Exercise 1. Translate into Russian paying attention to the Gerund.
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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. 11. He talked without stopping. 12. Some people can walk all day without feeling tired. 13. Living in little stuffy rooms means breathing poisonous air. 14. Iron is found by digging in the earth. 15. There are two ways of getting sugar: one from beet and the other from sugar-cane. 16. Jane Eyre was fond of reading. 17. Miss Trotwood was in the habit of asking Mr. Dick his opinion.
Exercise 2. Use the Gerund with “of”.
E.g.She thought she would go to the countryfor the week-end.
She thought of going to the country forthe week-end
1. I thought I would come and see you tomorrow.2. I am thinking that I shall go out to the country tomorrow to see my mother. 3.What do you think you will do tomorrow? 4. I don't know now; I thought l would go to the zoo,but the weather is so bad that probably I shan't go. 5. I hear there are some English books at our institute book-stall now. So you are thinking that you will buy some,aren't you? 6. I thought I would work in the library this evening,but as you have come, I won't go to the library.
Exercise 3. Use the Gerund with “after”.
E.g. When she had boughteverything she needed, she went home. After buyingeverything she needed, she went home
1. After I had hesitated some minuteswhether to buy the hat or not, I finally decided that I might find one I liked better in another shop. 2. When she had graduated from the university,she left St. Petersburg and went to teach in her home town. 3. When he had proved that his theory was correct,he started studying ways and means of improving the conditions of work in very deep coalmines. 4. After she took the child to the kindergarten,she went to the library to study for her examination. 5. When he had made a thorough study of the subject,he found that it was a great deal more important than he had thought at first.
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