The Participle

1. Join each of the following pairs of sentences, using either a non- perfect Participle I (e. g. knowing), a perfect Participle I (e, g. having known), or Participle II (e. g. known). These participle constructions are more common in written English.

Model:1.He got off his horse. He began searching for something,on the ground

Getting off his horse, he began searching for something on the ground.

2. I had seen photographs of the place. I had no desire to go there.

Having seen photographs of the place, I had no desire to go there.

3. The speaker refused to continue. He was infuriated by the interruptions.

Infuriated by the interruptions, the speaker refused to continue.

1. He found no one at home. He left the house in a bad temper. 2. He realized that he had missed the last train. He began to walk. 3. He was exhausted by his work. He threw himself on his bed.4. She didn't want to hear the story again. She had heard it all before. 5. She entered the room suddenly. She found them smoking. 6. I turned on the light. I was astonished at what I saw. 7. We visited the museum. We decided to have lunch in the park. 8. He offered to show us the way home. He thought we were lost. 9. She asked me to help her. She realized that she couldn't move it alone. 10. He fed the dog. He sat down to his own dinner. 11. I have looked through the fashion magazines. 1 realize that my clothes are hopelessly out of date. 12. We were soaked to the skin. We eventually reached the station. 13. I didn!t like to sit down. 1 knew that the grass was very wet. 14_. They found the treasure. They began quarrelling about how to divide it. 15. I sat in the front row. 1 used a pair of binoculars. I saw everything beautifully.

2. Practise the following according to the model. Use the correct form of 'have' (a Complex Object with Participle II ('have' + Object + + Participle II).

Model: Do you clean the windows yourself?

No, I have the windows cleaned.

(No, I have them cleaned.)

. Did you paint the house yourself? 2. Do you cut the grass yourself? 3. Does he wash his car himself? 4. Does she polish the floors herself? 5. Are you going to shorteni the trousers yourself? 6. Do you type the reports yourself? 7. Did you tow the car yourself? 8. Are you going to cut down the tree yourself? 9. Did you repair the clock your­self? 10. Does fie tune his piano himself? 11. Does she sweep the stairs herself? 12. Is he teaching his children to ride himself? 13. Did he plant the trees himself? 14. Did he build the new garage himself?

3. Fill in the spaces by inserting the correct form of 'have', Parti­ciple II of the verb in brackets and, where necessary, a pronoun.

1. We musth ... grass ... . It is far too long. (cut) 2. Your roof is leaking, you should ... it ... (repair) 3 My skirt is too long, I must ... ... ... (shorten) 4. No one will be able to read your notes. I know, I ... them ... (type) 5. That's a good piano but you should ... it ... (tune) 6. I've got paint on my coat; now I'll have to ... ... ... (clean) 7. He didn't like the colour of the curtains so he ... ... ... (dye) 8. That tooth is giving you a lot of trouble; you should ... ... ... (take out) 9. The room is very shabby; but I ... ... ... next month, (redecorate) 10. They couldn't find a house to suit them so they ... one ... (build).

4. Open the brackets using the correct form of the Participle. Do not mix these:

interested spectators interesting films

excited children exciting games

bored students boring lessons

burnt woods burning fires

sunk ships sinking ships

1. A crowd of (excite) people were watching the fire­men trying to save the (burn) building. 2. "During my vacation I came across several extremely (interest) books," said he. "Which ones?" she asked in an (interest) voice. 3. Why do you look so (worry) — I've had a number of (worry) telephone calls lately. 4. I don't know what was in the (burn) letter, I didn't read it. 5. Nothing can save the (sink) ship now, all we can do is to try and save the passengers. 6. It was an (excite) incident. No wonder she spoke about it in an (excite) voice. 7. After hearing the (frighten) tale, the (frighten) children wouldn't go to sleep. 8. The doctor did his best to convince her that there was nothing seriously wrong with the boy, but the (worry) mother wouldn't calm down.

5. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Путешествуя по стране, мы познакомились со многими достопримечательностями. 2. Поняв, что не сможет выполнить всю работу одна, она попросила меня о помощи. 3. Зная, что у меня достаточно времени, чтобы дойти до кинотеатра, я не спешил. 4. Приехав в тот вечер к своему другу, я узнал, что его еще нет дома, но что он придет с минуты на минуту. 5. Увидев, что такси подъехало к дому, он вещи и быстро спу­стился вниз. 6. Как часто вы подстригаетесь? 7. Мне необходимо срочно отремонтировать часы. 8. Мы отре­монтировали квартиру до того, как уехали на юг. 9. Вы хотите сшить новое пальто?

Аракин. The Participles

124. Point out the First Participle and state its functions in the sentence:

1. She sat very still, and the train rattled on in the dying twilight. 2.1 sat quite silent, watching his face, a strong and noble face. 3. He wished to say something sympathetic, but, being an Englishman, could only turn away his eyes. 4. She was always to him a laughing girl, with dancing eyes full of eager expectation. 5. It was a bright Sunday morning of early summer, promising heat. 6. The door opened and he entered, carrying his head as though it held some fatal secret. 7. I'm afraid it's the moon looking so much like a slice of melon. 8. Lying he spoke more quickly than when he told the truth. 9. I hadn't slept the night before, and, having eaten a heavy lunch, was agreeably drowsy. 10. When driving in London itself she had as immediate knowledge of its streets⁵'as any taxi-driver. 11. "What a nice lunch," said Clare, eating the sugar at the bottom of her coffee cup. 12. While eating and drinking they talked loudly in order that all present might hear what they said. 13. For the first time she stared about her, trying to see what there was. 14.1 received from her another letter saying that she was passing .through Paris and would like to have a chat with me. 15.1 sat on the doorstep holding my little sister in my arms thinking over my chances of escaping from home. 16.1 used to tell all my troubles to Mrs. Winkshap, our neighbour living next door. 17. "It's a quarter past seven," he said trying as hard as he could to keep relief from his voice. 18. As he wrote, bending over his desk, his mouth worked.