Gerund or Infinitive

1. Make infinitives (with or without “to”) or gerunds (add “-ing”) of the verbs in brackets to make the following sentences grammatically correct.

1. She doesn’t allow ... in the house.

a) to smoke b) smoking c) smoke

2. I’ve never been to Iceland but I’d like ... there.

a) to go b) go c) going

3. I’m in a difficult position. What do you advise me ...?

a) doing b) to do c) do

4. She said the letter was personal and wouldn’t let me ...it.

a) reading b) read c) to read

5. We were kept at the police station for two hours and then we were allowed ...

a) to go b) going c) go

6. Where would you recommend me ... for my holidays?

a) go b) going c) to go

7. I wouldn’t recommend ... in that restaurant. The food is awful.

a) eating b) eat c) to eat

8. The film was very sad. It made me ...

a) cry b) crying c) to cry

9. Carol’s parents always encouraged her ... hard at school.

a) study b) to study c) studying

2. Complete the following sentences with infinitives (add “to”) or gerunds (add “-ing”) of the verbs below to make them grammatically correct.

Answer, apply, be, be, listen, make, see, try, use, wash, work, write.

1. He tried to avoid ... my question.

2. Could you please stop ... so much noise?

3. I enjoy ... to music.

4. I considered ... for the job but in the end I decided against it.

5. Have you finished ... your hair yet?

6. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk ... knocked down.

7. Jim is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on ....

8. I don’t mind you ... the phone as long as you pay for all your calls.

9. Hello! Fancy ... you here! What a surprise!

10. I’ve put off ... the letter so many times. I really must do it today.

11. What a stupid thing to do! Can you imagine anybody ... so stupid?

12. Sarah gave up ... to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.

Participle

1. Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на причастия.

1.Everybody looked at the dancing girl. 2. The little plump woman standing at the window is my grandmother. 3. The man playing the piano is Kate's uncle. 4. Entering the room, she turned on the light. 5. Coming to the theatre, she saw that the performance had already begun. 6. Looking out of the window, he saw his mother watering the flowers. 7. Hearing the sounds of music, we stopped talking. 8. She went into the room, leaving the door open. 9. Working at his desk, he listened to a new CD. 10. Running into the road, the young man stopped a taxi. 11. Looking through the newspaper, she noticed a photograph of her boss. 12. Using chemicals, the firemen soon put out the fire in the forest.

2. Замените придаточные определительные предложения причастными оборотами.

Начало формы

Конец формы

1. All the people who live in this house are students. 2. The woman who is speaking now is our secretary. 3. The apparatus that stands on the table in the corner of the laboratory is quite new. 4. The young man who helps the professor in his experiments studies at an evening school for laboratory workers. 5. People who take books from the library must return them in time. 6. There are many pupils in our class who take part in all kinds of extracurricular activities.