- •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 15. Read these situations and write a sentence with be/get used to.
Example: Frank lives alone. He doesn't mind this. He has always lived alone.
(he / used / live / alone) He is used to living alone.
Ron sleeps on the floor. He doesn't mind this. He has always slept on the floor.
(he / used / sleep / on the floor) He______
Sue moved from a big house to a much smaller one. What did she have to get used to? (she had / used / live / in a smaller house) She had______
Jack once went to the Middle East. It was too hot for him. (he / not / used / the heat)
Bill doesn't have any money. He doesn't find this unusual because he has never had any money. (he / used / have / no money)
Tom is going to live in your country. What will he have to get used to? (Write your own answer) He'll have to .______
Exercise 16. Put the verb into the correct form, -ing or infinitive (I am used to doing or I used to do).
Examples: Jane had to get used to driving on the left. (drive)
Bill used to be very fit. Now he's in terrible condition. (be)
When I was a child, I used to ______swimming every day. (go)
It took me a long time to get used to ______glasses. (wear)
There used to ______a cinema on this corner but it was knocked down. (be)
I'm the boss. I'm not used to ______told what to do. (be)
You'll have to get used to ______less if you want to lose weight. (eat)
I used to ______Ann but now she gets on my nerves. (like)
Ron got tired very quickly. He wasn't used to ______so fast. (run)
Tom used to ______a lot of coffee when he was a student. (drink)
Exercise 17. Open the brackets. Use the appropriate forms of the gerund:
1. Are you used to (to speak to) like that by your employer? 2. He only succeeded in (to take) for a bore. 3. I have come to apologize for (to cause) all that trouble. 4. She insisted on (to treat) like a grown woman. 5. How can I thank you enough for (to come) to my rescue? 6. He is not exactly grateful for (to put) in his place. 7. She suspects me of (to read) her diary. 8. Who is responsible for (to keep) the place in order? 9. He was accused of repeatedly (to sell) information to rival firms. 10. I have been thinking of (to try) my hand at it myself.
Note: The Indefinite forms of the gerund can be used instead of the Perfect forms.
Exercise 18. Fill in the blanks with prepositions.
1. After all I’m personally responsible ______bringing you back safe and sound. 2. They positively insisted ______visiting all the rooms. 3. At last I succeeded ______backing the car into the parking place. 4. What are your reasons to accuse her ______taking the papers? 5. Everything depends ______being on the spot. 6.1 thanked him again ______lending me the car. 7. The author vigorously objected ______being misquoted, as he put it. 8. They are particularly clever ______finding the faintest traces of finger prints. 9. Are you thinking ______leaving already? 10. Nothing could prevent her ______buying it on the spot.
Exercise 19. Now you can write some sentences about yourself. Use -ing.
Today I don't feel like ______
This evening I feel like______
I’m looking forward to ______
I’m thinking of ______
I would never dream of ______
Exercise 20. Translate into English:
1.Я не привыкла рано вставать. 2. Наконец мне удалось найти дорогу. 3. Он настаивал на том, чтобы показать мне, как это делается. 4. Мы извинились за опоздание. 5. Я собираюсь поехать на север этим летом. 6. Он был благодарен уже за то, что вы его слушали. 7. Она была занята приготовлением обеда. 8. Она настаивала, чтобы ей показали все. 9. Вы подозреваете, что я вам лгу? 10. Его обвинили в краже автомобиля.11. Шум в соседней комнате мешал мне думать. 12. Я думаю о том, чтобы поехать на юг летом. 13 Мальчик жаловался, что его постоянно ругают и наказывают. 14. Я настаиваю на том, чтобы поговорить с ним. 15. Я с нетерпением ждал встречи с братом. 16. Мне что-то не хочется сегодня играть в лото. 17. Ей удалось сделать очень хороший перевод этого трудного текста. 18. Благодарю вас, что вы прислали мне такие красивые цветы. 19. Его обвинили в том, что он продал важные государственные секреты. 20. Он отрицал, что продал их. 21. Он настаивал на том, что невиновен. 22. Он боялся, что его посадят в тюрьму.