Grammar

UNIT 7
The gerund
Rewrite these sentences. Use gerunds.
1 Please don’t drop litter. It isn’t allowed.
2 Don’t copy your homework. It’s wrong and unhelpful.
3 Don’t shout in the classroom. Itgives the teacher a headache.
4 Don’t talk loudly in the library. It’s not allowed.
5 Some people write graffiti. It’s a problem here.
6 Don’t bully people – it’s wrong and unkind.
Choose thecorrect word.
1 Translate/Translating French into English is
easy.
2 You’re not allowed to eat/eating in the classroom.
3 No talk/talking in the exam room.
4 I enjoy swim/swimming – I’m goodat it!
5 I don’t agree with download/downloading music from the Internet.
6 You shouldn’t smoke/smoking. It’s really bad for your health.
7 Don’t drink/drinking all the cola – save some for me!8 Run/Running is not allowed in the corridors.
Phrasal Verbs- LOOK. Write the correct form of the verb:
I ………………….. your number in the phone box.
The exam results were terrible this year; theschool …………………. the reasons.
We ………………….. the magazine and found out some great pictures.
I forgot to ……………............. my essay. It had a lot of mistakes.
Celia ………………………. The meaning in a Frenchdictionary.
The police officer ……………………
…………… you ………………………. your holidays?
I don’t know what happened. I will ………………… it and find out.
I need some information. Can I use your computer to ………… it………… on the Internet?
We always …………….. the summer because there’s no school.
Please …………………. your work and check it.
Past Regrets
I spent all my money last week and now I’m broke. I wish …………….
Mymobile is broken.
I want to buy some clothes buy I didn’t save money.
I didn’t have breakfast and now I’m hungry.
I’ve got exams tomorrow but I haven’t studied much.
I went to bed late last night.I didn’t concentrate in class today.
I cheated in the exam. It was a stupid thing.
GERUND-After prepositions- As subject of a sentence- As the object of a sentence.- After “no”- With verbs...