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Exercises Type in the present participle. 1.

(search)

for her gloves, she dug through the entire wardrobe.

2.

(whistle)

a song, she danced through the house with the mop.

3.

(sit)

4.

The child sat at the desk (paint)

5.

(run)

in the shade, we ate cake and drank coffee. a picture.

to the bus stop, she lost her shoe.

Type in the past participle. 1.

(blind)

by the sun, the driver didn’t see the stop sign.

2.

(prepare)

3.

(sing)

4.

(misuse)

5.

Though (bear)

by the chef himself, the dinner will be a real treat. by him, every song sounds just wonderful. as a refuse dump, the place became more and more shabby. in England, she spent most of her childhood in the United States.

Type in the present perfect participle. 1.

(park)

the car, we searched for the ticket machine.

2.

(drink)

one litre of water, she really needed to go to the toilet.

3.

(leave)

the party too early, we couldn’t see the fireworks anymore.

4.

(finish)

her phone call, she went back to work.

5.

(lose)

ten kilogrammes, Anne finally fit into her favourite dress again.

Turn the underlined part of the sentence into a participle clause. 1.

We are lying in the sun and we are enjoying life. →

2.

, we are enjoying life. The boy had brushed his teeth. He was allowed to watch a few more minutes of television.

→ 3.

, the boy was allowed to watch a few more minutes of television. The children sat on their beds and watched the thunderstorm.

→ 4.

the children watched the thunderstorm_. They were surprised by a sudden storm and had to seek shelter under a tree.

→ 5.

, they had to seek shelter under a tree. When they had found the secret island, they started searching for the treasure.

→

, they started searching for the treasure.

Exercises Type in the present participle. 1.

Searching for her gloves, she dug through the entire wardrobe.

2.

Whistling a song, she danced through the house with the mop.

3.

Sitting in the shade, we ate cake and drank coffee.

4.

The child sat at the desk painting a picture.

5.

Running to the bus stop, she lost her shoe. Type in the past participle.

1.

Blinded by the sun, the driver didn’t see the stop sign.

2.

Prepared by the chef himself, the dinner will be a real treat.

3.

Sung by him, every song sounds just wonderful.

4.

Misused as a refuse dump, the place became more and more shabby.

5.

Though born in England, she spent most of her childhood in the United States. Type in the present perfect participle.

1.

Having parked the car, we searched for the ticket machine.

2.

Having drunk one litre of water, she really needed to go to the toilet.

3.

Having left the party too early, we couldn’t see the fireworks anymore.

4.

Having finished her phone call, she went back to work.

5.

Having lost ten kilogrammes, Anne finally fit into her favourite dress again. Turn the underlined part of the sentence into a participle clause.

1.

We are lying in the sun and we are enjoying life. → Lying in the sun, we are enjoying life.

2.

The boy had brushed his teeth. He was allowed to watch a few more minutes of television. → Having brushed his teeth, the boy was allowed to watch a few more minutes of television.

3.

The children sat on their beds and watched the thunderstorm. → Sitting on their beds the children watched the thunderstorm_.

4.

They were surprised by a sudden storm and had to seek shelter under a tree. → Surprised by a sudden storm, they had to seek shelter under a tree.

5.

When they had found the secret island, they started searching for the treasure. → Having found the secret island, they started searching for the treasure.