Using the English Tense structures make up statements about members of your family to develop a talk.
Connect the sentences below with „before’ using the Past perfect tense structure.
Example: I prepared the meat. I cooked it.
I had prepared the meat before I cooked it.
1. I did my homework. My mother came from her work.
2. It began to rain. The party began.
3. Mark just left. I entered the house.
4. I had dinner. My brother returned from his sport club.
5. We studied the book. We took the exam.
GRAMMAR: THE GERUND
talking
1. I'd like you asking me questions
to stop speaking Russian in class
smoking here
being cross with me
reading the book I gave you?
learning to skate?
2. Have you begun looking through the text?
making notes of the lectures?
discussing the question without them?
you(r) smoking here
their (them) using my notes
3. I don't mind his (him) coming to see us tomorrow evening
going out for a walk now
telling you another story
her helping me
playing chess here?
discussing the matter now?
4. Do you mind if telling funny stories?
we go on packing tomorrow morning?
watching TV?
translating the article yet
5. He hasn't finished speaking on the telephone yet
dressing yet. Could you wait a little, please? looking round yet. Can we stay here a little longer?
interrupting him
6. They continue changing their plans talking
making mistakes
EXERCISES
Use the Gerund form of the verbs from the box in the sentences below.
| to call | to jog | to read | to sing | to swim |
| to clean | to park | to say | to smoke | to talk |
1. ... is very bad for your lungs.
2. Martha bought some new sneakers and went ... in the park.
3. I don't want a car because ... is difficult and expensive.
4. We went ... in the Atlantic ocean.
5. The teacher became angry because the students didn't stop ... .
6. ... a good book gives me great pleasure.
7. new York is an interesting city; that goes without ... .
8. First, the ... woman washes the floor and she washes the dishes.
9. I told my husband to stop ... in the bathroom; he has a terrible voice. 10.Thank you for ... ; I like to speak to you by phone.
Follow the pattern.
1. No parking means you can't park your car there.
2. No smoking ...
3. No picture-taking ...
4. No drinking ...
5. No ball-playing ...
Use „to say‟, „to talk‟, „to speak‟, „to tell‟ and change the sentences from the above exercises into direct or indirect speech.
to say
to talk to speak
to tell
to utter an utterance
to exchange ideas / opinions to communicate
to report
to narrate a narration
Keys:
