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participles, past and present
Present or past participle?
a) Can you introduce me to the girl (wear) the red miniskirt?
b) We’re having the TV (repair) just now, so I can’t watch Sex and the City.
c) When I opened the door, I could hear my sister (practise) the violin.
d) Ali ran down the road (sing) his favourite song.
e) I saw my ex-girlfriend (get) in a Porsche with small, fat man.
f) The school-bag (find) at the bus stop belongs to one of my students.
Translate:
a) Aus dem Fenster des Flugzeuges konnte er die schneebedeckten Berge sehen.
b) Wir brauchen einen gut aussehenden jungen Mann an der Tür.
c) Sie wurde eingestellt, weil sie eine hart arbeitende Frau ist.
Change or shorten the underlined sentence parts without changing the
meaning. Use participle constructions.
a) Marie broke her right leg while she was skiing in Switzerland.
b) Jerry walked through the supermarket and chatted on his cell phone.
c) When we heard the news that our team had won, we all cheered.
d) The woman who is wearing the big sunglasses thinks she is the big boss around
here.
e) Because we didn’t have enough money with us, we couldn’t go for a meal.
f) After I had arrived at school, I realized that Ihad forgotten my project.
g) Justin burnt his hand while he was lighting the camp fire.
h) After the phone call Nina ran out of the house and she felt very excited.
i) Since we had been to Spain the year before, we decided to go to Italy.
j) The silver that was stolen from the Ashton’s house has all been found.
Translate (be careful ...) :
a) Ich bemerkte, wie Schüler bei einem anderen abschrieb. (to copy)
b) Wir beobachteten den Nachbarn, wie er sein Auto wusch.
c) Dann roch er, daß das Haus brannte.
d) Sie sah die Schlange näherkommen.
e) Sie fühlte die Schlange zubeißen, Schmerzen durch ihren Körper lief, und dass sie
dann auf den Boden fiel.
Translate using participle constructions with conjunctions:
a) Obwohl er 20 Jahre alt war, durfte er in Texas kein Bier trinken.
b) Während er die Straße runter radelte überholte er ein Auto.
c) Falls Du von einem Lehrer gefragt wirst, gib keine Antworten!
d) Gib keine Antworten, außer Du wirst von einem Lehrer gefragt.
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Present or past participle?
a) Can you introduce me to the girl wearing the red miniskirt?
b) We’re having the TV repaired just now, so I can’t watch Sex and the City.
c) When I opened the door, I could hear my sister practising the violin.
d) Ali ran down the road singing his favourite song.
e) I saw my ex-girlfriend getting in a Porsche with small, fat man.
f) The school-bag found at the bus stop belongs to one of my students.
Translate:
a) Out of the window of the airplane he was able to see the snow-covered mountains.
b) We need a good-looking young man at the door.
c) She was employed because she is a hard-working woman.
Change or shorten the underlined sentence parts without changing the
meaning. Use participle constructions.
a) Marie broke her right leg while skiing in Switzerland.
b) Jerry walked through the supermarket chatting on his cell phone.
c) Hearing the news that our team had won, we all cheered.
d) The woman wearing the big sunglasses thinks she is the big boss around here.
e) Not having enough money with us, we couldn’t go for a meal.
f) After arriving at school, I realized that Ihad forgotten my project.
g) Justin burnt his hand lighting the camp fire.
h) After the phone call Nina ran out of the house feeling very excited.
i) Having been to Spain the year before, we decided to go to Italy.
j) The silver stolen from the Ashton’s house has all been found.
Translate (be careful ...) :
a) I noticed a student copying from another.
b) We watched the neighbour washing his car.
c) Then he smelled the house burning.
d) She saw the snake coming closer.
e) She felt the snake bite, pain run through her body and then fall to the ground.
Translate using participle constructions with conjunctions:
a) Although 20 years old, he wasn’t allowed to drink beer in Texas.
b) While cycling down the street, he passed a car.
c) If asked by a teacher, don’t give any answers.
d) Don’t answer, unless asked by a teacher.
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