Lesson 4

 

Translation IV. (infinitive & -ing) – KEY

 

1. The captain was accused of deserting (having deserted) (leaving) (having left) his ship/boat.

2. When I asked them to wait, Tom agreed to wait a week but Bill refused to wait another day.

3. He began by showing us where the island was and went on to tell us about its climate.

4. She didn’t tell him because she was afraid of upsetting him.

5. I’m sorry to inform you that there was an accident last night.

6. He discovered how to open the safe.

7. The only thing to do/we can do is (to) write to him. / All we can do is (to) write to him.

8. The grass was too wet (for us) to sit on.

9. He pretended to be looking for a book.

10. I saw him enter the room, unlock a drawer, take out a document, photograph it and put it back.