2. Замените глаголы в скобках герундием. Переведите предложения.

1. We thanked him for (to help) in our work. 2. (to choose) a present for a girl of 17 was not an easy matter for us. 3. We were waiting for her (to come) to the station. 4. She is fond (to read) English books. 5. Do you like (to play) tennis? 6. He dreams of (to take part) in the Olympic Games. 7. Before (to leave) out city he rang me up.

3. Закончите предложения, используя герундий.

He stopped играть в теннис.

изучать иностранные языки.

He finished ходить на лыжах.

плавать в бассейне.

He takes every обмениваться информацией.

opportunity of чтение новой книги.

обсуждение новых статей.

слушать классическую музыку.

I enjoy читать стихи.

лежать на диване.

помогать родителям.

4. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на герундиальные обороты и отглагольные существительные.

1. His coming so early surprised me. 2. We thanked the doctor for helping. 3. Thank you for doing this work for me. 4. I don’t mind your reading this letter aloud. 5. Swimming early in the morning gives you a real pleasure. 6. The strengthening of contacts with other countries is very important for all of us. 7. The manager was surprised at her coming so late.

5. Замените придаточные предложения герундиальным оборотом. Используйте предлоги, данные в скобках.

Example: Не trained hard for a long time and decided to take part in the competition. (after) – After training hard for a long time he decided to take part in the competition.

1. When he received the telegram he left for his home town. (on). 2. When he finished his work he wrote to us about it. (on). 3. You will never play the piano well unless you practice two or three hours every day. (without). 4. You can speak with foreigners if you work hard at your foreign language. (by).

6. Расскажите, чем вы любите заниматься в выходные дни.

Example:

– What do you do on Sunday? (Read and write, watch TV)

– I like reading, writing and watching TV on Sunday.

(to sleep, to rest, to work in the garden, to do the room, to read, to go to the theatre, to go to the cinema, to visit friends, to ski, to skate, to paint, to draw)

THE PARTICIPLE

ПРИЧАСТИЕ

1. Образуйте Participle I от следующих глаголов и переведите их.

Example: to make – making

to be, to go, to come, to give, to receive, to take, to tell, to help, to sit, lo read, to write, to fight, to decorate, to send, to do, to work.

2. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на причастные обороты.

1 . The girl reading a book on the sofa is my sister. 2. The boys playing football in the yard are my classmates. 3. The girl showing the way to the office was the manager’s daughter. 4. Reading the letter he was smiling. 5. Thinking that I have forgotten the key I ran home. 6. Walking about the town every evening he met a lot of his old friends. 7. Speaking English well he could help me. 8. An old man sitting at the window was a talented painter. 9. Travelling about Italy he saw many beautiful places. 10. They liked to sit on the sofa watching TV.