-ing forms
something you're very good (or very bad) at doing
I'm very good at .... for example
However, I'm very bad at ... so ...
What food have you never eaten but would really like to try?
I would really like to try ...
Being/ to be rich is more important than being/ to be healthy.
Being rich is more important than being healthy.
To express a reason or purpose (why).
Красная Шапочка (Red Riding Hood) пошла через лес, чтобы навестить бабушку
Red Riding Hood went through the forest TO visit her grandma
something you spend too much time doing
I spend too much time ...
Have you ever refused to help someone?
I've refused to help ...
I've never refused to help...
Living/to live in the city is better than living/ to live in the country.
Living in the city is better than living in the country.
After question words.
У меня полный шкаф одежды, но я не знаю, что надеть
My wardrobe is full of clothes, but I don't know WHAT to wear / to put on
somewhere you don't like going to alone
What do you hope to achieve in the future?
I hope to achieve ...
I hate to be late/ being late when I'm meeting someone
I hate being late when I'm meeting someone
After some verbs.
"Прости" кажется самым трудным словом
"Sorry" seems to be the hardest word.
somewhere you dream of going to in the future
In the future I dream of going to ... because ...
What do you find difficult about English?
It's difficult to ...
When I was a little girl, I pretended to be ill/ being ill if I didn't want to go to school
When I was a little girl, I pretended to be ill if I didn't want to go to school
The negative form of to + infinitive is not to + infinitive.
Я так задолбалась (was so sick and tired) , что решила не ходить сегодня на работу
I was so sick and tired that I decided NOT TO go to work today
somewhere you love going to in the summer
In the summer I love going to ... It is so because ...
What do you often forget to do?
I often forget to ...
It's not easy for me to buy/buying presents for my family and friends.
It's not easy for me to buy presents for my family and friends.
After adjectives.
Важно прожить жизнь так, чтобы было, что вспомнить