5. Translate the sentences paying attention to the Participles.

1) Waiting for him I looked through the magazines lying on the table. 2) They remained at home refusing to go anywhere that day. 3) The re­sults received were of great importance for further work. 4) Having been shown the wrong way I could not find his house. 5) Having waited for him for half an hour they went home. 6) When writing a telegram we must use as few words as possible. 7) When reconstructed the the­atre looked more beautiful than before. 8) The methods introduced received general recognition. 9) He heard the voices coming through the open window. 10) They were, indeed, old friends, having been at school together.

6. Use the Participles in the appropriate form instead o the infinitive in brackets.

1. He decided to speak to her in the train (to come) home. 2. (To turn) slowly, (to hold) on to the wall, he dragged his way back into the room. 3. (To enter) his own room, he returned speedily with a heavy bound volume. 4. Sam, feeling that the interview, (to reach) that point might be considered over, got up. 5. The next minute the front door was flung open and he was in the lighted hall (to welcome) by a short, plump, smiling woman of about forty. 6. His father, (to retire), lived in an unpretentious, but not mean, house. 7. He paused, (to look) from one to the other. 8. It was about ten o’clock at night; I had been dining by myself at a restaurant, and (to return) to my small apartment, was sitting in my parlour, reading. 9. (To invite) down to this place for a visit, he found himself requested by his host to go and tell his uncle bedtime stories. 10. (To finish) his toilet, he wrapped himself in a thick overcoat and wound a muffler round his neck.

7. Transform the following sentences into sentences with complex subjects:

Model A: They overheard two people talking about her. – Two people were overheard talking about her.

1. They saw her sitting pouring over her book. 2. We heard the baby crying in her pram. 3. We saw him exchanging glances with that man. 4. They could see a white house gleaming through the reddening autumn leaves. 5. From the distance they could see the host waiting for them on the doorstep.

Model B: He stole curious glances at Mary. (to see) – He was seen stealing curious glances at Mary.

1. Paul consulted his silver watch. (to see) 2. He asked if I was in. (to hear) 3. He telephoned the doctor, stressing the gravity and urgency of the case. (to hear) 4. He paced up and down in his room long after the rest of his family had gone to bed. (to hear) 5. She went in that direction about a quarter of an hour ago. (to see)

8. Read and translate the following sentences. Speak on the verbs after which complex objects with participles are used:

1. He noticed a girl standing listlessly by a pillar and he slowed his pace. 2. I found the room furnished with a Spartan simplicity. 3. We may suppose him representing the England of Napoleon’s wars, and general unrest. 4. We’ll have supper sent up to the suite. 5. It set him thinking. 6. I should very much like it made clear to me. 7. In her ears there rang of a sudden the outrageous and unaccountable laughter that had sent Miss Warren out of the room. 8. Then I want to have my fortune told. 9. Well, I don’t want you coming here and telling me I’m untidy. 10… he looked up and saw the stars sprinkled above the plane-trees of the square. 11. But he found his traps waiting in the porter’s lodge. 12. But a week later, feeling himself betrayed, hysterical and in terror, Herbert betrayed his wife.