Participle I

Task I. State the form of Participle I.

1. Seeing Jane, I rushed to greet her.

2. We didn’t utter a word while listening to the story.

3. Having learnt the elements of English, we started French.

4. Being translated into many languages, the novel is known all over the world.

5. I heard your name being mentioned at the conference.

6. Having been translated long ago, the novel is likely to be re-translated.

7. Are you listening to the text being read by the teacher?

8. I kept silence for a little while, thinking of what he had told me.

9. Not being able to read or think, she phoned her brother and asked him to come.

Task II. Use Participle I in a required form instead of the infinitive in brackets.

1. He decided to speak to her in the train (to come) home.

2. His father, (to retire), lived in his country house.

3. (To look) out of the window, she saw there was a man working in the garden.

4. (To do) all that was required, he was the last to leave the office.

5. (To turn) to the main street, he ran into Donald and Mary (to return) from school.

6. (To confuse) by his joke, she blushed.

7. (to inform) of their arrival the day before, he was better prepared to meet them than any one of us.

8. Sir Henry said, (to glance) down to his watch, “Edward’s arriving by 12:15”.

9. He couldn’t join his friends (to be) still busy in the laboratory.

10. With wavy hair (to frame) her face she looked like a fairy.

Task III. Translate into English using Participle I in a required form.

1. Будьте осторожны, пересекая улицу.

2. Потеряв ручку, Кейт не могла писать.

3. Написав сочинение, она начала готовить другое задание.

4. Оставляя сына одного. Мама просила его вести себя хорошо.

5. Оставшись один, мальчик продолжал игру.

6. Задав вопрос, учитель ждал ответа.

7. Так как ученику задали вопрос, он думал над ответом.

8. Написав письмо, он положил его в конверт.

9. Так как письмо было написано карандашом, его было трудно писать.

Task IV. Replace the clauses by Participle I where possible.

1. Peter had a corner seat, which faced the engine.

2. Philip almost dropped the leather bag, which he had been carrying.

3. A man, who was smoking a cigar, was a out to board the train.

4. The face of the man, who is standing on the platform, seems familiar to me.

5. The passengers, who have just arrived, are getting out of the train.

6. I asked the porter, who was going along the platform, to see to my luggage.

7. She told her mother of an incident which had happened to her while travelling.

Task V. Choose the correct variant.

1. That night, ______ up to his room he thought of his unpleasant duty. went going having go

2. She smiled ______ the joke. remembered to remember remembering

3. ______ so little in the country, I am afraid I cannot answer all your questions. Seeing Having seen To see

4. A new road will soon be built ______ the plant with the railway station. connecting having connected to connect

5. ______ two days before the conference he had a lot of time to see Edinburgh. To arrive Arriving Having arrived

6. I felt very tired ______ the whole day in the sun. being worked having worked work

7. He speaks like a man ______ his opinion of everything. taking takes

8. ______ that she could trust them she didn’t know what to do. Not having known Knowing not Didn’t know Not knowing

9. ______ a pair of gloves we moved to the shoe department. Boughting Having bought Buying

10. She left ______ us all she had found out. told telling having told

11. And ______ this he threw himself back in the armchair. said have said was saying saying

12. ______ what he wanted he took his hat and left. Having got Getting

13. By this time ______ to the atmosphere of the big city, he no longer felt a stranger. getting used having got used got used

14. I spent about ten minutes ______ over the sixteen pages of The Guardian before I found the main news and articles. turn having turned turning

15. I felt refreshed and rested ______ for eight hours. sleeping having slept slept

16. ______ so far away he still feels himself part of the community. was be being

17. The boy came out of the water ______ from top to toe. was shaking having shaken shaking

18. ______ all our preparations we hired a taxi and hurried off. Having completed Completing Having complete Completed

19. ______ her by the arm he helped her out of the taxi. Supported Supporting

20. Never ______ such difficulties she was at a loss. Never experienced Having experienced never Never have experienced Having never experienced