Ex. 14. Recast the following sentences so as to use constructions with the gerund instead of subordinate clauses. Insert prepositions wherever necessary.
1. I reflected that I had seen him only once. -> I reflected seeing him only once.
2. When I reached Leningrad I found waiting for me an urgent request that I should go to my mother's place. 3. I called on my friends before I left. 4. When I left Moscow I corresponded with him. 5. And when you start a thing like that you don't know7 what you're letting yourself in for. 6. When she had turned the last page she decided that she would read the book again. 7. She was a trifle out of breath when she came to the third landing.
1. Mr. Cone said he couldn't give Mr. Tanaka the exact figures.
2. Carla asked Jim if he would help her with her presentation.
3. We said to our clients that it was possible to send those goods the following week.
4. Henry told Jack not to make that appointment for that day.
5. The director told us he needed our ideas about the previous promotional campaign by the end of the following week.
6. Thomas said he had seen the new construction site the previous week.
7. Bob asked Ann why she always considered his ideas unrealistic.
8. The office manager asked how many chairs their team needed for the coming meeting.
9. Samantha asked Nick if he had seen the fax from "D&G". She added that it had been on her desk the day before.
10. I asked Kelly if she could type that letter for me as soon as possible.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE образуется так:
have/has + причастие . вр. (3-я форма глагола)
I, you, we + have
he, she, it + has
1. Brian (he) has played football.
2. Susan (she) has read her new book.
3. I have found some money in the street.
4. Mr. and Mrs. Baker (they) have had an accident.
5 Tom Davis has won the tennis match.
6 Alison Brown has lost her keys.
7 Mr Martin has made breakfast for the boys.
8 The girls have brought some wood for the fire.
9 The Snows have completed a cheap car insurance.
10 Mrs Black has washed the dishes.