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4. Do youfeel like (g o ) .................to a film or shall we stay athome? 5. It’s no use (h a v e ).................a bicycle ifyou don’t know how to ride it. 6. It’s no use (ask).................children to keep quiet. They can’t help(m a k e ).................noise. 7. There are people whocan’t help (laugh)............... when they see someoneslip on a banana skin. 8.
I didn’t feel like (work)I.................so l suggested (spend)................. the dayin the country. 9. What about (b u y)................doublequantities of everything today?sheltering in the barn.coming from the house.opening the safe.discussing the problem.working all the time.shouting in the distance.changing TV channels.1234567I U(В, C) Open the brackets, use the Gerundafter prepositions.1. By (neglect)............... to take ordinary precautionshe endangered the life of his crew. 2.
After (hear).................- the conditions I decided not to enterfor the competition. 3. After (w a lk )................. forthree hours we stopped to let the others catch upwith us. 4. Don’t forget to lock the door before (go)................. to bed. 5. Why did you go all round thefield instead of (w a lk ).................across it? 6. Hesurprised us all by (g o )................away without (say).................“ good-bye” . 7.
Before (g iv e )..................evidence, you must swear to tell the truth. 8. Sherushed out of the room without (g ive )................ mea chance to explain.J©kesSimple M eansII. (B, C)1. My father thinks I am not capable of (earn)................. my own living. 2. I am tired of (do).................the same thing all the time. 3. He didn’tleave the house because he was afraid of (meet).................someone who would recognize him. 4 . 1called at his house on the chance of (se e )................him.
5. There is no point in (rem a in ).................in adangerous place if you can’t do anything to help thepeople. 6. W hat’s your idea of ( d o ) ................. it?7. He expects me to answer by return but I have nointention of (re p ly ).................at all.
8. I’m not usedto (d riv e ).................on the left. 9. I want to catchthe 7 a.m. train tomorrow. - But you are no good at(g e t)................ up early, are you?YOUNG GIRL: Could you tell me, dear Aunt,how you have succeeded in preservingUncle’s love and respect through all theselong years of your married life?OLD AUNT: Well, my child, by very simplemeans, by doing all that pleased him andby enduring silently all that displeased me.Gordon was blind and having trouble with hiseyes.- Doctor, I have developed this strangeproblem. Every time I have a cup of coffee Iget a pain in my right eye.- I suggest taking the spoon out of the cupbefore you drink next time.V " \_288THEGERUND1.2 Tense/Voice Distinctions o f the G erundLike the finite forms the verbals have tense and voice distinctions, but their tense distinctions differ fromthose of the finite verbs.The Tense Distinctions of the Gerund are Relative:The Perfect GerundThe Simple Gerunddenotes an action prior to that of thepredicate.
It shows that the action of the Gerundhappened before the action of the verb.□ He admitted having made the mistake.denotes an action simultaneous withthat of the predicate.□\He avoided making the mistake again.1. Prior action is not always expressed by a PerfectGerund.
In some cases we find a Simple Gerundwhen there is no need to show the priority of action:- after the verbs: remember, excuse, forgive,thank, admit, etc.- after the prepositions: on (upon), after,without.□He admitted to having stolen/stealing thecar.□□I don’t remember hearing the legend before.After seeing her friend off, she went home.2. The Gerund has special forms for the Active andPassive Voice.□He liked neither reading nor being readto.boy was very thirsty in spite of (drink)a big cup of tea.12II(B) Open the brackets, using the correctform of the Gerund.1.
He remembered (c ro s s )....................... the roadbut he didn’t remember (knock dow n).......................2. I am still hungry in spite of ( e a t) .......................four sandwiches. 3. He got into the house by (climb)........................ through a window, without (see)......................by anyone. 4. He woke up at 7 a.m. inspite of (w o rk )......................late. 5. He complainedof (g ive )......................a very small room at the backof the hotel.
6. The little girl isn’t afraid of dogs inspite of (b ite )......................twice. 7. The baby wentto sleep a few minutes after (fe e d ).........................8. The little girl never gets tired of (ask)...................her mother questions but her mother often gets tiredof (a s k ).......................so many questions. 9. Marywas pleasantly surprised at (ch o ose )......................to fill that vacancy. 1 0 .1always treat people politelyand I insist on (tre a t)......................
politely. 11. TheComplete the following by translating thephrases in brackets, using the correct form of theGerund. Insert prepositions where necessary.1( B)1. Theyprided themselves on having invented thedevice (что изобрели этот прибор). 2. Theyaccused h im ..................................................(в том,что он предал своих друзей). 3. I can’t recall.................................................. (чтобы меня с нимкогда-нибудь знакомили). I even don’t remember...............................................
(что видел его). 4. Неcouldn’t get used ...................................................(к левостороннему движению/водить машину полевой стороне). 5. She was quite unconscious....................................................... (что приш ла внеудачный момент). 6. Excuse m y ................................................ (что я вошёл не постучав). 7. I’mreally asham ed.............................................. (что таквёл себя на вечере).
8. She d e n ie d ...................289THEVERBALS.............................(что обещала заглянуть к нам).9. We hope he w ill su cce e d ...................................................... (найти своё место в жизни).10. Why do you a v o id .................................................(смотреть на меня)?he had concluded several agreem ents there.14Fill in the blanks with the Infinitive or Gerundof the verb in brackets.11.
(С)1. From the age of four, I had been used t o ...........................................(делать всё по-своему). 2 . 1wasnot used t o ..............................................(когда меняразвлекают дамы (entertain)). 3. How proud I was of................................................... (что изобрёл этозамечательное устройство). 4 . 1was tired of always.............................................(носить чужую одежду).5.
In the morning she was ashamed of herself for................................................ (что была так грубавчера вчером). 6. He’s merely used t o ..............................................(что за ним ухаживают). 7. Не wasgrateful to Finch f o r ............................................... (чтоуговорил его зайти). 8. But they are used to...........................................................
(и м е ть делос настоящими бизнесменами (to deal)). 9. Shewasn’t fond o f .............................................. (задаватьмножество вопросов). 10. At the time I was verykeen on .................................................. (получитьсобственный доход).13(В, С) Replace the parts in bold type bygerundial phrases.1. When she saw him, she stopped reading at onceand put the letter away and even d id n o t e xp la ina nyth in g . ...w ith o u t even explaining a n y th in g .2. In this thick fog she was afraid th a t she m ig h t beknocked d o w n ............................................................3. He preferred to keep silent for fear th a t he m ightsay s o m e th in g in a p p ro p ria te .............................................................
4. He felt much better a fte r heh ad b e e n o p e ra te d o n ................................................................. 5. He w as n ot o nly th e a u th o r o fb r illia n t s h o r t s t o r ie s , .............................................................. but he was also a talented playwright.6. When he had w ritte n his r e p o rt,........................................................ he remembered that he hadforgotten to mention some facts. 7. W hen th e g irle n te re d th e ro o m , ...............................................................
she glanced a little wonderingly at thefaces of the three men. 8. You will do nothing butirritate him if you w ill nag him a ll th e tim e ........................................................ 9. Samuel Griffithscame back from Chicago on this particular day, a fte rI.(A, B)1 . 1 w ish e d ............... quite fair, (be) 2 .
1expected................ him in the drawing room, (find) 3 . 1enjoyed................. to her talk of her youth, (listen) 4. Rogerprom ised.................in. (look) 5 . 1w anted..................him up. (cheer) 6. She didn’t m in d .................. theproblem again, (discuss) 7. He d id n ’t hesitate................. such methods, (employ) 8. We arranged...................(meet).
9. She couldn’t resist..................such a lovely hat. (buy) 10. Last week you mentioned................ him in the park, (meet) 11. We can’t afford.................our time, (waste) 12. He sat there sullenlyand re fu se d ....................(answer)•I- (B, C)1. He enjoyed .................. (to need) 2. In myexperience most people mind ..................
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