Exercise 5. Translate into Russian paying attention to different forms of the Gerund.

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Exercise 4. Translate into Russian paying attention to different forms of the Gerund.

1. Watching football matches may be exciting enough, but of course it is more exciting playing football. 2. She stopped coming to see us, and I wondered what had happened to her. 3. Can you remember having seen the man before? 4. She was terrified of having to speak to anybody, and even more, of being spoken to. 5. He was on the point of leaving the club, as the porter stopped him. 6. After being corrected by the teacher, the stu­dents' papers were returned to them. 7. I won­dered at my mother's having allowed the journey. 8. I understand perfectly your wishing to start the work at once. 9. Everybody will discuss the event, there is no preventing it. 10. At last he broke the silence by inviting everybody to walk into the din­ing-room. 11. On being told the news she turned pale. 12. The place is worth visiting.

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 in translat­ing this difficult text. 11. She suspected him of deceiving her. 12. The poor peasant thanked Rob­in Hood heartily for having helped him. 13. He gave up the idea of ever hearing from her. 14. We are looking forward to seeing you again. 15. She always complains of feeling unwell. 16. He per­sisted in trying to solve that difficult problem. 17. The cold weather prevented the girls from go­ing for long walks. 18. Jane thought of leaving Lowood after Miss Temple's marriage.