Unit 16 Participle
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The Participle has the following forms:
We use Participle: - Participle I: - as adjective: e.g. I saw smiling girl; - Present Participle I is used in function of Adverbial Modifier (обставини): e.g. Walking home she didn’t hurry; - Present Participle I Passive: e.g. The music being performed was quite new. - Past Participle: verb+3f.v./ed = adjective: discussed – обговорений; e.g. Written letter is on the table; - Perfect Participle II: e.g. Having written the letter he left. Написавши листа, він вийшов; - Perfect Participle Passive II: e.g. Having been written the letter, he left. Після того як листа написали, він вийшов. |
Exercise 1. Insert Participle I of the verbs in brackets:
1. We spent about an hour (take) our papers to the office.
2. Generally (speak), this problem is rather difficult.
3. (Work) a year in Germany he returned to Ukraine.
4. He sat in his arm-chair (smoke) a cigarette.
5. Our new manager is a young man (wear) glasses.
6. The Japanese businessman bowed low and (take) my hand kissed it.
7. Saying this, he left the room.
8. (Be) busy, he postponed his trip to Italy.
9. I stood (watch) the people who were entering the office.
10. He went to work, (leave) the letter on the dressing table.
11. The conference (take) place at the University is devoted to the problems of green tourism.
12. While (wait) for you I have translated this article.
Exercise 2. Inset Perfect Participle II of the verbs in brackets: