 20. He was surprised to see an elephant in his front garden. 21. He'll be sur- prised to find his watch again. 22. He's surprised to have passed his examination. 23. They were surprised to have lost their way. 24. They'll be surprised to have won the prize. 25. He's shocked to hear the bad news.

26. Tom was shocked to find a snake in his room.

27. They'll be shocked to hear that bad news. 28. Bill's shocked to have caused that accident. 29. Bob was shocked to have lost all his money. 30. Mary will be shocked to have burnt all her cakes in the oven.

Упражнение 11. Переведите на русский язык.

1. I'm proud to be a member of this club. 2. Tom was always proud to march in the procession. 3. Professor Black will be proud to present the prizes at his old school. 4. I'm proud to have known such a famous man. 5. Bill was proud to have attended this school. 6. These children will be proud to have met Professor Black. 7. Tom's keen to buy some new gramophone records. 8. Bill and Mary were keen to meet Mr. Brown. 9. I'll be very keen to meet your sister. 10. I'm afraid to open this door. 11. They were afraid to go outside at night. 12. She'll be afraid to go outside at night.

Упражнение 12. Переведите на английский язык, заменяя придаточное предложение сложной формой инфинитива.

1. Я рад, что дал вам эту книгу. 2. Я рад, что мне дали эту книгу. 3. Он не хочет видеть вас вместе. 4. Он не хочет, чтобы его видели вместе с вами. 5. Мы хотим информировать вас. 6. Мы хотим, чтобы нас информировали. 7. Она рада, что встретила его на

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станции. 8. Она рада, что ее встретили на станции. 9. Он не любит прерывать кого-либо. 10. Он не любит, чтобы его прерывали.

Упражнение 13. Измените структуру предложений, используя инфинитив.

Образец: Tom is upset because he hasn't heard from Mary.

Tom is upset not to have heard from Mary.

1.1 was glad when I didn't see him in the room. 2.1 didn't arrive early. I'm sorry. 3. She'll be ashamed be- cause she didn't wear her best clothes. 4. They were angry after they didn't catch the bus. 5. She doesn't see him here. She is surprised. 6. He was surprised be- cause he didn't find his watch in his pocket. 7. He isn't a good student. He's ashamed. 8. I don't remember your name. I'm embarrassed. 9. They haven't heard any bad news. They're relieved. 10. Next weekend I'll be glad because I won't have any more examinations.

Упражнение 14. Измените структуру предложений, используя инфинитив.

Образец: I can't eat this meat (unfit). This meat is unfit to eat.

1.1 can read this book (easy). 2. We can eat our din- ner (ready). 3. We can pick this fruit (ready). 4.1 can't understand Mr. Brown (difficult). 5. You can wear these clothes for working in the garden (fit). 6. You can't wear these clothes in the office (unfit). 7. You can't eat that meat (good). 8. She can't wear that dress at the party (fit). 9.1 can't read this book (hard). 10.1 can't drink this coffee (good).

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Упражнение 15. Используйте конструкцию "it's + прилаг. + to + Infinitive", где возможно, для пре- образования предложений по образцу а. Если пре- образование невозможно, перепишите предложения без изменений, как показано в образце б.

Образец а: Не is hard to find. — Ie's hard to find turn.

Образец 6: Mary is ready to go. — Mary is ready to go.

1. This book is difficult to read. 2. This fruit is ready to pick. 3. This music is hard to play. 4. Mr. Brown is easy to understand. 5. Tom is certain to get a promotion. 6. This coffee is unfit to drink. 7. This lec- turer is difficult to understand. 8. She's sure to be at the concert. 9. He's hard to hear. 10. This coffee isn't fit to drink.

Упражнение 16. Используйте инфинитив вместо вы- ражений, выделенных курсивом.

1. The police hope that they will solve the crime problem soon. 2. The Minister of Labor readily agreed that he would meet the union leaders. 3. The defeated champion swore that he would have his revenge. 4. The Company has decided that it will close down uneco- nomic factories. 5. He claimed that he was an expert in such matters. 6. The accused pretended that he didn't understand the lawyer's question. 7. The chairman threatened that he would resign if his policies were not adopted. 8. The student resolved that he would do bet- ter next time. 9.1 vowed that I would never follow his advice again. 10. No teacher would profess that he knows all the answers. 11. The management promised that they would look into the workers' grievances. 12. They couldn't, however, guarantee that they would meet all the men's demands.

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Упражнение 17. Дополните предложения, используя инфинитив.

1. The question is whether anyone will volunteer ... 2. Surely you would never consent... . 3. Our reporter has just telephoned to say that rescue teams will to- morrow endeavor ... . 4. Last year, miners in South Wales managed ... Next year, they aim ... . 5. As soon as the volcano first showed signs of activity, the entire population of the village prepared ... . 6. You needn't bother ... I've already arranged ... . 7. It's many years since I went to my home town. I'm longing ... . 8. I hesitated ..., since I didn't know him very well. 9. It tends ... in winter in the north of England. 10. A rather officious policeman demanded ... . 11. I'm sure you'll like him when you get ... him better. 12. The idea proved ... very unpopular.

Упражнение 18. Составьте предложения, используя приведенные ниже слова и выражения.

Пример: arrange/meet/the following day

The two sides arranged to meet for further talks the following day.

1. afford/waste/time; 2. appear/understand; 3. de- cide/work/in time; 4. fail/complete/on time; 5. has- ten/apologize for; 6. manage/avoid/accident; 7. offer/ repair/damage; 8. refuse/listen to; 9. proceed/make/ long speech about; 10. undertake/finish/within six months.

Упражнение 19. Дополните предложения, используя инфинитив подходящих глаголов.

1. A season ticket entices tile holder ... as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period. 2. Par-

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ents should tell their children ... great care when crossing busy roads. 3. The Leader of the Opposition challenged the Prime Minister ... his party's attitude on housing. 4. Having voted the chairman off the board only one week earlier, they then invited him ... it. 5. I can't think what induced him ... such a thing. 6. The new immigration laws require all immigrants ... a job in England before they are allowed to enter the country. 7. The Company has commissioned a team of efficiency experts ... organization and methods. 8. It was thought that a small group of troublemakers were inciting the workers ... 9. The Government has now empowered local authorities ... more council houses if they wish. 10. Bad weather prompted us ... our holi- day.

Упражнение 20. Преобразуйте в косвенную речь, используя конструкцию "имя существительное + инфинитив".

1. "You are to appear before the magistrate at 10 a.m. on Thursday," the letter said, (summon) 2. "Do not bathe when the red flag is flying," the notice said, (warn) 3. His wife left him a note saying, "Don't forget to lock the door", (remind) 4. "Passengers should check in at the airport thirty minutes before take-off," stated a notice at the air terminal, (instruct) 5. "I do hope you'll have another drink before you go," said my old friend, (press) 6. "Pay attention to what you're do- ing," said the teacher, (tell) 7. "Please don't tell my husband," she said to her friend, (implore) 8. "State your views openly — if you dare," the speaker said to his opponent, (challenge) 9. "Would you like to join me l or dinner?" I said to the new (invite) 10. "I would take a more optimistic view of the matter, if I were you," my friend told me. (encourage) 11. "Make your way to

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Waterloo Station, and wait under the main clock," the letter said, (direct)

Упражнение 21. Переведите на русский язык.

1. "То go there means to retire for some time into the quiet of the country," said Miss S. 2. To have known him and talked to him is a great pleasure. 3. The purpose of this article is to explain briefly the nature of the new annealing process as practiced at many mills. 4. The purpose of the floating repair shop is to save time required to send ships to land-locked shops. 5. The function of the breech mechanism is to close the breech. 6. In all systems of gun construction the aim is to relieve the tube from all longitudinal stress. 7. The object of the elevating mechanism is to give the gun the necessary angle of elevation. 8. The objects of ri- fling are to obtain accuracy and to enable an elongated projectile to be used. 9. The aim of this device is to give a greater accuracy to the gun. 10. The mission of the allied air forces was to destroy the enemy lines of com- munication and to prevent the enemy from bringing troops to place of landing. 11. The plan was to attack the most important enemy industries. 12. The mission of this army was to detain as many enemy divisions as possible. 13. The task of this gallery was to collect the best pictures by modern painters. 14. The main object of the flour subsidy has been to enable bakers to hold the level of bread prices down. 15. My object is to ob- tain the permission to visit this works.

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Инфинитивные обороты

1. Определительный инфинитивный оборот

The bird belonged to the species which is to be found only in this latitude. Птица принадлежала к виду, который можно найти только в этих ши- ротах.

The bird belonged to the species to be found only in this latitude. Птица принадлежала к виду, который можно найти только в этих широтах.

The conference to be held on Monday will settle this problem. — Конференция, которая состоит- ся в понедельник, разрешит эту проблему.

The data to be analyzed in our laboratory are of great interest. Данные, которые должны быть проанализированы в нашей лаборатории, пред- ставляют большой интерес.

Упражнение 22. Переведите на русский язык.

1. The young man to be appointed director of one of the Aldan Gold mines is a graduate of the Moscow Geo- logical Institute. 2. The iron ore to be mined in this dis- trict is of the highest quality. 3. The new varieties of wheat to be exhibited at the Agricultural Exhibition have been bred at the Novosibirsk plant breeding sta- tion. 4. The new theatre to be opened on the 1st of March is the largest theatre in this city. 5. We have been informed about the experiments to be conducted by professor Brown. 6. The dwarf birches to be found in our northern barrens are extremely frost resistant. 7. The lighthouse to be erected at this point will be equipped with powerful projectors. 8. The man-of-war to be launched in a few days has been constructed in ac-

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cordance with the most up-to-date principles. 9. "Now, Sam," said Mr. Pickwick, "the first thing to be done is to ..." — "order dinner, Sir," interposed Mr. Weller. 10. The next thing to be done was to unharness the horse. 11. There are many kinds of guns to be used in artillery. 12. The cord to be tested was placed in the tube at room temperature and the load was applied im- mediately. 13. The dimensions of the instrument de- pend on the nature of specimens to be tested. 14. Much of the equipment not to be moved was destroyed on the spot. 15. The question still to be answered is whether the two states will come to an agreement. 16. In his re- port he submitted the list of all coal mines to be ac- quired by the government. 17. There are certain gen- eral observations to be made at this stage. 18. All the people knew the candidates to be elected. 19. You are the man to do this. 20. We did not know who was to blame.

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Упражнение 23. Переведите на английский язык, заменяя придаточные предложения инфинитивным оборотом.

1. Дом, который будет построен на этой улице, предназначен для студентов и преподавателей института. 2. Воздушная линия, которая должна быть открыта через несколько дней, соединит эти два крупных северных порта. 3. Мост, который бу- дет построен здесь, будет иметь 1 километр в длину. 4. Растения, которые можно найти только в этом районе, очень морозоустойчивы. 5. Картины, кото- рые будут показаны на выставке, являются глав- ным образом работами молодых художников.

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