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Выбери следующие варианты:

1. listening — Gaby’s friends can’t stand listening to her silly stories.
2. trying — We lost three hours trying to find more information.
3. being — In addition to being very smart, Patricia is good-looking and funny.
4. to return — The tornado survivors were eager to return to their homes.
5. to be — I take enough snacks with me not to be hungry all day long.
6. to see — Who was the last person to see the missing girl?
7. do — You’d better do something about the country before going there.
8. write — Can you help Alma write a poem, please?

Правило: после can’t stand, in addition to и конструкции с тратой времени используется герундий (-ing); после eager, the last и для цели — инфинитив с to; после had better и help — инфинитив без to.

1. read — You’d better read something about the country before going there.
2. write — Can you help Alma write a poem, please?

После had better и help употребляется глагол без to.

1–4. Глаголы

1. remember

   • Please, remember to call me after you return home.
   • Do you remember travelling to Spain in 2017?

2. regret

   • We regret to tell you that your order has been lost.
   • Never regret doing what you wanted to do.

3. stop

   • We need to stop to buy some sweets at a local shop.
   • Stop crying! You should be patient.

4. mean

   • We just mean to tell you a few words.
   • Being a teen can mean having lots of new problems.

Ответы на вопросы

1. 2B — regret doing
2. 4A — mean to tell
3. 1A — remember to call
4. 3A — stop to buy

В задании 4 в обоих предложениях выбери Mean:

• A. Don’t worry! We just mean to tell you a few words.
• B. Being a teen can mean having lots of new problems.

В нижней части:

1. «Сожалеть о том, что сделал в прошлом» — 2B (regret doing).
2. «Планировать что-либо, иметь намерение» — 4A (mean to do).