SyntaxError: Unexpected token import - import * as gulp from 'gulp'

If you run gulp, you will get the following error message.

Is module required for gulpfile not installed? ..

$ gulp
[22:17:15] Failed to load external module ts-node/register
[22:17:15] Failed to load external module typescript-node/register
[22:17:15] Failed to load external module typescript-register
[22:17:15] Failed to load external module typescript-require
C:\project\interview\gulpfile.ts:1
(function (exports, require, module, __filename, __dirname) { import * as gulp f                                 rom 'gulp';
                                                              ^^^^^^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token import
    at createScript (vm.js:56:10)
    at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:97:10)
    at Module._compile (module.js:542:28)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:579:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:487:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:446:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:438:3)
    at Module.require (module.js:497:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
    at Liftoff.handleArguments (C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\gu                                 lp\bin\gulp.js:116:3)

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