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Participle Clauses 1

1) We broke the computer (the computer belongs to my father)

[ We broke the computer belonging to my father. ]


2) The man is in the garden (the man is wearing a blue jumper)

[ The man wearing a blue jumper is in the garden. ]


3) We found a doctor (the doctor works at a hospital in Madrid)

[ We found a doctor working at a hospital in Madrid. ]


4) People will not be allowed to enter (people have arrived late)

[ People arriving late will not be allowed to enter. ]


5) Don't wake the baby (the baby is sleeping in the next room)

[ Don't wake the baby sleeping in the next room. ]


6) Who is that boy (that boy is walking in the forest)?

[ Who is that boy walking in the forest? ]


7) The man is over there (the man wants coffee)
[ The man wanting coffee is over there. ]
8) Those books were mine (those books had been lying on the table)

[.]
9) Julia is on the train (the train is arriving at Platform 3)

[ Julia is on the train arriving at Platform 3. ]


10) They called a lawyer (the lawyer lived nearby)

[ They called a lawyer living nearby. ]

2. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word


in brackets.
A woman (wear) a blue hat opened the door. wearing
1. Champagne, (produce) in France, is exported all over
the world. produced
2. My sister works in a bakery (make) cakes. making
3. A million dollars worth of jewellery (belong) to the
President's wife has been stolen. belonging
4. Pictures (paint) by Picasso usually sell for millions of
pounds. painted
5. A lorry (carry) fruit crashed on the motorway. carrying
6. This is a vegetarian restaurant. None of the dishes
(serve) here contain meat or fish. served
7. The Harry Potter books, (write) by JK Rowling, have all
been made into films. written

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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