Английские глаголы с окончанием ing

Сегодня мы узнаем, что происходит, когда обычные английские глаголы превращаются в глаголы с окончанием ing. Рассмотрим правила применения, грамматику и орфографию.

А также сделаем упражнения, направленные на закрепление выученного материала так. чтобы вы больше никогда не испытывали трудностей, встречая в текстах глаголы с окончанием ing.

Грамматическая форма

Verb + -ing  = enjoy doing / stop doing etc.

Посмотрите на примеры

• I enjoy dancing, (not ‘I enjoy to dance’)
• Would you mind closing the door? (НЕ ‘mind to close’)
• Ian suggested going to the cinema, (НЕ ‘suggested to go’)

After enjoy, mind and suggest, we use -ing (not to…).

Here are some more verbs that are followed by -ing:

stop    delay        fancy        consider    admit        miss        involve        finish    postpone        imagine        avoid           deny         risk             practise

• Suddenly everybody stopped talking. There was silence.
• I’ll do the shopping when I’ve finished cleaning the flat.
• He tried to avoid answering my question.
• I don’t fancy going out this evening.
• Have you ever considered going to live in another country?

Обратите внимание, что при отрицании  окончания -ing НЕТ

• When I’m on holiday, I enjoy not having to get up early.

Мы также используем глаголы с окончанием ing после фраз

give up (= stop)
put off (= postpone)
carry on / go on (= continue)
keep or keep on (= do something continuously or repeatedly)

• Paula has given up smoking.
• We must do something. We can’t go on living like this! (или …carry on living…)
• Don’t keep interrupting me while I’m speaking, (или Don’t keep on interrupting…)

С некоторыми глаголами работает конструкция verb + somebody + -ing:

• I can’t imagine George riding a motorbike.
• You can’t stop me doing what I want.
• ‘Sorry to keep you waiting so long.’  ‘That’s all right.’

Обратите внимание на пассывный залог (being done/seen/kept etc.):

• I don’t mind being kept waiting. (= I don’t mind people keeping me…)

Про завершенные действия, можно сказать having done/stolen/said etc.:

• She admitted having stolen the money.

Но  использовать have (done) НЕ обязательно. Для описания завершенных действий вы также можете использовать простую форму -ing

• She admitted stealing the money.
• I now regret saying (or having said) what I said.

После некоторых глаголов  (в частности,  admit/deny/suggest) вы можете поставить «that»:

• She denied that she had stolen the money, (или She denied stealing…)
• Ian suggested that we went to the cinema, (или Ian suggested going.’..).

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EXERCISES

1 Complete each sentence with one of these verbs:
answer   apply   be   be   listen   make   see   try   use   wash   work   write

1. He tried to avoid answering my question.
2. Could you please stop ………………………….. so much noise?
3. I enjoy ………………………….. to music.
4. I considered ………………………….. for the job but in the end I decided against it.
5. Have you finished ………………………….. your hair yet?
6. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk ………………………….. knocked down.
7. Jim is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on ……………………………
8. I don’t mind you ………………………….. the phone as long as you pay for all your calls.
9. Hello! Fancy ………………………….. you here! What a surprise!
10. I’ve put off ………………………….. the letter so many times. I really must do it today.
11. What a stupid thing to do! Can you imagine anybody ………………………….. so stupid?
12. Sarah gave up ………………………….. to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.

2 Complete the sentences for each situation using -ing.

What shall we do)?
We could go to the cinema.
She suggested going to the cinema,

Do you want to play tennis?
No, not really.
He didn’t fancy …………………………………………

You were driving too fast.
Yes, it’s true. Sorry it
She admitted …………………………………………

Why don’t we go for a swim?
Good idea!
She suggested…………………………………………

You broke into the shop.
No, I didn’t.
He denied …………………………………………

Can you wait a few minutes?
Sure, no problem.
They didn’t mind ………………………………………

3 Complete the sentences so that they mean the same as the first sentence. Use -ing.

1. I can do what I want and you can’t stop me. You …can’t stop, me doing what I want.…..
2. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.It’s better to avoid………………………………..
3. Shall we go away tomorrow instead of today?Shall we postpone ………………..until……………….?
4. The driver of the car said it was true that he didn’t have a licence. The driver of the car admitted ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Could you turn the radio down, please? Would you mind…………………………………………..?
6. Please don’t interrupt me all the time.Would you mind………………………………………..?

4 Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use -ing.

1. She’s a very interesting person. I always enjoy talking to her
2. I’m not feeling very well. I don’t fancy………………………………………………………………….
3. I’m afraid there aren’t any chairs. I hope you don’t mind …………………………………………………..
4. It was a lovely day, so I suggested ……………………………………………………………………………..
5. It was very funny. I couldn’t stop ……………………………………………………………………………….
6. My car isn’t very reliable. It keeps …………………………………………………………………………….