b) A person taking a sun-bath must be very careful.
c) Taking a dictionary, he began to translate the text.
2. a) The word said by the student was not correct.
b) The man standing at the door of the train carriage and saying goodbye to his friends is a well-known musician.
c) Standing at the window, she was waving her hand.
3. a) A letter sent from St. Petersburg today will be in Moscow tomorrow.
b) He saw some people in the post-office sending telegrams.
c) When sending the telegram she forgot to write her name.
4. a) Some of the questions put to the lecturer yesterday were very important.
b) The girl putting the book on the shelf is the new librarian.
c) While putting the cups into the box she broke one of them.
Вправа 3. Доберіть необхідну форму дієприкметника.
1. a) The girl (writing, written) on the blackboard is our best pupil.
b) Everything (writing, written) here is quite right.
2. a) The house (surrounding, surrounded) by tall trees is very beautiful.
b) The wall (surrounding, surrounded) the house was very high.
3. a) Who is that boy (doing, done) his homework at that table?
b) The exercises (doing, done) by the pupils were easy.
4. a) The girl (washing, washed) the floor is my sister.
b) The floor (washing, washed) by Helen looked very clean.
5. Do you know the girl (playing, played) in the garden?
6. The book (writing, written) by this scientist is very interesting.
7. We could not see the sun (covering, covered) by dark clouds.
8. The (losing, lost) book was found at last.
9. (Going, gone) along the street, I met Mary and Ann.
10. Read the (translating, translated) sentences once more.
11. Name some places (visiting, visited) by you last year.
12. She was reading the book (buying, bought) the day before.
13. (Taking, taken) the girl by the hand, she led her across the street.
14. It was not easy to find the (losing, lost) stamp.
15. Here is the letter (receiving, received) by me yesterday.
16. Look at the beautiful flowers (gathering, gathered) by the children.
17. His hat (blowing, blown) off by the wind was lying in the middle of the street.
18. “How do you like the film?” he asked, (turning, turned) towards me.
19. When we came nearer, we saw two boys (coming, come) towards us.
20. I think that the boy (standing, stood) there is his brother.
Вправа 4. Замість підрядних речень вжийте різні форми дієприкметника.
1.When he arrived at the railway station, he bought a ticket, walked to the platform and boarded the train. 2.After he was shown in, he was told to take off his coat and wait for a while. 3.He looked at me and hesitated, he did not know what to say. 4.After I had written this exercise, I began to doubt whether it was correct. 5.Take care when you cross the street. 6.Students should always be attentive while they are listening to the lecturer. 7. There are many students who study music.
Вправа 5. Перекладіть рідною мовою, звертаючи увагу на вживання дієприкметників.
1. Our engineer has used the recommended method. 2. The house built in this street is very high. 3. We know Byron as the author of many lyrical poems devoted to nature and love. 4. The report followed by the discussion showed the importance of this problem. 5. A word spoken in time may have very important results. 6. The dictionary was used by the students at every lesson. 7. The heat reduced is equal to the work done to produce it. 8. The device constructed by this young engineer is of great importance for our work. 9. The amount of the heat produced depended upon the quality of the fuel used. 10. The car has already done 200 miles today . 11. This new motor will be used in our laboratory. 12. The two problems of fuel used were widely discussed at the conference. 13. If dropped directly above the target the bomb will never damage it. 14. If placed in different localities the weight of the body is different. 15. The newly built houses are very fine. 16. The translation written by this young man has no mistakes. 17. When asked he did not answer.