5.4. Participle Exercise 290. Read and translate these sentences with Present Participle Active (Participle I) and Passive into Russian.

1. The man calling me is my old friend.

2. My old friend is calling me.

3. Going home I met my friend.

4. Being shown the way he reached the station soon.

5. Pete stood watching the match.

6. Being in town John visited his friend.

7. Being asked I answered that I could not come.

8. The moon was rising. It was high in the dark night sky.

9. The rising moon was high in the dark night sky.

10. This is an article describing the basic economic laws.

11. While studying at the institute I read a lot of books.

12. Being very busy I could not come.

13. When I was going home I met my friend.

14. Being told about the decision he was very glad.

Exercise 291. Read and translate these sentences with Past Participle Passive (Participle II) into Russian.

1. The engineers invited to our laboratory are working very well.

2. The engineers were invited to our laboratory. They work very well.

3. Yesterday the experts tested the machine constructed by Mr. Smith.

4. Yesterday I had my hair cut.

5. These flowers are better than those grown by me.

6. The machine invented by Mr. Brown is very good.

7. The house built in this street is very fine.

8. The house was built in this street. It is very fine.

Exercise 292. Read and translate these sentences with Perfect Participle Active and Passive into Russian.

1. Having finished my work, I went home.

2. Having written the letter, he posted it.

3. Having been put to a wrong place, the book could not be found.

4. Having had his dinner, he rang me up.

5. Having finished reading the book, he took it back to the library.

6. Having spoken to the manager, he made a decision.

7. Having been fined, he never crossed the street in the wrong place.

8. Having been offered this position, I accepted it.

Exercise 293. Read and translate these sentences into Russian. Find participle, state its form and function in the sentences.

1. Feeling tired, I went to bed early.

2. Ms Marple was sitting in an armchair reading a book.

3. I ran out of the house shouting.

4. Jim hurt his arm playing tennis.

5. Be careful when crossing the road.

6. I cut myself while shaving.

7. Having found a hotel, they looked for somewhere to have dinner.

8. Having finished our work, we went home.

9. Being unemployed, he hasn’t got much money.

10. Not having a car, she finds it difficult to get around.

11. Having already seen the film twice, I didn’t want to go to the cinema.

12. The exhibition was fascinating.

13. The students were fascinated by the exhibition.

14. Do you ever get bored at work?

15. My hob’s pretty boring.

16. The machine invented by Mr. Brown is very good.

Exercise 294. From each pair of sentences make one sentence using the proper participle form.

Example: She was sitting in an armchair. She was reading a book.

She was sitting in an armchair reading a book.

1. Jill was lying on the bed. She was crying.

2. I got home. I was feeling very tired.

3. The old man was walking along the street. He was talking to himself.

4. Jim was playing tennis. He hurt his arm.

5. Ann was watching television. She fell asleep.

6. The man slipped. He was getting off the bus.

7. The boy was crossing the road. He was knocked over.

8. The fireman was overcome by smoke. He was trying to put out the fire.

9. We finished our work. We went home.

10. We bought our tickets. Then we went into the theater.

11. They had dinner. Then they continued on their journey.

12. Sue did all her shopping. Then she went for a cup of coffee.

13. She’s a foreigner. So she needs visa to stay in this country.

14. I didn’t know his address. So I couldn’t contact him.

15. Tom has traveled a lot. So he knows a lot about other countries.

Exercise 295. Paraphrase the following using Participle I where it is possible.

Example: The man who is speaking to Mary is a well-known

surgeon.

The man speaking to Mary is a well-known surgeon.

1. The woman who is working in the garden is my sister.

2. The man who made a report yesterday came back from the USA.

3. I couldn’t ring them up because I did not know their telephone number.

4. We went to see our friends who had just returned from a voyage.

5. The sidewalks were crowded with people who were watching the carnival.

6. He had a massive gold watch, which had belonged to his father.

7. He stood at the counter and hesitated, he did not know what to choose.

8. The conferences, which are held at the University every year, are devoted to ecological problems.

9. Unable to attend the conference that took place a month ago, we asked to send the typewritten reports.

10. I looked at the people who were lying on the beach.

11. The people who are waiting for the doctor have been sitting here for a long time.

12. The man who phoned you yesterday is waiting for you downstairs.

Exercise 296. Paraphrase the following using Participle II.

Example: These are only a few of the attempts, which were made to improve the situation.

These are only a few of the attempts made to improve the

situation.

1. The new job, which has been offered to me lately, seems to be very prospective.

2. Sam could not recognize the city square, which was rebuilt, while he was away.

3. The news, which you’ve brought to us, is exciting.

4. The things that are left by passengers are usually taken to the Lost Property Office.

5. The sunrays lighted the magnificent house, which was built on the hill.

6. The answer, which had been so long expected, came at last.

7. There was a dead silence in the room, which was broken only by his cough.

8. The castle, which was built many years ago, was in good order.

Exercise 297. Use the correct form of Participle II.

1. She looked at the table. There was a loaf of brown bread (divide) into two halves.

2. The British centre of the cotton industry is Manchester (connect) with Liverpool by a canal.

3. The story (tell) by the old captain made the young girl cry.

4. The equipment (install) in the shop is rather sophisticated.

5. The methods (apply) in the building the new metro stations proved to be efficient.

6. Rod did not doubt that the information (receive) in the morning was of great interest.

7. She warmed over the dinner (cook) yesterday.

Exercise 298. Choose the correct participle.

A: I didn’t know you were 1) interesting/interested in gardening.

B: I’m not. I think it’s really 2) boring/bored but my mum’s hurt her back and she was 3) concerning/concerned that the garden would become a mess.

A: Oh, I understand now. I was really 4) surprising/surprised to see you with a spade in your hand!

B: Don’t laugh! That’s really 5) tiring/tired, I feel 6) exhausted/exhausting.

Exercise 299. Complete the words.

1. I was surprising/surprised to see Ann there.

2. It was surprising/surprised to see her.

3. I find this work very tiring/tired.

4. It makes me tiring/tired.

5. Her exam results were disappointing/disappointed.

6. She was pretty disappointing/disappointed.

7. She was exciting/excited about her new job.

8. It was an exciting/excited new challenge.

9. We were shocking/shocked to hear about your brother.

10. The news was really shocking/shocked.

11. His explanations are confusing/confused.

12. Listening to him, I got confusing/confused.

13. I get annoying/annoyed when people break promises.

14. It’s annoying/annoyed when that happens.

Exercise 300. Use the correct from of Perfect Participle.

1. (see) so little of the country, I am afraid I cannot answer all your questions.

2. (arrive) two days before the conference he had a lot of time to see Edinburgh.

3. I felt very tired (work) the whole day in the sun.

4. (buy) a pair of gloves we moved to the shoe department.

5. She left (tell) us all she had found out.

6. (get) what he wanted he took his hat and left.

7. By this time (get used) to the atmosphere of the big city, he no longer left a stranger.

8. I felt refreshed and rested (sleep) for eight hours.

9. (complete) all our preparations we hired a taxi and hurried off.

10. Never (experience) such difficulties she was at a loss.

Exercise 301. Fill in with the proper participle.

1. Pete and Steven fell asleep (exhaust) by the journey.

2. Mary entered the dining room (accompany) by her husband.

3. It was a bright Sunday morning of early summer (promise) heat.

4. (Wash) her face in cold water, she came up to the window and shut it.

5. Paul sat down again, evidently (change) his mind about going.

6. When I came home, I found the table (lay).

7. (Judge) by the colour of the sun it should be windy tomorrow.

8. (Arrive) at a big seaport, I started to look for a job.

9. (Not know) where to go he turned to a passer by.

10. In the wood they sat down on a (fall) tree.

11. (See) from the hill the city looks magnificent.

Exercise 302. Translate these participles into English.

Приведенный, приведя, принеся, выполнив, заканчивающий, бросающий, брошенный, просмотренный, читающий, написанный, написав, просмотрев, будучи забыт, пишущий, делая, взяв, рассказанный, принесенный, играя, построенный, забывающий, забытый, стоящий, проданный, покупающий, данный, работая, переведенный, приглашенный.

Exercise 303. Translate the participles given in brackets.

1. We came up to the man (стоявшему) in the corner and asked him the way.

2. (Приехав) at the hotel she found a telegram awaiting her.

3. The people (ожидающие) the doctor have been sitting here for a long time.

4. (Постучав) twice at the door he decided that there was nobody in.

5. Each time (рассказывая) about this case he can’t help a smile.

6. I felt very tired (проработав) the whole day in the sun.

7. The people (ожидавшие) you have just gone.

8. The man (стоящий) at the timetable was our teacher last year.

9. The conference (проходящая) at the moment at the University is devoted to problems of nuclear physics.

10. They are now at a conference (которая проходит) at the University.

11. (Когда поставили) into the water the flowers opened their petals.

12. Suddenly I heard a sound of a key (поворачиваемого) in the lock.

Exercise 304. Find and correct the mistakes if any.

1. Felt tired and having nothing more to do till he came, she sat into the armchair at the window having looked at the mountains lighting by the sun.

2. On the walls there were some common coloured pictures, framing and glazed.

3. His house was close at hand, a very pleasant little cottage, painted white, with green blinds.

4. It was the hour of sunset, having unnoticed in the cities, so beautiful in the country.

5. Finished breakfast, he stayed for some minutes in the dining room.

6. Some questions having touched upon in the report are worth considering.

7. Leaving our suitcases we went sightseeing.

8. Hearing her come into the house he went downstairs.