Герундий после выражений
Exercise 01
Exercise 02
Exercise 03
Exercise 04
Exercise 05
Exercise 06
Exercise 07
Exercise 08
Exercise 09
Exercise 10
Exercise 11
Exercise 12
Есть некоторые выражения, за которыми следует только герундий, не инфинитив.
(be) busy | She said she couldn't see me. She was too busy doing other things. |
be used to | He is used to living alone. |
get used to | You'll get used to speaking correctly. |
have (some) problems | He had some problems reading without his glasses. |
have a difficult time | He had a difficult time riding bicycle against strong wind. |
have a good time | They had a good time snorkeling. |
have a hard time | She had a hard time trying to explain the situation she happened to be. |
have a problem | Debbie had a problem understanding his accent. |
have an easy time | She had an easy time travelling with a rock band across Europe. |
have (no) difficulty | Peter had no difficulty getting a visa. |
have fun | They had fun skiing. |
have no problem | Alex had no problem driving his car in spite of snowfall. |
It's no good | It's no good trying to persuade me. You won't succeed. |
It's no use | There's nothing you can do about the situation, so it's no use worrying about it. |
It's (not) worth | It's worth considering one more proof of this fact. |
spend one's time | Bill does not like to spend his time in the store. |
there's no point in | There's no point in having a car if you never use it. |
a waste of money | It's a waste of money buying things you don't need. |
a waste of time | It was a waste of time arguing with her. |
waste one's time | Inessa always wastes her time watching TV. |
После глаголов see, hear, smell и т.д. вы также можете использовать
герундий, но здесь он имеет значение continious,
вы ничего не можете сказать о завершенном действии.
I saw him walking along the street.
I've seen her last sitting at the bus stop.
Can you smell something burning?
Listen to the birds singing!
Чтобы сказать о завершенном действии используйте инфинитив без to:
I saw him break the window.
I didn't hear you come in.
Did you notice anyone go out?
Exercise 01
Exercise 02
Exercise 03
Exercise 04
Exercise 05
Exercise 06
Exercise 07
Exercise 08
Exercise 09
Exercise 10
Exercise 11
Exercise 12