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Write out infinitives and state their function:

The only thing she could do was to give advice.

Do – часть составного глагольного сказуемого.
2. I rose to go and he made no attempt to stop me.

To go – обстоятельство.

To stop – обстоятельство.

3. He was too young to be taken seriously.

To be taken – обстоятельство.

4. Scott’s expedition went to the South Pole to find their death there.

To find – обстоятельство.

5. To see London does not mean to see all of England.

To see – подлежащее.

Open the brackets using the required form of the infinitive and inserting the
particle «to» where necessary:

1. They are glad to be invited (to invite) to the party.
2. You are so famous! You must have done (to do) something heroic in your past!
3. You have a bad cold. You’d better stay (to stay) at home today.
4. She seems to have been thinking (to think) about it since she came to work here.
5. I know I ought to have come (to come) earlier but I couldn’t.
6. Children like to be threated (to treat) with love and patience.
7. This book is easy to read (to read) in the original.

III.    Paraphrase the following sentences using infinitives:

1. He was the only person you could rely on.
2. This is a book you can read on the train.
3. The restoration of the church was quite impossible.
4. He was very disappointed when he heard the news.
5. He is the first Russian sportsman who has ever won this title.

1. He was the only person to rely on.
2. This is a book to read on the train.
3. It was quite impossible to restore the church.
4. He was very disappointed to have heard the news.
5. He is the first Russian sportsman to have ever won this title.

Translate into Russian using the infinitive:

1. Воспитывать детей – нелегкое дело.
2. Вы будете выступать первым. Вам пора быть готовым.
3. Понять еще не значит простить.
4. Вам необходимо тренировать голос, чтобы научиться говорить громче.
5. Эту статью трудно перевести. Мне придется поискать кого-то, кто мог бы мне помочь.
6. Я планирую посетить несколько европейских городов этим летом.
7. Они были удивлены, когда увидели столько народу в зрительном зале.
8. Директор был разочарован, когда услышал отчеты своих сотрудников.
9. Должно быть, они все это время пытались помочь нам, только мы этот не оценили.
10. Она наблюдала, как он вышел из дома, запер дверь и направился к остановке.
11. Номер его телефона трудно запомнить, вам бы лучше его записать.
12. Это шанс исправить эту нелепую ситуацию.
    У меня есть кое-что, чем я хотел бы с тобой поделиться.
    14. Все ещё остаётся многое, что нужно решить, прежде чем мы подпишем контракт.
    15. Мы слишком заняты, чтобы обращать внимание на такие пустяки.
    16. Погода достаточно тёплая, чтобы идти на пляж.
    17. Она вернулась в свои родной город и поняла, что жизнь никогда не будет такой, как прежде.
13. Нет никого, кто мог бы помешать им осуществить свои планы.
14. Невозможно рассказать об этом в двух словах.
15. Я пришел, чтобы поблагодарить вас.

1. To bring up children is not an easy matter.
2. You will speak first. It’s time for you to be ready.
3. To understand does not mean to forgive.
4. You should train your voice to learn to speak louder.
5. This article is difficult to translate. I have to look for someone who can help me.
6. I am going to visit several European cities this summer.
7. They were surprised to see so many people in the auditorium.
8. The director was disappointed to hear the reports of his employees.
9. They must have been trying to help us all this time, but we did not appreciate it.
10. She saw him come out of the house, lock the door and go to the stop.
11. It is difficult to remember his phone number, you’d better write it down.
12. It is a chance to remedy this absurd situation.
13. I have something that I would like to share with you.
14. There is still a lot to decide before we sign the contract.
15. We are too busy to pay attention to these things.
16. The weather is warm enough to go to the beach.
17. She returned to her hometown and understood her life would never be the same as before.
18. There is no one to prevent them from implementing their plans.
19. It is impossible to talk about it in two words.
20. I came to thank you.

Underline and name syntactic complexes with the infinitive

1. I noticed him hide something under his coat. Complex Object.
2. There is no one who can make me do what I don’t want to. Complex Object.
3. I was a hard decision for him to make. Конструкция for-to-Infinitive.
4. He appeared to know much about the problems of our neighbourhood. Complex Subject.

5  John was expected to be promoted by the end of the year. Complex Subject.

Translate using complexes with the infinitive:

1. Я слышал, как она упомянула об этом дважды.
2. Родители заставляют его содержать свою комнату в порядке.
3. Мы полагали, что они уже давно пытаются найти контакт с нами.
4. Не позволяйте им говорить такие вещи в присутствии пожилых людей.
5. Видели, как эти люди раздавали листовки прохожим.
6. Ожидалось, что все материалы будут подготовлены к пятнице.
7. Нас заставили подчиняться их правилам.
8. Тому разрешают гулять подольше во время каникул.
9. Мы ждали, пока пройдет поезд.

• Эту информацию вам полезно усвоить.
• Я принес большую коробку, в которую ты можешь сложить свои вещи.

1. I heard her mention this twice.
2. Parents make him keep his room in order.
3. We thought them to have been trying to find contact with us for a long time.
4. Do not let them say such things like that in the presence of the elderly.
5. We saw these people hand out leaflets to passers-by.
6. All the materials were expected to be prepared by Friday.
7. We were forced to obey their rules.
8. Tom is allowed to walk longer during holidays.
9. We waited for the train to pass.
10. This information is useful for you to learn.
11. I brought a big box you can put your things into.