Ex.6. USE the appropriate form of the participles

1. Just then I heard somebody (come) down the stairs, back behind me. 2. (Write) five centuries ago, this manuscript was a real find for historians. 3. (Sit) in the reception, he wondered how long his visit would be. 4. (Leave) the message on the answering machine the day before and (get) no reply, he decided not to call again. 5. I remember hearing this idea (touch) upon at the previous meeting. 6.We changed the subject (not wish) to continue useless talk. 7. She looked at him attentively, as though (wish) to make out the cause of his confusion. 8. There seemed to be a thousand (wait) for the 7 p.m. flight to Miami. 9. His situation, if (take) seriously, was too appalling to face. 10. He breathed hard and rapidly, and emitted a dull, (ache) moan. 11. He played the piano (think) about his last trip to Boston. 12. (Give) the unexpected answer we felt awkward. 13. All of them appeared (freeze) as if (witness) a horrible event. 14. In the two envelopes (contain) holiday cards she saw something that stopped her cold. Airmail, from Peru. Spanish words (stamp) on the front. 15. “I hate to see my country (divide)”, he exclaimed. 16. He sat in the darkness, too (scare) to move or say anything. 17. He stopped, (not know) what to say next. 18. The (frighten) animals huddled around the bull. 19. The story created a row (not know) to the audience. 20. At last she heard her name (call).

Principal ideas:

PARTs perform the functions characteristic of the Adj. and Adv. – they can be used as Attribute, Predicative, Adverbial Modifier, and Parenthesis. In the sentence participles appear either alone, as single participial forms (Smiling, he greeted us at the door), as the headword of a participial phrase (He began his talk, smiling to everyone sincerely), or as the non-finite element of two types of predicative constructions – Complex Object (Very soon we had all the repair work done. We noticed him leaving before others) and an Absolute Participial construction ("Silence," she said, her lips trembling, the blood tears having left their streaks on her pale cheeks. With the work done, they all started for their homes).