Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: Infinitive with TO, infinitive without TO or …ING form. (3 scores)
1. 1. I tried (put) the packet on the top of the shelf, but I wasn’t tall enough (do) it.
2. (lie) here in the sun is better than (sit) in the office all day.
3. Would you mind (lend) me your telephone? I want (phone) my mother.

If I were a magician, I would do anything that would not have orphans anywhere in the world. All children will necessarily have a mom and dad. Families will be only strong, loving and friendly. Parents will never divorce. I would like to see our grandparents live longer, they have much to learn and very much want to stay with them longer. Taking advantage of my magician's power, I would try to arrange everything so that no one would like to fight. After all, living on Earth is so interesting and without wars. People would not become enemies, share lands, minerals and political power. They would just respect themselves and others.

1. Frequencies ranging from 300 to 3000 kilohertz are referred to as medium radio frequencies.

а) Participle I в функции определения

2. The alternating (а) Participle I в функции определения )current passes through a winding on a permanent magnet, causing (б) Participle I в функции обстоятельства) the magnetic field.

3. The seven digits are transmitted to the exchange by appropriate dialing.

г) герундий

4. At the moment we are using a modem linked up direct to our computer and the telephone line.

в) Participle I в составе временной группы Continuous