Грамматические упражнения по английскому языку по теме "The Gerund"

• 1 слайд

  (Read) ……………….. a good book gives me a lot of pleasure.
  
  Let’s go ……………….. (fish).
  
  Why do you avoid …………. (speak) to me?
  
  She missed …………. (work) with Lilly and Meg.
  
  What do we lose by …………………. (work) with them?
  
  We just couldn’t imagine Gerry …………… (sing) in public.
  Reading
  fishing
  speaking
  working
  working
  singing
  

• 2 слайд

  She stopped ……….. (cry) as soon as she saw her mother.
  
  We stopped …………. (buy) some water at the motorway service area.
  I tried …………… (search) the web and finally found an address for him.
  I tried ………….. (email) Simon but it bounced back.
  
  He went on ………… (sing) after everyone else had finished.
  She recited a poem, then went on …………. (sing) a lovely folk song.
  crying
  to buy
  searching
  to email
  singing
  to sing
  

• 3 слайд

  Working in London means …………………… (leave) home at 6.30.
  I didn’t mean ………………. (make) you cry.
  
  They made us ……………. (wait) while they checked our documents.
  Let me ……………… (show) you this DVD I’ve got.
  
  She heard people ……………. (shout) in the street below and looked out of the window.
  I heard someone …………….. (shout) ‘Help!’, so I ran to the river.
  leaving
  to make
  wait
  show
  shouting
  shout
  

• 4 слайд

  A police officer saw him ……………….. (run) along the street.
  Emily saw Philip ………………….. (run) out of Sandra’s office.
  
  It’s stopped …………… (rain). Let’s go for a walk.
  On the way to Edinburgh, we stopped …………… (look) at an old castle.
  Quit …………….. (waste) my time!
  He admitted …………… (steal) the necklace.
  I’ve spent the whole weekend …………… (revise) for my exam.
  We wasted two hours ………….. (wait) for the pizza, which never arrived.
  
  
  running
  run
  raining
  to look
  wasting
  stealing
  revising
  waiting
  

• 5 слайд

  He suggested ……………………….. (go) to the cinema.
  He offered ………………. (go) shopping.
  
  I remember ……………… (watch) this film before.
  Please remember …………… (buy) some milk on the way home.
  
  I’ll never forget ………. (meet) you for the first time in this café.
  He forgot ………………. (lock) the door when he went out.
  We’re considering ……………… (buy) a new house.
  Tom can’t help …………………… (complain) about the heat.
  
  
  going
  to go
  watching
  to buy
  meeting
  to lock
  buying
  complaining
  

• 6 слайд

  It’s worth ………………… (spend) some time on the grammar.
  I miss ……………. (have) more free time.
  
  We need ……………. (think) about this some more.
  Dad means …………….. (speak) with you this evening.
  She expects ……….. (arrive) in 30 minutes.
  Tom agreed ………………… (help) me with the work.
  I can’t afford ………… (spend) time doing this.
  Susan can’t wait ………….. (see) Tom next week.
  I hope …………….. (see) you soon.
  The boy pretended …………... (be) a ghost.
  spending
  having
  to think
  to speak
  to arrive
  to help
  to spend
  to see
  to see
  to be
  

• 7 слайд

  He grabbed her arm to save her from ……………… (fall).
  It will save your ………………… (have) to go back again.
  The shortcut saves an hour’s …………………….. (drive).
  
  My daughter is 5 years old so she is too young ………….. (go) to school.
  She isn’t old enough ………………… (vote).
  I would love ……………….. (have) my own house.
  I want her ……………… (buy) me an ice cream.
  The teacher told us to carry on ………………… (read).
  I recommend you………… (try) this sort of coffee.(addressee)
  He called me ……………………. (tell) the news.
  falling
  having
  driving
  to go
  to vote
  to have
  to buy
  reading
  to try
  to tell
  

• 8 слайд

  We kept …………………………… (run).
  
  We regret …………….. (tell) you that your application wasn’t accepted (сожалеть о том, что предстоит сказать / сделать).
  I regret not ………………. (tell) you the truth. (сожалеть о содеянном).
  Yesterday, when I was busy …………….. (do) my homework my mum asked me…………….. (look) after my younger sister who’s five.
  It looks like I object to …………............ (talk out) the trash.
  I don’t mind ………………. (do) my part, I just object to …….
  ..………… (do) their part as well.
  
  
  
  
  
  running
  to tell
  telling
  doing
  to look
  talking
  doing
  doing
  

• 9 слайд

  I’m used to ……………… (get up) early in the morning.
  I can’t stand ………………… (be) late.
  Carrie didn’t have any trouble ………………. (do) it.
  In addition to ……………. (be) highly intelligent, elephants are capable of a remarkable amount of empathy.
  He is always eager …………….. (learn) new things.
  She was reluctant ……………. (reveal) her secret.
  I’ve told her the whole story and she is willing ……… (help) us.
  I had better …………… (go) home.
  I would rather ………….. (buy) something expensive but reliable.
  He was seen …………… (cross) the street.
  getting up
  being
  doing
  being
  to learn
  to reveal
  to help
  go
  buy
  to cross