1 To smoke/Smoking makes your skin look old.
2 The birds in that area are having difficulty finding/to find trees to build nests in.
3 He is believed to have written/to have been writing the book in two days.
4 We finally persuaded Anna coming/to come with us.
5 She cleaned the walls, then went on to paint/painting them.
6 I really don’t remember saying/to say anything like that.
7 My dad and I used to eat at that restaurant all the time, and I can’t imagine to go/going there without him.
8 I would rather she comes/came tomorrow.
9 Can you stop to buy/buying some bread on the way home? We’ve run out.
10 We must tell/to tell her what happened.
1 They have been to/in France three times.
2 I worked since/until 5:00, and then I went home.
3 Helen was playing football when she hurt/was hurting her leg.
4 He had breakfast, got dressed, and drove/was driving to work.
5 When we lived near the beach, we were going/went swimming every day.
6 They’ve been watching TV since/for three hours!
7 John went to the gym. After/Afterwards, he had a shower.
8 She didn’t used/use to eat chocolate.
9 How long/How long ago did you move here? 10 It’s three days since/ago I spoke to Peter.

Recently our lives have become asolutely dependent on modern technologies.  More and more people have computers, mobile phones and sophisticated household appliances.  Nowadays mobile telephones replaced ordinary old-fashioned telephones in the houses.  They are smaller in size and more convenient because they can be used anywhere.  The only problem may arise if the battery  is off. But in this case this problem may become a total disaster for the mobile phones owners. 

The same applies to computers.  Very few people today know how to send letters or telegrams. People also more see each other on the screen of the monitor than in real life.  Conversations and private meetings between friends become less and less frequent. However  if there is a problems with eletricity, we can face another disaster in the form of total loss of commuication.

Copying machines also do a lot of work for us.  We have simply become too lazy to re-write long texts.

As to cars, motorbikes and other vehicles, they stole from us one more chance to walk and enjoy a beautiful view of the nature or of the city. 

In other words modern technologies made our lives more comfortable and convernient.  But at the same we lost some skills that our parents used to have.

Магазины и шоппинг
1. Когда мы хотим купить что-либо, то мы идём в магазин, в котором это продаётся. Перед тем, как пойти на шоппинг, мы составляем список вещей, которые нам нужны. Мы можем пойти в универмаг, в котором продаётся множество вещей, а также имеется большой выбор, в супермаркет или в один из многочисленных маленьких розничных магазинов.
2. Ветчина, бекон, сахар, чай, кофе, соль, перец и прочее продаётся в бакалее. Хлеб продаётся в булочной, мясо в мясной давке, овощи - в зеленной лавке и фрукты во фруктовой. Мы идём в кондитерскую за тортами и конфетами.
Мы покупаем одежду в мужском и подростковом или женском и подростковом отделах. Когда мы хотим купить ботинки и туфли, мы идём в обувной магазин. Покупать серебряные и золотые украшения или золотые часы мы идём в ювелирный. Мы покупаем книги в книжном магазине. Люди любят покупать брендовые вещи.
3. Супермаркеты очень популярны среди покупателей, потому что в них продаётся не только еда, но также и готовые вещи, чулочные изделия (носки, чулки, колготки), игрушки и другие товары.

Извините, мне пора уходить :)