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Task 30.

 What is the time relation between the action of the main verb and the 

action of the –ing form in the following sentences? Is the agent (doer of the ac-

tion) the same or different? Translate E 

ĺ

 R. 

I enjoy jogging in the morning.  

They considered moving abroad. 

He denied lying to his parents. 

He denied having lied to his parents. 

I remember being taken to Paris as a 

small child. 

I wouldn’t have dreamt of being given 

such a present! 

Task 31.

 Identify the doer of the action of the -ing forms in the following sen-

tences. Translate E 

ĺ

 R. 

1 I remember winning the gold medal. 

2. I remember him winning the gold medal. 

3. I remember his winning the gold medal. 

4. She disliked working late.

5. She disliked Steve’s working late. 

6. She disliked Steve working late. 

7. I’m surprised at his having 

done it so quickly. 

8. I object to your driving so fu-

riously.

9. I suggest selling it. 

10. This carpet needs cleaning. 

Task 32.

 Now fill in the correct –ing form of the verbs given. Translate E 

ĺ

 R. 

1.  He admitted ________________ (take) the money. 

2.  I can’t understand ________________ (he, leave) his wife. 

3.  He didn’t much like ________________ (call (him)) Professor. 

4.  He was accused of ________________ (desert) the ship. 

5.  I should apologize for ________________ (bother) you. 

6.  Would you mind ________________ (move) your car? 

7.  Would you mind ________________ (I, move) your car? 

8.  He didn’t mind ________________ (Ann, leave) home. 

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9.  She threw herself to the ground to avoid ________________ (hit) by the ball. 

10.  He resented ________________ (I, promote) before him. 

11.  I won’t stand ________________ (lie to (me)). 

12.  I was in low spirits and considered ________________ (go away). 

SECTION B. FOCUS ON PATTERNS 

Task 33.

 Match the sentences below with the patterns they are built on.

S + V +

V-ing

S + V +

object /

possessive + 

V-ing

S + V +

(object /

possessive) + 

V-ing

S + V +

preposition + 

object /

possessive

+V-ing

S + V +

object  + 

preposition + 

V-ing

1. You can’t prevent his/ him spending his own money. 

2. You can’t prevent him from spending his own money. 

3. I actually enjoy cleaning shoes. It’s relaxing! 

4. Forgive me/ my ringing you up so early. 

5. Forgive me for ringing you up so early. 

6. She overheard them talking about the closure of the factory. 

7. I can’t stand driving his old car. 

8. I can’t stand him driving his old car. 

9. The man was noticed climbing the wall. 

10. He insisted on me/ my reading the letter. 

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11. He insisted on reading the letter. 

12. I couldn’t help laughing. 

Task 34.

 Fill the gaps in the definitions with the following verbs: AVOID, DE-

LAY, ESCAPE, FACE, MISS, POSPONE, PREVENT, RESIST, RISK. 

1. If you ___________ a situation that you think is dangerous, unpleasant or dif-

ficult, you succeed in avoiding it. 

2. If you ___________ doing sth, you make a deliberate effort not to do it / not to 

get involved in it. 

3. If you ___________ (doing) sth, you regret that you are no longer doing it. 

4. If you ___________ an event, you arrange for it to take place at a later time, 

than was originally planned. 

5. If you ___________ doing sth, you 1) deliberately take longer than necessary 

to do it; or you fail to do it by a certain time, often because you can not make 

up your mind quickly enough;  or 2) arrange for an event to take place at a 

later time than was originally planned. 

6. If you ___________ doing sth, you stop yourself from doing it, although you 

know that you would like to do it. 

7. If you ___________ sth happening or ___________ sb from doing sth, you 

stop them doing it. 

8. If you ___________ doing sth, you 1) do sth that you know may have an un-

pleasant or dangerous result or 2) take the chance of this unpleasant result. 

9. If you ___________ an unpleasant or difficult situation, you must deal with it. 

Task 35.

 Now use the verbs in Task 34 to fill in the gaps. Translate E 

ĺ

 R. 

1.  I can’t ___________ teasing him. 

2.  He narrowly ___________ being run over.  

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3.  Take whatever precautions you can to ___________ being involved in an ac-

cident.

4.  I know I should ___________ living in Brighton after I move. 

5.  A stone wall ___________ the hillside (from) tumbling into the road. 

6.  Are you prepared to ___________ driving through Bagdad without an armed 

guard?

7.  She could not really ___________ speaking to them. 

8.  Don’t ___________ claiming for too long, or they won’t pay you. 

9.  Congress ___________ making a decision on the UN’s proposals until after 

the summit meeting. 

10.  What can we do to ___________ this disease spreading? 

11.  By criticizing the boss he ___________ losing his job. 

12.  The best way to lose weight is ___________ eating fatty foods. 

13.  He narrowly ___________ being drowned. 

14.  Let us ___________ sending an answer to their request. 

15.  Don’t ___________ sending your application – it’s the case of ‘the sooner 

the better’. 

16.  You may be able to ___________ paying income tax on the money that you 

save.

17.  She ___________ losing her money at cards. 

Task 36. 

Talk to your partner and compare your attitudes to the occupations and 

activities listed below, using the verbs LIKE, LOVE, ENJOY, ADORE, DIS-

LIKE, DETEST, HATE, (DIS)APPROVE OF; DON’T MIND; CAN’T 

STAND / BEAR. 

reading in bed 

smoking in bed 

packing things 

doing the washing-up 

lying about

giving advice 

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staying in hotels 

staying at campsites 

writing letters 

gambling 

acting

saving money 

borrowing money 

keeping fit 

rushing decisions 

gardening

queuing

lying

Task 37. 

Some more verbs of attitude are used in the sentences below. Match 

their halves and then translate E 

ĺ

 R. 

I OBJECT TO

Nothing can EXCUSE

I deeply REGRET

I still miss him sometimes, but I 

don’t REGRET

I don’t think I’ll be able to STAND 

I really FANCY

I don’t FANCY

The baby ADORES

Do you APPROVE OF

He always DREADED

Everything you DREAD

They RESENT

I APPRECIATE

asking them for their rent money because 

he knew it would end in an argument. 

going to that dreary house alone. 

finishing the affair. 

being given this opportunity. 

sharing an office with Barbara. 

doctors using human embryos for re-

search?

lying to your parents. 

being treated as common criminals. 

going for a swim. 

doing, you must do straight away. 

being tickled. 

losing touch with my friends from school. 

Nick borrowing my things. 

Task 38.

 Translate R 

ĺ

 E. 

1.

Ɍɟɪɩɟɬɶ ɧɟ ɦɨɝɭ

,

ɤɨɝɞɚ ɨɧ ɦɟɧɹ ɤɪɢɬɢɤɭɟɬ

.

2.

Ɍɟɪɩɟɬɶ ɧɟ ɦɨɝɭ

,

ɤɨɝɞɚ ɦɟɧɹ ɤɪɢɬɢɤɭɸɬ

.

3.

Ɇɧɟ ɧɟ ɧɪɚɜɢɬɫɹ

,

ɤɨɝɞɚ ɬɵ ɦɧɟ ɥɠɟɲɶ

.

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