5. Complete these sentences using Participle I as a part of a complex object.

Model: I could hear the wind… (whistle at night).- I could hear the wind whistling at night.

1. He regards this method as… (afford good results).

2. A huge crowd watched the fireman… (fight the blaze).

3. “Don’t worry,” said the doctor. I’ll soon have you… (feel better).

4. We all suddenly sensed danger… (approach).

5. Kate doesn’t like to see animals … (treat cruelly).

6. Did the news leave you… (not to wonder what would happen next)?

7. I was surprised to see my friends …(carry off by the police).

8. The assistant kept the customer …(wait a very long time).

9. Because of Japan’s success, European and US manufacturers have found their own markets… (diminish drastically).

10. Many people fear these days that the loss of secrecy might result in money … (withdraw from he banks).

6. Join the pairs of sentences, using Participle I as an adverbial modifier of time.

1. He was taken ill. He was traveling by air from New York to London.

2. He did his homework. Then he went to the skating-rink.

3. They found the money. Then they began quarrelling about how to use it.

4. He was reading a book. He came across an old and valuable map.

5. She looked out of the window. She saw the neighbour’s children planting a tree.

6. He seized a sheet of paper and a pen. He began to write something.

7. He continued to speak. He was walking down the path.

8. She entered the room suddenly. She found them smoking.

9. John was doing his English. He was interrupted several times.

10. She finished her painting. Then she gave a sigh of relief.

11. Billy did his task. Then he presented it to the supervisor.

12. We finished with the prices. Then we decided to comment on the delivery dates.

13. Motorists are driving on icy roads. They should take extra care.

14. Some Middle East governments investigated the conduct of certain agents whose commissions were said to be excessive. Then they became worried about their image abroad.

15. The Japanese companies were concentrating their efforts on vulnerable US markets. They succeeded enormously.

7. Complete the following.

Model: We had a lot of fun …games at the picnic.- We had a lot of fun playing games at the picnic.

1. I have trouble …Mrs Maxwell when she speaks. She talks too fast.

2. I spent two hours …my homework last night.

3. Martha is standing at the corner…for the bus.

4. Michal is sitting in the class …notes.

5. Mrs Anderson is a commuter. Every work day, she spends almost two hours …to and from work.

6. It was a beautiful spring day. Dorothy was lying under a tree…to the birds sing.

7. We wasted our money…to that movie.

8. Joe spent all day …ready to leave on vacation.

9. Ted is an indecisive person. He has a hard time…up his mind about anything.

10. I wondered what the children were doing while I was gone. When I got home, I found them…TV.

11. When Mr Broun walked into the kitchen, he caught the children…some candy even though he’d told them not to spoil their dinners.

12. A: What did you do yesterday? B: I spent almost all day …