The Gerund – Герундій Тренувальні вправи на вживання герундію.

The Gerund – Герундій

Тренувальні вправи на вживання герундію

1. Transform the sentences using the Gerund  instead of the Infinitive

1/ Boys like to play football.

2/ They continue to study English.

3/ His brother intends to spend his holidays in the   Carpathians.

4/ Suddenly the boy started to run quickly.

5/  Mark enjoyed to watch cartoons when he was a child.

6/ Alice has just begun to translate the text.

2. Choose the correct verb form

1/ Some people can walk all day without (to feel/feeling)  tired.

2/ Tom had the pleasure of (dancing/to dance) with Kate  the whole evening.

3/ Mother made the children (go/going ) to bed.

4/ Their family can’t afford (to stay/staying) at the seaside  any more.

5/ My sister dislikes (wasting/to waste )time on such  games.

6/ Good sportsmen never stop (to train/training) if even  they are busy.

3. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.

1/ Studying foreign languages enriches the native language.

2/ The snowy weather prevented the children from playing hockey for a long time.

3/ On coming home after work my father began looking through the newspapers.

4/ They refused going for a walk as they were very tired.

5/ When Sofia came to me I was busy in translating a very  important article.

6/ You will never speak good English without learning  grammar.

    4.Translate into English using the Gerund

1/ Дякую, що допомогли мені.

2/ Ані подобається читати англійські оповідання.

3/ Перестаньте розмовляти.

4/ Він кинув палити декілька років тому.

5/ Вона любить куховарити , але не любить мити посуд.

6/ Олена захоплюється грою на піаніно.