Example: He has always dreamed of … (work/working) for the BBC.- He has always dreamed of working for the BBC. Записать числительное и одно из слов в скобках. 1. I quitted (to jog/ jogging) in the morning. 2. My grandfather enjoys (reading/read) encyclopedias and handbooks. 3. The sisters have always dreamed of (visit/visiting) Paris. 4. My friends offered me (to spend/ spending) the weekend in the countryside. 5. However, this handbook was proved (to being/to be) useful. 6. Do you believe we’ll manage (to get/ getting) there on time. 7. He confessed that he had (written/writing) those unpleasant letters.
2. My grandfather enjoys reading encyclopedias and handbooks. (The correct form is "reading" because we use the gerund form of the verb after the verb "enjoy".)
3. The sisters have always dreamed of visiting Paris. (The correct form is "visiting" because we use the gerund form of the verb after the verb "dream of".)
4. My friends offered me to spend the weekend in the countryside. (The correct form is "spending" because we use the gerund form of the verb after the verb "offer".)
5. However, this handbook was proved to be useful. (The correct form is "to be" because we use the infinitive form of the verb after the verb "proved".)
6. Do you believe we'll manage to get there on time. (The correct form is "to get" because we use the infinitive form of the verb after the verb "manage".)
7. He confessed that he had written those unpleasant letters. (The correct form is "written" because we use the past participle form of the verb after the auxiliary verb "had".)