Exercise 186. Translate into Kazakh paying attention to the Gerund: 1.Have you finished writing? 2. Taking a cold shower in the morning is
very useful. 3. I like skiing, but my sister prefers skating. 4.She likes sitting in
the sun. 5.It looks like raining. 6.My watch wants repairing. 7.Thank you for
comimg.8.I had no hope of getting an answer before the end of the month. 9.I
had the pleasure of dancing with her the whole evening. 10.Let’ s go boating.
11.He talked without stopping. 12.Some people can walk all day without
feeling tired. 13.Living in little stuffy rooms means breathing poisonous air.
14.Iron is found digging in the earth. 15.There are two ways of getting sugar:
one from beet and the other from sugar- cane. 16.Jane Eyre was fond of reading.
17.Miss Trotwood was in the habit of asking Mr. Dick his opinion.
Exercise 187. Change the following objective clauses with the gerund with the preposition “of” E.g. She thought she would go to the country for the week- end.
She thought of going to the country for the week- end.
1. I thought I would come and see you tomorrow. 2. I am thinking that I shall go out to the country tomorrow to see my mother. 3.What do you
think you will do tomorrow? 4.I don’ t know now; I thought I would go to the zoo, but the weather is so bad that probably I shan’t go. 5.I hear there some
English books at our institute book- stall now. – So you are thinking that you will buy some, aren’t you? 6.I thought I would work in the library this evening, but as you have come, I won’t go to the library.
Exercise 188. Change the following objective clauses with the gerund with the preposition “after” E.g. When she had bought everything she needed, she went home.
