Отличие герундия от Причастия I и случаи его употребления

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􀀣 Open the brackets using the right form of the Participle.

1. A crowd of (excite) people were watching the firemen trying to save the (burn) building.

2. "During my vacation I came across several extremely (interest) books," said he. - "Which ones?" she

asked in an (interest) voice.

3. Why do you look so (worry)? - I've had a number of (worry) telephone calls lately.

4. I don't know what was in the (burn) letter. I didn't read it.

5. Nothing can save the (sink) ship now. All we can do is to try and save the passengers.

6. It was an (excite) incident. No wonder she spoke about it in an (excite) voice.

7. After hearing the (frighten) tale, the (frighten) children wouldn't go to sleep.

8. The doctor did his best to convince her that there was nothing seriously wrong with the boy, but the

(worry) mother wouldn't calm down.

􀀣 Open the brackets using the Gerund.

1. The windows are very dirty; they need (clean).

2. It's very hot, so you don't need (bring) a coat.

3. The house is old, and it badly wants (paint).

4. The famous man didn't need (introduce) himself.

5. The floor is covered with dust; it needs (sweep).

6. The grass in the garden is very dry; it wants (water) badly.

7. The planners didn't realize they would need (build) so many houses.

8. This shirt is quite clean; it doesn't want (wash) yet.

9. Her shoes have a hole in them; they want (mend).

10. The room was in a terrible mess: it needed (tidy up).

11. The baby's crying; I think he needs (feed).

12. I know my hair wants (cut) but I never have time to go to the hairdresser's.

13. John needed (cheer up) when he heard that he'd failed his exams.

14. You should tidy the garden. – Yes, it needs (tidy). The roses want (water), the peaches want

(pick), the grass wants (cut).

􀀣 Use the verbs in the brackets in Passive Voice if necessary.

1. The little girl is the only child in the family, and she (spoil) by her parents and grandparents.

2. Normally this street (sweep) every day, but it (not sweep) yesterday.

3. It was very cold yesterday afternoon, but we couldn't light a fire in the sitting-room; the chimney

(sweep).

4. This purse (to leave) in a classroom yesterday, it (find) by the cleaner.

5. Thousands of new houses (build) every year.

6. When I saw the car, it (drive) at over fifty miles an hour.

7. This room (not use) for ages.

8. The children are very excited this morning. They (take) to the circus this afternoon.

9. My keys (return) to me; they (pick up) in the street

10. Dogs must (keep) on leads in the gardens.

11. Dictionaries may not (use) at the examination.

􀀣 Fill in the blanks with modal verbs.

1. They... do all the exercises; it will be sufficient if they do four of them.

2. You... do whatever you like.

3. We... go away just yet; our train doesn't leave for half an hour yet.

4. I... read to the end of the story, because I want to see who gets the treasure.

5. Why... I go there?

6. She... sing quite well.

7. You... say anything. Just nod your head and he will understand.

8.... I use your phone? - You... ask for permission, you... use it whenever you like.

9. You... leave your dog with us if you don't want to take him with you.

10. You... take a horse to water but you... make him drink.

11. The ice is quite thick. We... walk on it.

12. If you don't know the meaning of a word you... use a dictionary.