GRAMMAR: The Participle – Дієприкметник

2. Participles can be used like:

a) verb forms with the auxiliaries be and have (to make continuous, perfect and passive verb forms):

He was answering questions when I came in. He has forgotten my name.

You'll be informed soon.

b) adjectives: Your offer seems exciting. The office window is broken.

c) adverbs: She ran screaming out of the room.

d) clauses: Havingspent all his money, he asked his father to help him.

Being unable to help, we gave her some food.

3. The structure object + participle (clause) is used after verbs оf sensation (e.g. see, hear, feel, watch, notice, smell) and some other verbs (e.g. find, get, have, make): I found himspeaking toa customer.

I saw yoursecretarysending a fax toour business partner. You ought to get yourcarrepaired.

Ex.1. Use Participle I and Participle II to open the brackets. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian:

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1 We spent about an hour ………………… (take) our papers to the office.

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2 Generally ………………… (speak), this problem is rather difficult.

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3 (Work) …………………… a year in Germany he returned to Ukraine.

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4 He sat in his arm-chair …………………… (smoke) a cigar.

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5 Our new manager is that young man.................. (wear) glasses.

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6 (Say) …………………… this, he left the room.

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7 (Be) …………………… busy, he postponed his trip to Italy.

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8 I stood …………………… (watch) the people entering the office.

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9 He went to work,............. ….....… (leave) the letter on the table.

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10 The conference …………...….. (take) place at the university is devoted to ecological problems.

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11 While …………………… (wait) for you I’ve translated this article.

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1 She entered the room ………………… (accompany) by her superiors.

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2 My boss looked ……………..... (worry).

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3 The letter will lose its importance if ………………… (not deliver) immediately.

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4 (Press)..........…… for time, he couldn't even phone his wife.

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5 She’ll certainly help if ………………… (ask).

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6 When ……………......... (invite) he always takes part in our discussions.

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7 The problems …………………........... (discuss) were of great importance.

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8 Those …………..….....…… (interview) will start training next week.

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9 The ……..….…… (lose) document was found at last.

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10 The secretary didn't even look at me as if too …….......…… (occupy) with what she was writing.

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11 I’m going to have my car …….….......…… (repair) next week.

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12 In Turkey your coat should be ………...….....…… (button) when you are with superiors.

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13 Don't expect …….………..…… (write) contracts in most Moslem countries.

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Ex.2. Use the correct form of the Participle to open the brackets. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian:

1 When ……………… (pay) by cheque, you must show a bank card.

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2 (Know) ……………… that he was in trouble, I offered to help him.

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3 (Find) ……………… nobody in the office, I left.

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4 (Write) ……………… in very bad handwriting, the message was difficult to read.

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5 Time ……………… (permit), we’ll stay for a few days in London.

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6 The solution ……………… (adopt) was welcomed by our manager.

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7 All things.................... …… (consider), there’s little hope of his arrival.

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8 I was driving a car …………… (lend) me by my close friend.

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9 The required sum of money ……………… (save up), I could buy a new computer.

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10 We found her............... (work) in the office.

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11 I heard them ……………… (argue) again.

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12 (Hope) ……………… to find the lost letter, he searched everywhere.

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13 (Think) ……………… he had made a mistake somewhere, the accountant went through his calculations again.

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14 When ……………… (ask) to help them she refused without hesitating.

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