GERUND - INFINITIVE Gerund or Infinitive - Fill in the correct form. 1. They are likely up at any time. (show 2. 2. The man denied the crime. (commit) 3. Their memories of in Africa will stay with them forever. (travel 4. He has always been afraid of (fly) 5. is good for your health, swim 6. Would you mind me the sugar. (pass) 7. She promised the report as soon as possible. (read 2. I had a hard time the situation to my husband. (explain) 9. She had some problems without glasses. (regd) 10. Paul gave up five years ago. smoke) 11. What about to the zoo tomorrow? (go) in winning the Spanish championship. (succeed 12. Barca 13. They had fun (ski) me at the party. Isee) 14. My friend was happy that he had lied. (admit) 15. He was ashamed me. (help) 16. It was very kind of you bad books. read 17. She always wastes her time from the airport to the train station. 18. We had no problem so difficult. (be) 19. She hadn't expected this task Wo'll be late anyway. take
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1. They are likely to show up at any time. (show)
2. The man denied committing the crime. (commit)
3. Their memories of travelling in Africa will stay with them forever. (travel)
4. He has always been afraid of flying. (fly)
5. Swimming is good for your health. (swim)
6. Would you mind passing me the sugar. (pass)
7. She promised to read the report as soon as possible. (read)
8. I had a hard time explaining the situation to my husband. (explain)
9. She had some problems reading without glasses. (read)
10. Paul gave up smoking five years ago. (smoke)
11. What about going to the zoo tomorrow? (go)
12. Barca succeeded in winning the Spanish championship. (succeed* - ошибка, в скобках должно было быть win)
13. They had fun skiing. (ski)
14. My friend was happy to see me at the party. (see)
15. He was ashamed to admit that he had lied. (admit)
16. It was very kind of you to help me. (help)
17. She always wastes her time reading bad books. (read)
18. We had no problem driving from the airport to the train station. (drive)
19. She hadn’t expected this task to be so difficult. (be)
20. It’s no use taking a taxi. We’ll be late anyway. (take)
Объяснение:
Нужно запоминать, с какими глаголами или конструкциями употребляются инфинитивы и герундии.
Например, после слова likely и многих прилагательных используется инфинитив (см. пункты 1, 14, 15).
А после предлогов употребляется герундий (см. примеры №3, 4, 12)