Task 1. Analyze the ing-forms stating whether they are gerunds

1. I hate the idea of your wasting time. 2. I was afraid of being called 

upon to give evidence against her. 3. The twins devotedly gave up their 

day to the cutting of sandwiches. 4. She was put out by being kept 

waiting. 5. I sat in the sun, extremely tired in my bones after the crossing 

of the mountain on the previous day. 6. She was angry at being put 

beside Tom. 7. He was engaged in overwhelming Helen with reproaches 

for not having told him of Jack’s change of sleeping quarters. 8. It was 

hot walking through the town but the sun was starting to go down and 

it was very pleasant. 9. Godfrey felt guilty at having gossiped to Olive 

about Lettie’s changes in her will. 10. It was good walking on the road. 

But it was lovely walking in the woods. 11. Poirot lost no time in 

visiting M. Halted. 12. He crossed back into the doorway, and, slowly, 

to keep down the beating of his heart, mounted the single flight of stairs 

and rang the bell. 13. There was a tramping of feet. 14.  No one ever 

thought of protecting Isabel. 15. He walked to the edge of the terrace, 

and looked down into the darkness; he could just see the powdering of 

the daisies on the unmown lawn. 16. Raising good cotton, riding well, 

dancing lightly were the things that mattered. 17. It was a habit with 

him to tell her the doings of his day. 18. He liked dancing quickly. 

19. Lewis had offices in Zurich and London, and his comings and 

goings were casual. 20. “I’m not very clever at guessing people’s ages,” 

she said coldly.