Exercise 5. Rewrite the sentences without using the participle constructions

Exercise 4. Put the verb in brackets in a correct form of the Participle.

Exercise 3. Rewrite the sentences replacing the italic part with Perfect Participle.

Exercise 2. Rewrite the sentences replacing the italic part with Present Participle.

1. She was talking to her friend and forgot everything around her.

2. Since we watch the news every day we know what's going on in the world.

3. They are vegetarians and don’t eat meat.

4. The dog wagged its tail and bit the postman.

5. While she was tidying up her room she found some old photos.

6. He was a good boy and helped his mother in the kitchen.

7. As they didn’t have enough money they spent their holidays at home last year.

8. The man was sitting in the cafe. He was reading a paper.

9. Since I didn’t feel well I didn’t go to the cinema.

10. She walked home and met an old friend.

1. We switched off the lights before we went to bed.

→ we went to bed.

2. The boy asked his mother’s permission and then went out to play.

→ the boy went out to play.

3. As he had drunk too much, he didn't drive home himself.

→ he didn’t drive home himself.

4. We have written two tests today, so we are very exhausted.

→ we are very exhausted.

5. She filled the washing machine and switched it on.

→ she switched it on.

6. She had been to the disco the night before and overslept in the morning.

→ she overslept in the morning.

7. We had worked in the garden all day and were sunburned in the evening.

→ we were sunburned in the evening.

8. She had not slept for two days and therefore wasn't able to concentrate.

→ she wasn’t able to concentrate.

Since I had not seen him for ages, I didn’t recognize him.

→ I didn’t recognize him.

9. I had not ridden a horse for a long time and found it very difficult to keep in the saddle.

→ I found it very difficult to keep in the saddle.

1. (stop) the car, the police officer wanted to see the documents. 2. (write) the test, we felt relieved. 3. (work) all day, we were quite exhausted in the evening. 4. (send) to counter 24, I had to return to counter 3. 5. (confess), he was accused of even more criminal offences. 6. (arrive) at the station, we called a taxi. 7. (type) by the secretary, the letter was signed by the boss. 8. (interrupt) several times, he was rather annoyed. 9. (live) in Oxford for two years, she spoke English like a native speaker. 10. (rescue), the injured man was taken to hospital.

1. We were sitting around the fire singing songs. 2. Did you see the boy jumping up and down? 3. When going to London, they always did a sightseeing tour. 4. While being on the boat, Bob got seasick. 5. Being an exemplary pupil, he always does his homework. 6. Having told me the news, he went away. 7. The boy excited about the presents sat on the couch. 8. Sleeping in the garden, I didn't hear the telephone. 9. The children were sitting at the beach building a sandcastle.
10. Last month I read a book written by a Scottish author.

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