Gerund and Present Participle/ Perfect gerund and Perfect Participle Gerund hay Present Participle. 1. ( Feel) .. hungry, he went into the kitchen and opened the fridge. 2. My boss spends two hours a day ( travel) .to work 3. ( Swim) . is my favourite sport. 4. One of life’s pleasure is ( have) .breakfast in bed. 5. ( Whistle) . to himself, he walked down the road. 6. In spite of ( miss) the train , we arrived on time. 7. They found the money .( lye) on the ground. 8. He was trapped in a (burn).. house. 9. I’m tired of ( work) eight hours a day. 10. She always puts off (go) to the dentist. Gerund ,Present Participle, perfect participle. She admitted ( kill) her husband. I reget ( write) her that letter. I enjoy ( play) tennis with my friends. Martin denied (see) .. the accused man on the day of the crime. ( Tell) .. me that she would never speak to me again , she picked up her stuff and stormed out of the house. – Will you enter for the next eloquence contest? - (Win) twice , I don’t want to try again. Let’s give chances to other. ( Improve ) . her English Pia’s promotion prospects are much better. PerfecParticiple 1. We switched off the lights before we went to bed. -> Having switched off the lights, we went to bed. 2. The boy asked his mother’s permission and then went out to play. ->.. 3. As he had drunk too much, he didn’t drive home himself. ->.. 4. We have done two tests today, so we are exhausted. ->.. 5. She filled the washing machine and switched it on. ->.. 6. She had been to disco the night before and she overslept in the morning. ->.. 7. We had worked in the garden all day and were sunburned in the evening. ->.. 8. She had not slept for two days and therefore she wasn’t able to concentrate. ->.. 9. Since I had not seen him for ages, I didn’t recognize him. ->.. 10. I had not ridden a horse for a long time and I found it very difficult to keep in the saddle. ->.. 11. Zoe had practiced a lot, so she was sure of her winning in the competition. ->.. Rewrite with the same meaning 1. Nam won a scholarship. We are excited about that fact. -> We’re 2. Entering the room, I was surprised at what I saw. -> When 3. The volunteers couldn’t mow the old lady’s lawns because of the rain. -> The rain prevented 4. David did his homework and the went to bed. -> After having 5. It is easy for anyone to learn how to cook. -> Learning. After and Before. 1. I told him off. Then I realized I was wrong. -> After I had told him off, I realized I was wrong. 2. I worked very hard for the exam. Then I passed it. -> Before. 3. First I considered what to study. Then I decided to major in Maths. -> After.. 4. She wrote a letter. Then she went to bed. -> After 5. He bought a radio. First he checked the price. -> After 6. They argued. Then they fought. -> After 7. She went out for a walk. Then she had a fatal accident. -> Before 8. She decided to go away. First she faced the matter.-> After. 9. We read the book, then we wrote the assignment.-> Before.. 10. She watched the film, then she wrote a report.-> After Gerund Phrase 1. A good way of keeping fit is to swim everyday. -> Swimming everyday is a good way of keeping fit. 2. It takes a long time to learn a foreign language. -> 3. Grow your own food. It’s less expensive.-> 4. It is uncomfortable to sit in one place for so long.-> 5. You are not allow to smoke here.->.. Join each of the following pairs of sentences, I knew that he was poor. I offered to pay his fare. ............................................................................................................................. She became tired of my complaints about the programme. She turned it off. ............................................................................................................................. He found no one at home. He left the house in a bad temper. ............................................................................................................................. The criminal removed all the traces of his crime. He left the building. ............................................................................................................................. He realized that he had missed the last train. He began to walk. ............................................................................................................................. He was exhausted by his work. He threw himself o his bed. ............................................................................................................................. He had spent all his money. He decided to go home and ask his father for a job. ............................................................................................................................. He escaped from prison. He looked for a place where he could get food. ............................................................................................................................. She did not want to hear the story again. She had heard it all before. ............................................................................................................................. They found the money. They began quarrelling about how to divide it. .............................................................................................................................
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