4. Construct sentences according to the model.

1. It is difficult to get this book, (pleasant — to work with him; easy — to explain the fact)

2. The problem is how to do it. (where — to stay; what materials — to use)

3. The text is easy to translate, (problem — to solve; matter — to discuss)

4. He is known to work at- this problem, (to be the father of Russian science; to live in France)

5. He appeared to be ill. (to be away; to be a true friend)

6. He was the last to come, (to leave; to mention it)

7. I would like you to do it. (to make a report; to start now)

8. Here is the letter to be typed, (the document — to sign; the article — to translate)

Причастие (participle)

Причастие — это неличная форма глагола, которая обладает свойствами глагола , прилагательного и наречия.

Подобно прилагательному, причастие может быть определением к существительному или именной частью составного сказуемого:

A broken agreement — нарушенное соглашение

The agreement was broken — соглашение было нарушено

Подобно наречию, причастие может быть обстоятельством, характеризующим действие, выраженное сказуемым.

Reading the text he wrote out new words. — Читая текст, он выписывал новые слова.

ФОРМЫ ПРИЧАСТИЯ

	Participle I	Participle II	Perfect Participle
Active	Asking	—	Having asked
Passive	Being asked	asked	Having been asked

Причастные конструкции

Конструкция	Пример	Перевод
Объектный причастный оборот Сущ. (общ. пад) или мест. (объектн. пад) + прич. I, II	We heard him playing the piano. I considered the work done. I had my books bound	Мы слышали, как он играл на пианино. Я считал, что работа выполнена. Для меня переплели книги
Субъектный причастный оборот Сущ (общ. пад.) или мест. (им. пад) + прич. I, II	He was seen crossing the street.	Видели, как он переходил улицу.
Независимый причастный Оборот Сущ. (общ. пад) или мест (им. пад) + прич. I, II	It being warm, we went for a walk. Radio was invented in 1895, the inventor being the Russian scientist.	Так как было тепло, мы пошли гулять. Радио было изобретено в 1895 году, причем изобретатель был русским ученым.

Exercises

1. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. I don’t know the girl sitting in the corner.

2. knowing English well. He translated the text without a dictionary.

3. He sat in the arm-chair reading a book.

4. Having finished the translation he typed it.

5. The student being asked now is Borisov.

6. The answer received from him greatly surprised me.

7. Given the book only yesterday he was not able to read it.

8. The glass is broken.

2. Use different forms of Participles as an attribute.

Model: The boy who is standing by the window is my brother.

The boy standing at the window is my brother.

1. The man who is smoking a cigarette is my father.

2. I picked up the letter which was lying on the floor.

3. The house which is being built in our street is a new theatre.

4. The problem which is being discussed now is very important.

5. We read the article which was written in English.

6. The film which is so much spoken about is very interesting.

7. We were watching the boys who were playing hockey.