Exercises

Exercise 1. Join these sentences using Participle 1 indefinite. Remember that with the verbs of sense, perception and motion participle 1 indefinite is used even when priority is meant.

1. The street was full of people. They were laughing. 2. She read the book. She laughed a lot. 3. She went out. She closed the door behind her. 4. She heard the news. She burst into tears. 5. They turned round the corner. They at once saw the bookshop they needed. 6. Irene heard the footsteps. She rushed downstairs. 7. They came to the station. They saw that their train was about to leave. 8. He opened the wallet. He found that it was empty. 9. I entered the room. I saw her crying. 10. Jane had dinner. She remembered her native town.

Exercise 2. Change the following sentences using Participle 1 Indefinite.

1. The plain which is flying is TU-144. 2. The dog which was running barked furiously. 3. The sun when it was rising was hidden by the clouds. 4. I like the girl who is dancing. 5. The plain which is refluelling happens to be ours. 6. Who is the girl that is laughing? 7. We watched the sun when it was setting. 8. The girl when she was singing looked very pathetic. 9. I don’t like the sight of flowers when they are withering. 10. The girl who is running is my daughter.

Exercise 3. Choose the right variant.

1.Men wandered about, looking at the … women …. at their windows.

a. sitting, reading; b. sat, read; c. having sat, having read.

2. She kept her eyes … at some object in the distance.

a. turned; b. turning; c. having turned

3. Julia sat eating rolls and drinking coffee in her room.

a. eaten, drunk; b. having eaten, being drunk; eating, drinking.

4. He took up the dairy and started looking through the densely filled up pages.

a. look; b. looked; c. looking.

5. … boy is my son.

a. the talking; the talked; have been talking.

6. I saw a girl … this book.

a. reading; b. having read; c. is reading.

7. the street was full of people … home.

a. having gone; b. go; c. going.

8. While … the car he met a lot of friends.

a. repaired; b. repair; c. repairing.

9. Julia was happy … to the party.

a. inviting; b. being invited; c. having been invited.

10. Jane went in …in her own reflections.

a. having absorbed; c. being absorbed; c. absorbing.

Exercise 4. Join these sentences using Participle 1 Perfect.

1. I brought my suit from the dry-cleaner’s. I saw a large stain on it. 2. We left our things at the luggage office. We went sightseeing. 3. Peter passed the final exams well. He was offered a good job. 4. I had no reply to my letter. I sent Jim a telegram. 5. Ann lived in Samara ten years. She knows the town well. 6. I left my savings-book at home. I couldn’t withdraw the money that day. 7. Mary finished her work. She went to the cinema. 8. John bought the flowers. He went home. 9. They reached London. They were away six weeks. 10. We invited Tom. We went shopping.

Exercise 5. Translate the marked words into English using Participle 1 Perfect or Participle 2.

1. Потеряв the key, the boy couldn't get into the house.2. Отвеченные letters were put on the shelf. 3. Окончив from the University, he decided to go to the Far East.4. Просмотрев a lot of journals and papers, Comrade Semenov began to write his report. 5. Украшенная fur-tree looked very beautiful. 6. Comrade Petrov left the room сказав that he was in a hurry. 7. Прочитав his letter, I decided to call on him later. 8. Убитая bird fell near the hunter’s feet. 9. Окончив school, John Reed went to Harvard University. 10. The boy приглашённый by Peter is a friend of mine.11. Сломанная cup was lying on the floor.

Exercise 6. Choose the right variant.

1. …the door with the slam, they went out together.

a. having closed; b. closing; c. closed

2. She sat down on …tree and began to wait.

a. fall; b. a fallen; c. fell

3 ….the pipe he inspected it as though it demanded all his attention.

a. beaten out; b. beating out; c. having beaten out

4 … the house, they began to clean the flat.

a. having painted; b. painting; c. painted

5….the news he began to smile.

1. hearing; b. having heard; c. hear

6. …to the station they saw their train.

a. having come; b. coming; c. came.

7. The boy found the … telegram.

a. losing; b. lost; c. lose.

8. … by the doctor to go out, I stayed at home.

a. having forbidden; b. having been forbidden; c. forbidden.

9. … for time, I couldn’t even have breakfast.

a. having pressed; b. pressed; c. pressing.

10…. A letter from Mike, we sent him an urgent telegram.

a. not received; b. not having received; c. having not received.