Exercise 2. Use the appropriate form of the First Participle and Perfect Participle of the verbs in brackets. 1. (to look) out o f the window, she saw there was a man working in the garden. 2. That
night, (to go) up to his room Shelton thought o f his unpleasant duty. 3. The carriage was almost full,
and (to put) his bag up in the rack, he took his seat. 4. (to know) that she couldn’t trust Jim, she sent
Peter instead. 5. (to do) all he was required, he was the last to leave the office. 6. (to return) home in
the afternoon, she became conscious o f her mistake. 7. He couldn’t join his friends (to be) still busy
in the laboratory. 8. (to finish) his work, he seemed to be more pleased than usual. 9. I spent about
ten minutes (to turn) over the sixteen pages o f “The Times” before I found the chief news and
articles. 10. (to return) from the expedition he wrote a book about Central Africa.
Exercise 3. Translate the sentences into English, using the First Participle or Perfect Participle. 1. Будьте осторожны, пересекая улицу. 2. Написав сочинение, она начата готовить
другое задание. 3. Студенты, не уделяющие достаточно внимания грамматике, никогда не
овладеют английским языком. 4. Сбежав с лестницы, она остановилась на мгновение, как бы
колеблясь, в каком направлении пойти. 5. Объяснив все подробно, он спокойно сел на свое
место. 6. Схватив сына на руки, Элиза бросилась бежать. 7. Молодой человек, стоящий у
окна, внимательно посмотрел на меня. 8. Утопающий за соломинку хватается. 9. Маме
приходилось много раз вставать из-за стола, меняя тарелки и принося то одно, то другое
блюдо. 10. Заметив меня, она остановилась.
Exercise 4. Point out the Complex Object with the First Participle. Translate the sentences. 1 .1
heard the visitor walking restlessly backwards and forwards. I also heard him talking to
himself. 2. She turned and saw Shelton standing down there. 3. He felt his irritation mounting. 4. He
found Dora reading a novel in their bedroom. 5. With amusement they watched them going. 6. We
heard her walking down the stairs. 7. At that moment I noticed Charles sitting a little farther in the
hall. 8. For the first time she found herself wondering about him. 9. The moon came fully through a
cloud, and he was startled as he suddenly saw her face looking at him. 10. He felt the bridge
shaking under his feet. 11.1 hen in the complete silence o f the night he heard somebody opening the
door quietly.
