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Task 23.

 Rewrite the sentences on the model and translate into Russian.

People saw the rocket fly up – The rocket was seen TO fly up. 

1. We heard the commander give the instructions. 

2. They made him do the work all over again. 

3. They intend this to be the final meeting. 

4. Parents allow their children to play in the open. 

5. We expected the delegation to arrive the next day. 

6. Everybody knows the Oxford University to be the oldest in Britain. 

7. Everybody believes him to be a great authority on the subject. 

8. People suppose that the guest will appear on TV tonight. 

9. People say this medicine is very effective. 

Task 24.

 Translate into Russian.

1. The Ambassador is expected to visit the Senate.  

2. The links between cities are expected to grow in the future. 

3. The meeting was understood to have taken place at the Chairman's request. 

4. The guest is said to have asked for the appointment of the commercial attache 

in Moscow. 

5. The committee is expected to fix a date for the conference.

6. The conference at Brighton is reported to have given full support to miners. 

Task 25.

 Translate into Russian. 

1. He made believe that he had caught the huge fish himself. 

2. She let (it) slip that she’s leaving. 

3. Jim borrowed my new bike; I had to make do with my old one. 

4. Let go! You’re hurting my arm! 

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5. I’ve often heard tell of the wonderful parties she gives, but I’ve never been in-

vited.

Task 26.

 Choose one of the verbs in brackets to complete each sentence. 

1.   a) I ... Jim to drive a car before the age of 18. 

      b) I ... to drive a car before the age of 18. 

2.   a) We... him to go to the party. 

      b) We ... to go to the party. 

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) We ... him go to the party. 

3.   a) They ... for the kittens to go to good homes. 

      b) They ... the kittens to go to good homes. 

4.   a) He ... the children to stay away. 

      b) He ... to stay away. 

5.   a) The police ... for his protectors to give him up. 

      b) The police ... him to give himself up. 

      c) The police ... him give himself up. 

6.   a) She ... him to visit the exhibition before it ended. 

      b) She ... to visit the exhibition before it ended. 

7.   a) Did you ... for the bed to be delivered or shall   I col-

lect it? 

      b) Did you ... the bed to be delivered or will you collect it 

yourself?

8.   a)  I ... my mother to buy a new car. 

      b) I ... to buy a new car. 

9.   a)  He … to make some coffee. 

      b) He … her to make some coffee. 

10.  a) She … him to enter the deserted house. 

       b) She … to enter the deserted house. 

(learned/

taught)

(let/ allowed/ 

agreed)

(wanted/ ar-

ranged)

(warned/

threatened)

(made/ ap-

pealed/

forced)

(promised/ 

told)

(need/ ar-

range)

(decided/ per-

suaded)

(offered/

asked)

(refused/ pro-

hibited)

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Task 27.

 Proofreading: There is 

at least one

 mistake in each sentence. Suggest 

appropriate corrections.

1. She longed the holidays to come so that she could be with her family again. 

2. I overheard say that he's thinking of moving to Manchester. 

3. We watched football to play until it started to rain. 

4. My parents always encouraged work hard at school. 

5 For years the group has been campaigning for an inquiry to hold into the acci-

dent.

6. I think we should let them to stay until the weekend. 

7. Sam promised me to show me how to fish for salmon, but he never had the 

time. 

8. Hospital workers had to make themselves to do with a 1,5 % pay increase this 

year.

9. I hear her tell that she's got a new job (= someone told me about it) 

10. This card entitles to take an extra person with you free. 

11. The Opposition have asked fuel taxes to be reduced.

12. He offered me to make some tea. 

SUMMING UP 
Task 28.

 Now that you have done all the exercises, complete the table below 

with all the verbs that appear in the exercises. Look up grammar reference books 

and add more verbs into each category. Within each pattern sort the verbs ac-

cording to the meaning they express. The semantic categories have been set for 

you. You may add more semantic categories if you find it necessary. 

S + V +

to-infinitive

S + V +

object +

to-infinitive

S + V + 

(object) + 

to-infinitive

S + V +

object +

bare infini-

tive

S + V + 

prepositional

object +

to-infinitive

Reporting and 
other com-
munication 
verbs

Reporting and 
other com-
munication 
verbs

Reporting and 
other com-
munication 
verbs

Perception
verbs

Reporting and 
other com-
munication 
verbs

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Cognition
verbs

Verbs of de-
sire

Verbs of in-
tention and 
decision

Verbs of mo-
dality and 
causation

Cognition
verbs

Verbs of de-
sire

Verbs of in-
tention and 
decision

Verbs of mo-
dality and 
causation

Cognition
verbs

Verbs of de-
sire

Verbs of in-
tention and 
decision

Verbs of mo-
dality and 
causation

Verbs of mo-
dality and 
causation

Verbs of de-
sire

Verbs of in-
tention and 
decision

Verbs of mo-
dality and 
causation

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Verbs of ef-
fort

Verbs of 
probability or 
simple fact 

NB!

 The pas-

sive form + 
TO-infinitive!

VERB + V-ING (GERUND) 

SECTION A. FOCUS ON FORM AND MEANING 

Task 29.

 Complete the table with the -ing forms of the transitive verb 

make

and

the intransitive verb 

go.

 Some boxes will remain blank.  

Active

Passive

Simple 

Perfect

Continuous

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