6. Rewrite the following sentences using Participles.

1. Because she was tired, she went to bed. ______________________ 2. He was sitting in his office and he was looking through the papers. _____________________ 3. After she had dinner, she called her classmates. ______________________4. The boy who is standing by the door is my brother. _____________________ 5. Simon cut his hand while he was chopping some wood. ______________________ 6. Donna had a shower before she went to bed. ______________________ 7. Because we were late, we took a taxi. ________________ 8. Gary opened the window and breathed the fresh air ________________________ 9. She was sitting in her favourite arm-chair and she was reading a book. _______________________ 10. The jewels which were stolen by the thieves were very valuable. ____________________ 11. Ann picked up her pen and started to write the letter. _________________________ 12. The man who is walking towards us is a relative of mine. __________________________ 13. After the teacher had explained the exercise, he asked the students to do it. _______________________ 14. Because he had forgotten to take her purse, she had to borrow some money from a colleague. ______________________________

7. From each pair of sentences make one sentence using Participle 1.

Example: A) She was sitting in the armchair. She was reading a book. – She was sitting in the armchair reading a book. B) She had done the task. Then she watched TV. – Having done her task she watched TV.

1. Jill was lying on the bed. She was crying. 2. I got home. I was feeling tired. 3. The old man was walking along the street. He was talking to himself. 4. Ann was watching TV. She fell asleep. 5. The man slipped. He was getting off the bus. 6. The boy was crossing the street. He was knocked over. 7. Jack burned his finger while he was lighting a fire. 8. The fireman was overcome by smoke. He was trying to put out the fire. 9. We bought our tickets. Then we went into the theatre. 10. They had dinner. Then they continued on their journey. 11. Sue did all her shopping. Then she went for a cup of coffee. 12. After Ann had ironed the clothes, she put them away. 13. Because he had forgotten to do the shopping, he ate out that day. 14. Emma turned the key in the lock and opened the door.

8. Shorten the following sentences by using participles instead of attributive clauses where possible.

1. All the students who study English can take part in our English party next month. 2. The man who is sitting at the window doesn’t want to shut it. 3. Our garden which is situated near the river looks very nice. 4. The children who were playing in the sand were very sunburnt. 5. The plants which grow there are various and beautiful. 6. We consider the vegetables which are planted on our plot very fine. 7. The boy who lent me this book wants it back. 8. The girl who sat at my desk last year studies at another school now.

9. Translate into English.

1. Виходячи з аудиторії, я подивився на студентів, які сиділи біля вікна. 2. Ми слухали цікаву доповідь, яку читав нам наш професор. 3. Знаючи добре англійську мову, ми розуміли, про що вони говорили. 4. Кількість торговельних центрів, що збудовані останнім часом в нашому місті, велика. 5. У бібліотеці нашого інституту зберігаються книги, написані багато століть тому. 6. Читаючи статтю, вона робила нотатки. 7. Обговорені питання були дуже важливі. 8. Ось нові книги, куплені для вас. 9. Читаючи книгу, він знайшов кілька цікавих висловлювань.

10. Change the construction of the sentences, using Participles or Gerunds.

1. After they had finished the translation, the students were allowed to leave the room for a while. 2. As they had not bought tickets in advance, they had to go to the theatre long before the show started. 3. After she had spent a week in the country, Ann looked almost recovered. 4. As I had lent my dictionary to a friend, I had to go to the library to get one for myself. 5. The boy was afraid that he would not be much of a success in the skiing competition as he was out of practice. 6. After Peter arrived in the city, he immediately hurried to the local post-office to let his family know that he had arrived safely. 7. When she heard the terrible news, the old woman turned pale and stood still for a while unable to say a word. 8. ‘Will you write your name here, please,’ said the clerk when he registered me in the hotel. 9. After he had paid the rent, Henry found that he had only some little change left till the end of the week. 10. Do you know the girl who is showing the way to the manager’s office? 11. As I had left my note-book behind, I couldn’t give you a ring as I promised. 12. The moment I heard of my sister arrival I let her friends know about it. 13. As the teacher was very pleased with the student’s answer, he did not ask him any more questions.

11. Translate into English, using the same structure as in the models.

Model 1: Having caught a bad cold, he had to miss a few lessons.

1. Загубивши квитанцію, він не міг отримати посилку. 2. Не повернувши книгу вчасно, хлопчик боявся йти до бібліотеки. 3. Запізнившись на потяг, він зателефонував друзям, які чекали на нього.

Model 2: After leaving school his son didn’t go to University.

1. Наклеївши марку на конверт, він пішов відсилати листа. 2. Переглянувши журнали, він повернув їх мені. 3. Давши інструкції, що робити надалі, він продовжив працювати над проектом.

Model 3: On hearing the news, the girl jumped with joy.

1. Приїхавши до міста, мандрівники вирушили до готелю. 2. Прийшовши додому, він подзвонив своїй сестрі. 3. Отримавши твоє повідомлення, я відразу поїхав на станцію.

Model 4: Thinking that he was out, I decided to go and see him some other time.

1. Він не погодився йти з нами, сказавши, що дуже зайнятий. 2. Подумавши, що лист дуже терміновий, секретарка вирішила відіслати його негайно. 3. Попрощавшись з усіма, він вийшов із кімнати.

Model 5: I have never seen any plays produced by him.

1. Інформація, зібрана під час експедиції, була відіслана до інституту географії. 2. Ми б хотіли, щоб ви подивились на картини, написані (намальовані) цим молодим художником. 3. Гол, забитий на останній хвилині, приніс нам перемогу.