Forms of Gerund

Her bad condition prevented her from attending the lecture in Pharmacology. Її погане самопочуття завадило відвідати лекцію з фармакології. On having examined the patient the physician made the diagnosis of pneumonia. Після того, як лікар обстежив хворого, він встановив діагноз – пневмонія. He wants being treated at this hospital. Він хоче, щоб його лікували в цій лікарні.

Ex. 4. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the forms of gerunds:

1. They remember having been operated on at this clinic. 2. By having carried out a number of investigations the scientists determined the mechanisms of metabolism. 3. Before performing on surgical intervention the patient must be examined. 4. Treating patients with some disorders of cardiovascular system is necessary at the in-patient department. 5. He remembers having been treated with the aid of antibiotics. 6. The main function of the vitamins is improving patient’s general condition. 7. No therapeutist can make the diagnosis without having examined the patient.