Exercises

Exercise 1. Make up 5 sentences with Participle II

Exercise 2. Translate into Russian pointing the Participle II

1. My brother hates fried eggs. 2. They stopped before a shut door. 3. This is a house built some years ago. 4. The novels written by this writer show us nice stories about true love. 5. Mother put a plate of roasted fish with potatoes in front of me. 6. The dress bought last spring is too small for her now. 7. Jeremy saw the things kept in his grandmothers’ box. 8. Surprised by Alan’s arrival Jane couldn’t say a word.

Exercise 3. Translate into Russian pointing the Participle II

1. A fish taken out of the water cannot live anymore. 2. I have seen this young man somewhere but I can not remember where it was. 3. The broken cup couldn’t be glued. 4. A letter sent from New York to London was lost. 5. The translation done by this student wasn’t correct. 6. Some of the questions put to the chief on the meeting yesterday were very important. 7. A word spoken in time may have very important results. 8. Everything written in this report is right.

Exercise 4. Translate into Russian pointing the Participle II

1. The broken leg was examined by the doctor. 2. The medicine prescribed by the doctor tasted badly. 3. The shoes bought at that shop were very elegant. 4. The tree struck by lightning was all black and leafless. 5. The door bolted on the inside could not be opened. 6. This book read by many generations of our family is popular. 7. Translated by a very good translator, the book preserved all the sparkling humor of the original. 8. Approved by the critics, the young author’s story was accepted by a very good magazine.

Exercise 5. Choose what Participle is suitable. Translate into Russian.

1. The little girl (writing, written) on the blackboard is our best pupil. 2. Everything (writing, written) here is quite right. 3. The castle (surrounding, surrounded) by tall trees is very beautiful. 4. The wall (surrounding, surrounded) the house was very high. 5. Who is that young man (dancing, danced) on the stage? 6. The exercises (doing, done) by the students were easy. 7. The girl (washing, washed) the window is my sister. 8. The floor (washing, washed) by the housekeeper looks clean. 9. We listened to the songs (singing, sung) by these singers. 10. We listened to the singers (singing, sung) the songs.

Exercise 6. Choose what Participle is suitable. Translate into Russian.

1. Do you know the boy (playing, played) in the garden? 2. The book (writing, written) by the scientist is very useful. 3. Translate the words (writing, written) on the blackboard. 4. We could not see the sun (covering, covered) by dark clouds. 5. The (losing, lost) rucksack was found at last. 6. (Going, gone) along the street I met Jenny and Fred. 7. Name so towns (visiting, visited) by you last year. 8. I picked up the pens (lying, lain) on the floor. 9. She was reading the magazine (buying, bought) the day before. 10. Yesterday we were at the conference (organizing, organized) by the students of this class.

Exercise 7. Open the brackets using Participle I or Participle II

1. (to wait) for two more hours in the hall, Martin was invited into the chief’s cabinet. 2. They reached this village, (to walk) across the wood for two days. 3. She went to college, (to leave) her granny alone at home. 4. (to phone) the agency, he left (to say) he would be back tomorrow. 5. (to write) in a very bad handwriting the letter was very difficult to read.

Exercise 8. Translate into English using Participle I or Participle II

1. Играя во дворе, мальчик не заметил, что стало совсем темно. 2. Подойдя к окну, он его открыл. 3. Папа подошел к плачущей дочке. 4. Она положила на полку новую книгу. 5. Молодой человек посмотрел на щенят, играющих с хвостом своей матери. 6. Выучив уроки, близнецы пошли смотреть телевизор. 7. Сидя в уютном кресле, дядя читал газету. 8. Принеся документы в офис, девушка включила компьютер. 9. Прочитав научные труды ученых, он многое для себя узнал. 10. Bыпив утреннюю чашку кофе, она сразу почувствовала себя лучше.