Exercises (Participle I/II)


1)Замените придаточные определительные пред­ложения причастными оборотами.

1. All the people who live in this house are stu­dents. 2. The woman who is speaking now is our sec­retary. 3. The apparatus that stands on the table in the corner of the laboratory is quite new. 4. The young man who helps the professor in his experi­ments studies at our university. 5. People who bor­row books from the library must return them in time. 6. There are many pupils in our class who take part in all kinds of extracurricular activities.


2)Замените придаточные предложения причины причастными оборотами.

1. As he now felt more at ease, the man spoke in a louder voice. 2. Since he knew who the man was, Robert was very pleased to have the chance of talk­ing to him. 3. As he thought that it was his brother at the window, Steve decided to open it. 4. As the people were afraid of falling into a ditch in the darkness at any moment, they felt their way about very carefully. 5. Since he needed a shelter for the night, Peter decided to go to the neighbours' house.


3)Замените придаточные предложения времени причастными оборотами (не опускайте союз when).

1. You must have much practice when you are learning to speak a foreign language. 2. When you speak English, pay attention to the order of words. 3. When you are copying English texts, pay atten­tion to the articles. 4. When you begin to work with the dictionary, don't forget my instructions. 5. Be careful when you are crossing a street. 6. When you are leaving the room, don't forget to switch off the light. 7. When they were travelling in Cen­tral Africa, the explorers met many wild animals.

Past Participle = Participle II

III форма глагола

broken сломанный, разбитый written написанный eaten съеденный


4) Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на Past Participle.

1. She put a plate of fried fish in front of me. 2.    The coat bought last year is too small for me now.  3.    Nobody saw the things kept in that box. 4. My sister likes boiled eggs. 5. We stopped before a shut door. 6. Tied to the tree, the goat could not run away. 7. They saw overturned tables and chairs and pieces of broken glass all over the room. 8. This is a church built many years ago. 9. The books written by Dickens give us a realistic picture of the 19th century England.


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