Question

Задание: Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму герундия 1. Excuse me for (to break) your beautiful vase. 2. You never mentioned (to be) to Greece. 3. She was proud of (to award) the cup of a champion. 4. I don't remember ever (to meet) your sister. 5. I don't remember (to ask) this question by anybody. 6. The cat was punished for (to break) the cup. 7. The cat was afraid of (to punish) and hid itself under the sofa. 8. The machine needs (to clean). 9. I am quite serious in (to say) that I don't want to go abroad. 10. He seemed sorry for (to be) inattentive to his child. 11. She confessed to (to forget) to send the letter. 12. The old man could not stand (to tell) what he should do. 13. Going to the party was no use: he had no talent for (to dance). 14. The Bronze Horseman is worth (to see). 15. After thoroughly (to examine) the student, the professor gave him a satisfactory mark. 16. After thoroughly (to examine) by the examination commission, the student was given a satisfactory mark. 17. She accused him of (to steal) her purse. 18. She reproached me for (not to write) to her. 19. This job is not worth (to take). 20. After (to look) through and (to mark) the students' papers, the teacher handed them back. 21. After (to look) through and (to mark), the papers were handed back to the students. 22. These clothes want (to wash). 23. David was very glad of (to find) his aunt.

Answer 1

1. Excuse me for having broken your beautiful vase. 2. You never mentioned having been to Greece. 3. She was proud of being awarded the cup of a champion. 4. I don't remember ever meeting your sister. 5. I don't remember being asked this question by anybody. 6. The cat was punished for breaking the cup. 7. The cat was afraid of being punished and hid itself under the sofa. 8. The machine needs cleaning. 9. I am quite serious in saying that I don't want to go abroad. 10. He seemed sorry for being inattentive to his child. 11. She confessed to having forgotten to send the letter. 12. The old man could not stand telling what he should do. 13. Going to the party was no use: he had no talent for dancing. 14. The Bronze Horseman is worth seeing. 15. After thoroughly examining the student, the professor gave him a satisfactory mark. 16. After thoroughly being examined by the examination commission, the student was given a satisfactory mark. 17. She accused him of stealing her purse. 18. She reproached me for not writing to her. 19. This job is not worth taking. 20. After looking through and marking the students' papers, the teacher handed them back. 21. After being looked through and marked, the papers
were handed back to the students. 22. These clothes want washing. 23. David was very glad of finding his aunt.