III. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form

1. … (become) tired of my complaints, she turned it off.

2. … (barricade) the windows, we assembled in the hall.

3. … (find) the money, they began quarrelling about how to divide it.

4. … (hear) that the caves were dangerous, I didn't feel like going there.

5. … (hear) the story before, she didn't want to hear the story again.

6. … (visit) the museum, we decided to have lunch in the park.

7. Men … (sleep) in the next room were wakened by the sound of breaking glass.

8. … (sit) in the front row, and … (use) opera glasses. I saw everything well.

9. … (think) he had made a mistake, he went through his calculations again.

IV. Change the sentences using present participle

1. Customers who complain about the service should see the manager.

2. Passengers who travel on planes shouldn't smoke.

3. The candidates who are sitting for this examination are all graduates.

4. The plane which is flying overhead is travelling north.

5. The woman who is waiting to see you has applied for a job here.

6. There's a crime prevention scheme for people who are living in this region.

7. There's a pension scheme for people who work for this company.

8. There's someone who is knocking at the door.

9. Trains which leave from this station take an hour to get to London.

10. What can you do about a dog which is barking all night?

V. Join the following sentences

1. I didn’t know his phone number. I wasn't able to ring him.

2. I found the front door locked. I went round the back.

3. I was short of money. I couldn't afford to buy it.

4. The text is too difficult. The pupils can't translate it.

5. The car is too dear. I can't buy it.

6. The story is easy enough. I can read it without a dictionary.

7. The weather was too bad. We couldn't go to the forest.

8. The coat is too long. She can't wear it.

VI. Match the sentence halves

1. Believing that she could trust him,	a) fell on people passing below.
2. Entering the room suddenly,	b) had fallen across the road.
3. Exhausted by his work,	c) he offered to show us the way home.
4. Having fed the dog,	d) he sat down facing the door.
5. Having found his revolver and loaded it,	e) he sat down to his own dinner.
6. Knowing that there were ants in the grass,	f) he threw himself on his bed.
7. Realizing that she couldn't move it alone,	g) I didn't like to sit down.
8. Slates, ripped off by the gale,	h) she asked me to help her.
9. The tree, uprooted by the gale,	i) she found them smoking.
10. Thinking we were lost,	j) she gave him a blank cheque.

VII. Transform the following complex sentences into simple ones:

a) using the Objective Participle Complex

Model: He saw the girl as she was putting money.

He saw the girl putting money.

1. I saw them as they were buying things. I saw them buying things.

2. I saw them as they were settling prices.

3. She watched them as they were selling goods.

4. They ob­served her as she was making a repeat order.

5. We saw him as he was dealing with a bank.

6. We watched them as they were establishing trade contacts.

b) using past participle

Model: The typist typed his article for him. He had his article typed.

1. His wife washed and ironed his shirt.

2. The photographer took a photograph of him.

3. The porter brought his luggage into the car.

4. The tailor made a suit for him.

5. The waitress brought them dinner.

6. The worker repaired his car.

7. Their daughter cooked supper for them.

c) using the Absolute Participle Complex

Model: As her son was ill, she could not go to the theatre.

Her son being ill, she could not go to the theatre.

1. As all shops were closed, we couldn't buy anything.

2. As our teacher had visited England, we asked him to tell us about that country.

3. As the bridge was destroyed, we couldn't cross the river.

4. As the key had been lost, she couldn't get into the room.

5. As the play was very popular, it was difficult to get tickets.

6. As the road was being repaired, I couldn't go there by bus.

7. When the house had been built, we got a new flat.

8. When the match had ended, the people went home.

9. When the work had been done, they went home.