Exercise 165. Open the brackets using Infinitive or Participle I. 1.I watched the guests (leave), one by one. 2. She looked out of the
window and saw the rain (pour) down on the leafless garden. 3. Suddenly they
heard a key (turn) in the lock. They waited for somebody (appear). 4. After a
short rest I felt strength (come) back to me. 5. Alexis looked back and saw a
stranger (follow) her slowly. 6. I saw the glass (slip) from her hand and (fall) to
the floor. 7. We felt it (come) for quite a long time. 8. When Helen returned to
the hostel, she found her roommates (have) a surprise party. 9. The police saw
the detective (stop) and (take) a few shots. 10. The parents watched their
children (laugh, talk and enjoy) themselves on the beach. 11. I saw the unhappy
young man (sit) on the bench with a miserable expression. 12. Everybody
noticed the lawyer (give) a start and (turn) pale. 13. I felt as if I could feel her
heart (beat). And then, suddenly, he heard her heart (stop) beating. 14. I can
smell something (burn). 15. People saw robbers (wait) near the bank.
Exercise 166. Change the following sentences according to the pattern. Pattern:They saw him do it. – He was seen to do it. 1.Everybody heard her say that. 2. The neighbours noticed the burglar get
into the house. 3. The detective saw the fellow leave the bar. 4. The teacher
made the pupil tell the truth. 5. Tom’s parents allowed him to keep a dog. 6.
People expect the performance to be a success. 7. Nobody ever heard him tell a
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lie. 8. We know her to be a real professional. 9. We consider the situation
hopeless. 10. Many people heard him promise a lot. 11. Somebody noticed her
enter the night club. They let him choose his way of life.
