12. Read the following sentences and translate them into Russian. Comment on the forms of the Infinitive. Compare

now now now then

Jim is happy to be in Paris. Meg is happy to have gone to Paris.

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одновременность предшествование

then then now then

I was glad to be riding a bike. I am upset to have been waiting so long.

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одновременность предшествование

then [Future] then [Future] then before then

I’ll be happy to be invited. I was happy to have been invited.

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одновременность предшествование

1. The police broke into the house to find the burglars gone. 2. He was sure that Rachel was about to make him very miserable indeed. 3. I find it difficult to go away for the night without a rather heavy suitcase. 4. Taking into consideration the English climate I like to have some woolens just in case. 5. Mr. Markby was pleased to have been asked for advice. 6. He was probably angry to have been scolded in my presence. 7. The rescue team were astonished to find the boy in the deserted village. 8. Eliza was delighted to have been dancing all night. 9. She pretended to be listening to music while her thoughts wandered elsewhere. 10. You must attend the press conference. You will be sorry to have missed the opportunity. 11. On the other hand, if we are unlucky enough to have inherited a weak gene (ген), then there is little to be done. 12. The postcard was written in French, in a tiny economic script to take full advantage of the small space. 13. The young princess didn’t want to be seen in public with her new boyfriend.

Complex Subject with verbs in the Active Voice

noun/pronoun + active verb + to-infinitive Complex Subject 
sb	seems/seemed appears/appeared happens/happened proved turned out		to do sth to be done to be doing sth to have done sth to have been doing sth to have been done		кажется, казалось, по-видимому случилось так, что оказалось
e.g. Her eyes were red. She seemed to have been crying.
sb	is was will be	sure certain bound likely unlikely		to do sth to be done to be doing sth to have done sth to have been doing sth to have been done		несомненно, весьма вероятно обязательно вероятно вряд ли
e.g. He is likely to arrive a bit late.