8 Kudjo lost his torch in the forest last night. It was his favourite one.
9 Luna stayed up late last night and now she is very sleepy and moody.
10 Lunas parents have decided to spend all the summer in the country but Luna loves city life more.
EXERCISE 7
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form and guess the last word of the sentence:
1 Kudjo and Luna wished they /can/ understand what was so special about this *****.
2 They smelt it, licked it, turned it, opened it and closed it again. No clue. If only the bats /tell/ them what to do with *****.
3 One day Kudjo /do/ his jigsaw puzzle when suddenly it /dawn/ on him. The little box that they found in the attic might fit the hollow in the box that they found in the *****.
4 If he /do/ puzzles, he never /come/ with the idea of fitting two *****.
5 He wished he /fathom/ it out long *****.
6 He rushed to Lunas place, where the little box /keep/ in a toolbox, grasped it and put it in the *****.
7 Luna and Kudjo /hear/ a little click and the little box opened *****.
8 To their great amazement they saw a little piece of puzzle. They wished they /see/ something more *****.
9 When they came to themselves, they burst into laughter. If they /know/ what was there before, they never /follow/ the *****.
10 They wished they /spend/ that night in the forest looking for such *****.
EXERCISE 8
Enlarge the sentences by using the constructions in brackets:
For example,
Kudjo doesnt want to get up. (wish) Kudjo wishes he didnt have to get up to go for a walk.
1 Kudjo and Luna dont know what to do with this piece of puzzle. («d rather)
2 Luna is furious because she faced the music because of this piece of cardboard) that night. (wish)
3 She is so angry that she wants to throw it away. («d rather)
4 Kudjo wants her to calm down. (wish)
5 He is pulling his wits together and wants Luna to do the same. (its time)
6 Luna and Kudjo have even had a row because of it. (if only)
7 Kudjo suggests putting this piece of the puzzle aside. («d rather)
8 Luna still cant calm down. (wish)
9 Suddenly they receive a message from Chilly that he is coming tomorrow. (if)
10 Luna is looking forward to seeing Chilly. (its time)
EXERCISE 9
Fill the gaps in the story with missing words:
Kudjo and Luna got ***** when they learnt the Chilly was coming the following day. They started ***** the room for him, found a nice soft ***** and sparkling bowls. They had been doing it for the whole ***** when it dawned on them that Cuba was coming too. If only they had realised it a bit earlier. They didnt have any ***** to prepare the room for her. If they ***** thought about it before, they would ***** bought another mat and some more bowls.Luna suggested putting Cuba up in her *****. Kudjo wished all the dogs ***** together but he decided to agree with Luna this time.
While they were waiting ***** Cuba and Chilly to come, they completely forgot about that little ***** of a puzzle. If ***** they hadnt done that! Later Kudjo wished he ***** remembered the place where they had put it.
Next morning Cuba and Chilly *****. It was a great day. The dogs were joyful to meet up because they hadnt ***** each other for a couple of years.
Cuba and Chilly brought a lot of ***** from France, including tinned frogs legs for Kudjo and perfume for Luna. Kudjo wished they ***** brought something more delicious but he didnt say anything. So polite of him!
After breakfast Luna and Kudjo told their French guests about all their ***** in detail.
EXERCISE 10
Find and correct 12 mistakes in the sentences:
1 If Cuba and Chilly didnt come, Kudjo would have been very upset.
2 Kudjo wishes Chilly were with him since the adventures started.
3 Luna wishes Cuba gave her a bigger bottle of perfume. This little bottle is not enough. Kudjo wishes she didnt give Luna any perfume at all.
4 Chilly and Cuba was so impressed by the story that they got keen to go to the boarding house as soon as possible.
5 They wish they can go to the abandoned camp too to investigate that house with that mirror.
6 Its high time our special group of «private detectives start working again.
7 Cuba and Chilly wish they wouldnt leave such an exciting place for France.
8 When Kudjo told them the story about Dradjo, Cuba started weeping and said she would never let the dragon leave her if she had been in Kudjos shoes.
9 The dogs have just decided to start a new wave of investigations tomorrow because today they are too tired. If they hadnt been so exhausted after the flight, they will start immediately.
10 Now Cuba and Chilly are kipping in their new cosy places while Kudjo and Luna were making a delicious lunch for them (without any frogs legs).
EXERCISE 11
Choose the correct option:
1 When Chilly and Cuba *****, they ***** surprised to see such lunch.
a wake up / will be
b will wake up / will be
c wake up / are
2 Kudjo wishes Chully and Cuba ***** longer.
a will stay
b can stay
c could stay
3 Kudjo wishes Luna ***** so much perfume.
a hadnt used
b wouldnt use
c wont use
4 If Kudjo ***** about that little piece of a puzzle, the investigation ***** differently.
a didnt forget / would have gone
b hadnt forgotten / would go
c hadnt forgotten / would have gone
5 Kudjo and Chilly have decided to start from the boarding house and they wish Luna and Cuba ***** at home.
a had stayed
b stayed
c will stay
6 Luna and Cuba wish the boys ***** them what to do and what not to do.
a wouldnt tell
b havent told
c wont tell
7 Its time the dogs ***** arguing because of it.
a stop
b would stop
c stopped
8 While Kudjo is sleeping, Chilly can hardly wait for him in the rain. Hed rather Kudjo ***** as soon as possible.
a woke up
b would wake up
c wake up
9 It is drizzling and chilly. Chilly wishes it ***** drizzling.
a didnt stop
b had stopped
c would stop
10 Its high time Kudjo *****!
a would get up
b got up
c will get up
EXERCISE 12
Translate the story:
Куджо и Чилли решили не брать девчонок с собой на разведку в пансионат. Если бы они их взяли, то Луна и Куба всю дорогу бы болтали о пустяках и отвлекали их от серьезных мужских разговоров. И вообще, Куджо и Чилли приняли решение разузнать все самим, так как история с пансионатом казалась им какой-то мутной и подозрительной. Лучше будет, если девочки будут находиться как можно дальше от подобных расследований. Куджо и Чилли отправились в путь на рассвете, когда девчонки еще спали. Если бы Луна и Куба узнали о их планах, они бы точно увязались за ними. Если они будут потом ругаться и обижаться (а они точно будут), Чилли придумает какое-нибудь оправдание. Что-нибудь гениальное и простое, как например: «Ой, совсем забыли разбудить.» или «Погода была такая мерзкая, а вы так сладко спали, что мы решили съездить без вас.»
Как бы там ни было, Луна и Куба еще крепко спали в теплой комнате, а Куджо и Чилли уже месили лапами грязь по дороге к пансионату.
Куджо был абсолютно уверен, что он прекрасно помнит туда дорогу, но они шли и шли вот уже несколько часов, но ни озера, ни дома видно не было. Если бы Куджо не был там сам два раза до этого дня, он бы подумал, что пансионат ему просто приснился.
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Unit 7
The Gerund
There are three non-finite verb forms (verbals): the infinitive, the gerund and the participle.
The gerund is a common part of speech that most of us use every day, whether we know it or not.
For example, in the sentence Luna loves shopping.
«shopping is gerund
Gerunds are words that are formed with verbs but act as nouns.
Gerunds are formed from verbs by adding ING: go going; play playing; talk talking. Gerunds can be formed from most verbs (except modal verbs).
Whenever there are two verbs together, one right after the other, the second verb must be in either the gerund form or the infinitive form.
What I mean is, we can never say She wanted go. or They enjoy run.
The second verb has to change, and the first verb dictates what form the second verb will be. To make these sentences correct, we have to say She wanted to go. or They enjoy running.