
- •Contents
- •Article
- •Possessive case
- •Plural of nouns
- •Degrees of comparison of adjectives
- •Questions
- •Prepositions
- •Task I. Put the verbs in the brackets into Past Simple.
- •The future indefinite (simple) tense
- •The future continuous tense
- •The present perfect tense
- •Task III. Put the verbs into Present Perfect.
- •The past perfect tense
- •Task II. Choose the right variant putting the verbs into Past Simple or Past Perfect Tense.
- •The future perfect tense Task I. Choose the right variant.
- •The infinitive
- •Participle I
- •Participle II
- •Modal verbs
- •The obliques moods
- •Sequence of tenses
- •The passive voice
- •Sources
Participle II
Task I. Point out Participle II and state its functions in the sentence.
He lived in a little village situated at the foot of the hill.
Built in the last century, his house looked impressive.
the Tower of London was founded by Julius Caesar.
Though very tired, the tourist went on sightseeing.
If fallen, the vase will be broken into pieces.
Exhausted by the long journey, he fell asleep.
When asked something, he only smiled in return.
Margaret, as if convinced stop arguing about it.
Task II. Replace the attributive clauses by phrases with Participle II.
We were all looking at his smiling face which was framed in the window of the railway-carriage.
It was a question that was put down by one of the correspondents.
Alan who was greatly surprised answered “That’s right”.
Aliza who was excited by his words moved along the street.
She told me of the parcel that had been delivered in the morning.
He looked back at the large car that was parked at the road side.
Task III. Translate into English.
Дантист посмотрел на его опухшую щеку.
Когда больному сообщили диагноз, он казался расстроенным.
Дайте им мой телефон, если у вас его попросят.
У его дяди старинный друг по имени Том, который жил в Ливерпуле.
Она посмотрела на него испуганными глазами и вышла из комнаты, ничего не сказав.
На следующий день мы отправились по адресу, который дал нам доктор.
Ей не хотелось принимать лекарство, прописанное врачом.
Хотя больной и был смущен, он рассказал доктору обо всем, что его беспокоило.
Они были хорошо знакомы.
Task IV. Choose the correct variant.
She enters, ______ by her mother. accompanying being accompanying accompanied
______ by the crash, he leapt to his feet. Arousing Have been aroused Aroused
______ about the bandits, he left his valuables at home. Warned Having been warned Warning
______ that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anything. Convincing Convinced Convince
Tom, ______ at what he had done, could at first say nothing. horrified having horrified horrifying
Jones and Smith came in, ______ by their wives. followed following follow have followed
______ by the blow, Peter fell heavily. Stunning Stunned Stun
The new job ______ to me lately seems to be very interesting. offered offering has offered
She looked at the table. There was a loaf of brown bread ______ into two halves divides dividing divided was divided
The animals ______ in the morning struggled furiously. catched caught catching
The child ______ alone in the large room began screaming. leaving left leaves
______, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog up. Bitten twice Biting twice Having been bitten twice
The centre of the cotton industry is Manchester ______ with Liverpool by a canal. connecting connected
The story ______ by the old captain made the young girl cry. tells told is telling
He didn’t doubt that the information ______ by morning mail was of great interest for his competitors. receiving has received received
The equipment ______ in the shop is rather sophisticated. had installing installing installed
We’ve got a great variety of products, which are in great demand. Here are some samples ______ to our distributors last month. sent sanding been sent sended
The methods ______ in the building of the new metro stations proved to be efficient. applies applying applied applyed
She warmed over the dinner that she ______ the day before. cooking had cooked has cooked
______ by successive storms, the bridge was no longer safe. Having been weakened Weakened Weaking Had weaked
Task V. Make a test choosing Participle I or Participle II.
1. .....
the British museum before, I found the way there easily enough. |
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Having visited |
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Visited |
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Visiting |
2. Anna’s
spirit though ..... was not broken. |
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crushed |
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crushing |
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being crushed |
3. Lester Fisher was standing at his office window ..... to the street below. |
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looking down |
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having looked down |
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looked down |
4. When Linda entered the room, she saw a lot of strangers and she felt ..... . |
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embarrassing |
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embarrassed |
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being embarrassed |
5. They looked at Julia in surprise as though ..... her story. |
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not having believed |
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not believing |
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not believed |
6. Jerry
shivered. The wind ..... from the north was bitterly cold. |
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coming |
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come |
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having come |
7. ..... by her appearance she looked like a person whose life was hard and full of sorrows. |
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Having judged |
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Judged |
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Judging |
8. I
don’t really see what can be done about the ..... picture. |
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having been ruined |
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being ruined |
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ruined |
9. A large bay window, ..... from the outside wall, overlooked the ocean. |
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projecting |
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projected |
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being projected |
10. If you want a thing ..... well, do it yourself. |
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done |
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being done |
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having been done |
11. The girl was sitting with her back to the window, her head half ..... . |
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being turned |
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having been turned |
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turned |
12. ..... their car, they drove on, though it was past midnight. |
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Repairing |
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Having repaired |
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Having been repaired |
13. The
falling leaves made me think of the ..... autumn. |
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approaching |
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approached |
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having approached |
14. She
turned to me for help, ..... how to deal with the problem. |
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not being known |
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not knowing |
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not having known |
15. I
wonder what Doctor Brown thinks of the medical problem .....
now. |
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being discussed |
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discussing |
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having been discussed |