Dear Helen, I had a great time on holiday. In July my family and I were near Snowdon. We were walking up the mountain from morning till lunch. It was not easy, but it was exciting! Last week we went sightseeing to York. We went to an old castle. They say there are ghosts in the castle, but we didn’t see any. My friend had been there before, and she hadn’t seen them either. In August the weather was fine. I went sunbathing and swam a lot! I took many fantastic photos. I’ll send you some. I am looking forward to seeing you again, Mandy. Identify the verb forms/tenses marked with superscripts 1 and 2.

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Dear Helen, I had a great time on holiday. In July my family and I were near Snowdon. We were walking up the mountain from morning till lunch. It was not easy, but it was exciting! Last week we went sightseeing to York. We went to an old castle. They say there are ghosts in the castle, but we didn’t see any. My friend had been there before, and she hadn’t seen them either. In August the weather was fine. I went sunbathing and swam a lot! I took many fantastic photos. I’ll send you some. I am looking forward to seeing you again, Mandy. Identify the verb forms/tenses marked with superscripts 1 and 2.

Фото задания: Dear Helen, I had a great time on holiday. In July my family and I were near Snowdon. We were walking up the mountain from…

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Перевод задания: Определите формы/времена глаголов, отмеченные надстрочными цифрами 1 и 2.

Надстрочная цифра 1 относится к выражению looking forward to seeing. Это конструкция look forward to + герундий: to здесь является предлогом, поэтому после него используется форма с окончанием -ing.

Надстрочная цифра 2 относится к слову again и, вероятно, обозначает примечание к выражению seeing you again. Глагольная форма seeing — это герундий (форма на -ing), употреблённый после предлога to.

Ответ: 1) looking forward to seeing — конструкция look forward to + герундий; 2) seeing — герундий.