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Review the Gerund

Combine each pair of sentences, using a possessive noun or possessive pronoun and a gerund in each new sentence. For example:

1. Tom smokes cigars in the bedroom. Helen can't stand this.

Helen can't stand Tom's smoking cigars in the bedroom.

2. Helen talks on the phone to her boss on weekends. Tom is annoyed by this.

3. Tom is rude to Helen's family. Helen can't tolerate this.

4. Helen's cooking is terrible. Tom dislikes this. 5. Tom swears at other drivers. Helen is worried by this.

6. Tom spends hours in front of the TV Helen hates this.

7. Helen snores. Tom can't sleep because of this.

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We all know how important make / making (subject) / to make a good first impression is. We've heard the statistics: when you meet someone for the first time, only seven percent of their impression is based on what you say, thirty-eight percent on how you say it, and a massive fifty-five percent on your appearance and manner. So, it's vital not underestimate / underestimating / to underestimate (after an adjective) the importance of choosing your clothes carefully when you go to that key meeting or job interview. This is your opportunity impress / impressing / to impress (чтобы – purpose). On walk / walking (after a preposition) /to walk into the room, most people are likely to have form / to have forming / to have formed (the only correct structure here/result) an opinion of your character based on your appearance in less than three seconds. It's difficult say / saying / to say (after an adjective) why people insist on judge / judging (after a preposition) / to judge by appearances, even when we know that it's so unreliable do / doing / to do (after an adjective) this.

3. 1. I hate to be told / being told what to do. I prefer to take my own decisions.

2. I was really stupid to have followed my mother's advice. She was totally wrong.

3. If I had a serious illness, I would choose to be told the truth.

4. It's no use running. The train has left.

5. Mark seems to be working too hard at the moment. He looks very tired.

6. By the time I’m 55, I expect to have saved enough to be able to just work part-time. (чтобы подчеркнуть результат, завершенность к моменту в будущем)

7. The man denied having committed the crime.

8. There will be plenty of time to have something to eat at the airport.

9. It's no good phoning him because he didn't take his mobile with him.

10. Who was the second man to walk on the moon? (Устойчивое выражение – напр. I was the first one to finish the exam)

11. There wasn't enough room for us to sit down.

See smb. do/see smb doing

Study the difference in meaning between the two structures:

1) I saw him do something = he did something (past simple) and I saw this. I saw the complete action from beginning to end:

He fell off the roof. I saw this. ---- I saw him fall off the wall.

The accident happened. Did you see it? --- Did you see the accident happen?

2) I saw him doing something = he was doing something (past continuous) and I saw this. I saw him when he was in the middle of doing it. This does not mean that I saw the complete action:

He was walking along the street. I saw this when I drove past in my car. --- I saw him walking along the street.

Compare: Verb + Infinitive

I saw him enter the shop. (I saw the whole action - he opened the door, went in and disappeared)

I saw him entering the shop. (This action was in progress when I saw him.)

Sometimes the difference is not important and you can use either form:

I’ve never seen her dance. or I’ve never seen her dancing.

In the notebooks:

After the verbs of sense perception: to hear, to see, to watch, to feel, to observe, etc.

1) you can use the Bare Infinitive.

# I saw Brown enter the room. Я видел, как Браун вошел в комнату (что сделал? – вошел)

I felt the blood rush into my cheeks. Я почувствовал, как кровь прилила к моим щекам (что сделала? – прилила)

2) If the process is expressed, use the Gerund

He saw Fleur coming to us. Он видел, как Флёр подходила к нам (что делала? - подходила)

He watched his camera being repaired. Он наблюдал, как ремонтируют его фотоаппарат (что делают? – ремонтируют)

Обратите внимание на разницу в переводе. Но эта разница не всегда важна!

Translate using the Infinitive or the Gerund

1. Мы слышали, как они спорили. 2. Она видела, как мальчик поднимался по лестнице. 3. Никто не заметил, как я открыл дверь и вышел. 4. Я видел, как какой-то человек показывал ей дорогу на станцию. 5. Я никогда не слышала, чтобы он говорил неправду. 6. После захода солнца мы почувствовали, как температура воздуха начала быстро падать. 7. Когда я садился в поезд, я вдруг почувствовал, как кто-то коснулся моего плеча. 8. Я слышал, как кто-то окликнул меня. 9. Он заметил, как она побледнела.

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