Question

СРОЧНО, помогите с английским, пожалуйста Choose gerund or infinitive form of the verbs. Доберіть потрібну форму дієслова. 1. I was tired of ….. to write or to read. a) to pretend; b) pretending; c) to have been pretending; d) having pretended. 2. He didn’t seem ….. what she said. a) hearing; b) to hear; c) to have heard; d) having heard. 3. You are pretty good at ….. your mouth shut. a) keeping; b) being kept; c) to have kept; d) to keep. 4. He saw John ….. himself a cup of coffee. a) to pour; b) to have been pouring; c) pour; d) to have poured. 5. Pardon me for ….. you with my personal affairs. a) to be troubling; b) troubling; c) to have troubled; d) being troubled. 6. ….. angry wouldn’t help. a) been; b) being; c) having been; d) to have been. 7. He seemed ….. all he wanted. a) gaining; b) to gain; c) having gained; d) to have gained. 8. All the January morning the telephone kept ….. in my office. a) rung; b) to ring; c) to be ringing; d) ringing.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. I was tired of ….. to write or to read.

b) pretending (после tired of нужен герундий)

2. He didn’t seem ….. what she said.

c) to have heard (перфектный инфинитив показывает, что выраженное им действие произошло до действия личного глагола seem)

3. You are pretty good at ….. your mouth shut.

a) keeping  (good at + gerund)

4. He saw John ….. himself a cup of coffee.

c) pour (после глаголов чувственного восприятия инфинитив в этой конструкции используется без to)

5. Pardon me for ….. you with my personal affairs.

b) troubling

6. ….. angry wouldn’t help.

b) being (герундий в качестве подлежащего)

7. He seemed ….. all he wanted.

d) to have gained

8. All the January morning the telephone kept ….. in my office.

d) ringing (to keep doing smth = продолжать делать что-либо)

Answer 2

Ответ:

1. I was tired of ….. to write or to read.

a) to pretend; b) pretending; c) to have been pretending;

d) having pretended.

2. He didn’t seem ….. what she said.

a) hearing; b) to hear; c) to have heard; d) having heard.

3. You are pretty good at ….. your mouth shut.

a) keeping; b) being kept; c) to have kept; d) to keep.

4. He saw John ….. himself a cup of coffee.

a) to pour; b) to have been pouring; c) pour; d) to have poured.

5. Pardon me for ….. you with my personal affairs.

a) to be troubling; b) troubling; c) to have troubled; d) being troubled.

6. ….. angry wouldn’t help.

a) been; b) being; c) having been; d) to have been.

7. He seemed ….. all he wanted.

a) gaining; b) to gain; c) having gained; d) to have gained.

8. All the January morning the telephone kept ….. in my office.

a) rung; b) to ring; c) to be ringing; d) ringing.

Объяснение:

Answer 3

1. I was tired of pretending to write or to read. (b) 2. He didn’t seem to hear what she said. (b) 3. You are pretty good at keeping your mouth shut. (a) 4. He saw John pouring himself a cup of coffee. (b) 5. Pardon me for troubling you with my personal affairs. (b) 6. Being angry wouldn’t help. (b) 7. He seemed to gain all he wanted. (b) 8. All the January morning the telephone kept ringing in my office. (d)

Let me know if there's anything else I can help1. The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "b) pretending." The phrase "tired of" is followed by a gerund (verb + -ing form) in this context.

2. The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "a) hearing." The verb "seem" is followed by an infinitive (to + base form of the verb) in this context.

3. The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "a) keeping." The phrase "good at" is followed by a gerund (verb + -ing form) in this context.

4. The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "c) pour." The verb "saw" is followed by an infinitive (to + base form of the verb) in this context.

5. The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "b) troubling." The phrase "pardon me for" is followed by a gerund (verb + -ing form) in this context.

6. The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "b) being." The phrase "wouldn't help" is followed by a gerund (verb + -ing form) in this context.

7. The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "b) to gain." The verb "seemed" is followed by an infinitive (to + base form of the verb) in this context.

8. The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "d) ringing." The verb "kept" is followed by a gerund (verb + -ing form) in this context.

Note: It is important to consider the context and meaning of the sentence when choosing between gerund and infinitive forms. In some cases, both forms may be grammatically correct, but the meaning may differ slightly.