Types of sentences: personal, indefinite personal and impersonal

1. Write it is (it’s) or is it:

1. What time is it?

2. We must go now. …… very late.

3. … … true that Bill can fly a helicopter?

4. “What day … … today? Tuesday?” “No, … … Wednesday.”

5. … … ten kilometers from the airport to the city centre.

6. … … possible to phone you at your office?

7. “Do you want to walk to the hotel?” “I don’t know. How far … …?”

8. … … Lisa’s birthday today. She’s 27.

9. I don’t believe it! … … impossible.

 

2. Write questions with How far …?

1. (here/the station) How far is it from here to the station?

2. (the hotel/the beach) How …………………………………………..

3. (New York/Washington) …………………………………………….

4. (your house/the airport) ………………………………………………

 

3. Complete the sentences. Choose from words and phrase below:

easy, dangerous, difficult, work in this office, get up early,

it’s nice, impossible, interesting to visit different places, go out alone

see you again, make friends

1. If you go to bed late, it’s difficult to get up early in the morning.

2. Hell, Jane ………………………... There is too much noise.

3.. ………………………. There is too much noise.

4. Everybody is very nice at work. …………………………………..

4. I like traveling. ……………………………………..

5. Some cities are not safe. …………………………….. at night.

 

Rewrite the sentences in the correct order.

1. to my parents /I / it / took. I took it to my parents.

2. they / any money / me / didn’t give

3. to all / she / the car / her friends / showed

4. the students / the news / gave / I

5. did / my pen / lend / you / him?

6. bought / some flowers / my / I / parents / for

7. why / some perfume / didn’t / me / brig / you?

8. some grapes and some flowers / took / Janice / we

9. his / showed / injured / me / hand / he

10. some vegetables from garden / gave / our neighbors / we / to

 

 

The Gerund

1. Translate into your native language, be attentively with Gerund:

1. Have you finished writing? 2. Taking a cold shower in the morning is very useful. 3. I like skiing, but my sister prefers skating. 4. She likes sitting in the sun. 5. It looks like raining. 6. My watch wants repairing. 7. Thank you for coming. 8. I had no hope of getting an answer before the end of the month. 9. I had the pleasure of dancing with her the whole evening. 10. Let’s go boating.

Try to remember the following verbs and expressions, which require after themselves Gerund with definite preposition:

 

to accuse of

to agree to

to approve of

to be afraid of

to complain of

to depend on

to feel like

to give up the idea of

to insist on

to look forward to

to object to

to persist in

to prevent from

to relay on

to succeed in

to suspect of

to thank for

to think of

 

2. Complete these sentences, putting the verbs into the gerund and using one of the following prepositions. Some of them are used more than once:

about, of, in, to, after, by, for, on, at, without

e.g.: We walked about going (go) to France for our holiday.

1. I look forward …(see) you again holiday. 2. She’s tired … (work) for the company. 3. I’m very happy … my parents… (come) home. 4. … (open) the front door, I walked slowly through it. 5. We got into the house … (climb) through a window. 6. I’m looking forward … (work) with you. 7. Are you interested … (join) to committee? 8. I’m tired … (come) to the same place every week. 9. He’s very ken … (swim) at the moment. 10. I’m worried … Jane … (get) to the airport on time.

3. Translate into your native language, be attentively with Gerund:.

1. They accuse him of having robbed the house. 2. He never agreed to their going on that dangerous voyage. 3. He did not approve of her drinking so much coffee. 4. The teacher of mathematics did not approve of his pupils dreaming. 5. All the happiness of my life depends on your loving me. 6. I don’t feel like seeing him. 7. I insist on being told the truth. 8. I object to his borrowing money from you. 9. I stretched out my hand to prevent her from falling. 10. My friend succeeded him of deceiving her.

 

4. Open the brackets, using the Gerund in active or passive forms:

1. Why do you avoid (to speak) to me? 2. She tried to avoid (to speak) to. 3. The doctor insisted on (to send) the sick man to hospital. 4. The child insisted on (to send) home at once. 5. Do you mind him (to examine) by a heart specialist? 6. He showed no sign of (to recognize) me. 7. She showed no sign of (to surprise). 8. He had a strange habit of (to interfere) in other people’s business. 9. I was angry at (to interrupt) every other moment. 10. He was always ready for (to help) people.

 

5. Translate into your native language, pay attention to nouns and pronouns before the Gerund:

1. I had no idea of his leaving St. Petersburg so soon. 2. Aunt’s coming here gives me much pleasure. 3. The librarian did not object to the reader keeping the book one day longer. 4. She said that she new nothing about the door having been left open. 5. The mother was surprised at her daughter having tidied up the room so quickly. 6. My trying to convince him is of no use. 7. When asked why she had missed the train, she said something about her watch being slow. 8. She stayed in town the whole summer because of her daughter being ill.

6. Fill the gaps with the gerund from the box. Use each verb once only:

do, swim, fly, play, run, try, travel, lie, get, ride

e.g.: She likes running every morning before breakfast.

1. After……………………my homework, I usually watch TV.

2. I enjoy ……………………on the beach.

3. She doesn’t like …………………wit other children.

4. ……………is a fast way of…………….

5. She likes sport, especially ……horse and………..

6. After …………… several times, I finally passed my exams.

7. I lay in bed and thought about ………….up.

7. Write these sentences, changing the verbs into gerunds:

e.g.: Do you like (make) cakes?

Do you like making cakes?

1. I dislike (to get up) at seven o’clock every morning.

……………………………………………………….

2. I started (to work) here eight or nine years ago.

……………………………………………………….

3. Do you prefer (to travel) by plane or by ship?

…………………………………………………………

4. I hate (to write) ‘thank you’ letters.

………………………………………………………….

5. I gave up (drive) after I had a bad accident.

…………………………………………………………..

6. I miss (be) able to visit my family.

………………………………………………………….

7. I love (sit) here by the sea in the evening.

…………………………………………………………..

8. I think it’s time to stop (play) football.

…………………………………………………………..

9. What time did you finish (read) last night?

……………………………………………………………

10. Why don’t you like (go) to discos?

……………………………………………………………

NB!

Gerund can be subject of sentences:

e.g.:Smoking makes me feel sick.

Living in a foreign country can be very difficult.