Complexes with the Participle

X. Combine the two sentences into one using complexes

with the Participle:

Pattern: I saw him. He was walking along the street.

I saw him walking along the street.

1. I saw him. He was leaving the room. 2. The man was trying to unlock the door. I noticed it. 3. We saw them. They were approaching the house. 4. He told a lie. Everybody heard it. 5. I felt her hand. It was trembling. 6. The birds were singing in the trees. She heard it. 7. He made a mistake. Nobody noticed it. 8. The children were swimming in the river. We watched it.

XI. Use the Participal Complex instead of a Subordinate Clause:

Pattern A: They considered that the picture had been stolen.

The picture was considered stolen.

1. We found the safe locked and the papers stolen. 2. When I left her, she was greatly upset and worried. 3. I found her in her room. She was dressed for the party. 4. It could be considered that she was cured. 5. One can believe that the art of glass blowing has been forgotten. 6. We found the missing car. It had been abandoned on the highway. 7. We found the village. It had been burnt to the ground. 8. You will find the letter on your desk. It is signed and ready to be posted.

Pattern B: I saw them as they were working in the garden.

I saw them working in the garden.

They were seen working in the garden.

1. We saw as you were passing our house. 2. I saw how he was entering the office. 3. I heard as they were speaking in the next room. 4. I found them as they were sitting together and talking peacefully. 5. I observed the boys as they were swimming across the river. 6. They watched him as he was repairing his car. 7. I noticed that he was standing near the door. 8. I heard that somebody is crying.

XII. Translate into Ukrainian:

1. As he sat on the bank of the river he felt the wind getting colder and colder. 2. When I turned my head I saw him still standing in the doorway. 3. I noticed him giving her a quick look. 4. She watched him walking away until she could see him no more. 5. She was kept waiting for a long time. 6. Did you hear her making that unpleasant remark? 7. They want the goods shipped on Monday. 8. The children were found playing in the garden. 9. The workers are considered doing it. 10. The students were seen leaving the University. 11. She was noticed entering the department store. 12. A plane was heard flying high in the sky.

XIII. Practise the following according to the pattern:

Pattern A: Do you clean the windows yourself?

No, I have the windows (them) cleaned.

1. Did you paint the house yourself? 2. Do you type the reports yourself? 3. Does he wash his car himself? 4. Do you cut the grass yourself? 5. Did you make your dress yourself? 6. Does she sweep the stairs herself? 7. Did he build the new garage himself? 8. Are you going to shorten the trousers yourself?

Pattern B: My hair has grown long. (to cut) —- I must have it cut.

1. We are leaving tomorrow (to pack; all the things). 2. My watch is five minutes slow (to repair). 3. Their house looks ugly (to repaint). 4. His teeth are uneven (to straighten). 5. I don’t like your dress (to make). 6. His suit is already dirty (to clean).

Pattern C: I cut my hair. — I had my hair cut.

I must repair my TV set — I must have my TV set repaired.

1. I must clean my shoes. 2. He corrected his exercises. 3. She made her hat here. 4. The typist typed his article for him. 5. Does she make her dresses? 6. His wife washed and ironed his shirt. 7. We mended our alarm clock. 8. Did you clean your shoes?

XIV. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:+

Pattern: He usually has his hair cut once a month.

Does he usually have his hair cut once a month?

He doesn’t usually have his hair cut once a month.

1. I have your taxi kept at the door. 2. She had her hair cut very short. 3. She had the slips printed. 4. I had the text tape-recorded yesterday. 5. I want to have my winter coat cleaned. 6. He had it all planned before. 7. You must have your bad tooth pulled out. 8. We had the letter sent there immediately.