160 ‘THE VERB IX. Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect or the Past Perfect of the verhs fy brackets according to the meaning: 1, Grandfather ... for a long time. (not to dance) 2. If they ... me, I would have finisheg my work in time, (10 help) 3. Our guests just... (to leave). 4. We ... Alfred since he wey to London, (not to see) 5. By 5 o'clock yesterday, father ... five big fish. (to catch 6. I didn’t know that she ... her umbrella. (to lose) 7. My cousin ... ill since he Swan, in the river (to be). 8. I wished I ... about that in advance. (to know) 9. We will go for a walk only after the rain .. (to stop) 10. Tom was speaking as if he ... a specialist. (to b) X. Fill in the blanks with the Present or the Past Participle of the verbs in brackets; 1. John found himself in an ... situation. (fo embarrass) 2. Alice tried to hide the... cup when mother entered the room. (to break) 3. Much to my surprise, I came across an ,. car. (to abandon) 4. “Let ... dogs lie,” says an English proverb. (to sleep) 5. In winter, we eat many .... vegetables. (to freeze) 6. The ... child was taken to hospital. (to injure) 7. The ... boy said he had heard a ... roar. (to frighten) 8. The girl started to read the... chapter of the book. (to open) 9. The ... pupils couldn’t answer such a ... problem, (to confuse) 10. The ... audience witnessed an ... experiment. (to amaze) Il. That is certainly... work, (to tire) 12. The ... players sat down on the grass fora short rest. (to tie) XI. Correct the following misrelated participles : 1, Running in the street, a car ran over my dog. 2. Scattered all over the meadow, we could see beautifully colored flowers. 3. Watching TV, an idea occurred to me, 4. Entering the room, the telephone started ringing. 5. Caught red-handed, the police finally arrested the thief. 6. Looking out of the window, a strange noise reached my ears 7. Barking furiously, the boy took the dog out of the house. 8. Crossing the street, a car hit me. 9. Sitting on a bench in the park, the wind blew my hat off. 10. Reading a book in the park, a bird sat down on my shoulder. 11. Raining heavily, we had to postpone our trip. 12. Written on the blackboard, he saw his sister’s name. XII. Translate the following sentences into English using the Present or the Past Participle: ° 1, Priviti cum se joacd pisoii. 2. Ei trebuie si fi stiut acest Iucru de la bun inceput. 3. Cand tata a venit acas’, noi invitam de doua ore, 4. Baiatul care se uiti la fotografii este fratele Mariei. 5. Nu se poate ca Henry si fi terminat toate exercigiile atat de repede. 6. Paméntul vizut din cosmos este impresionant. 7. Am vaézut un avion zburdnd pe cer. 8. M& duceam la magazin géndindu-m& ce si-i cumptir mamei de ziua ei. 9. Ea nu a menfionat niciodati asa ceva aici. 10. Tabloul fcut de sora ta este foarte frumos. IL, Amin- tindu-mi numérul lui de telefon, lam sunat in dupi-amiaza aceea. 12. Deoarece Jane citise romanul, ea a injeles mult mai bine filmul. 13. Vreau aceste cirti inapoiate in cel mult cinci zile. 14. Mi-am reparat ieri pantofii. 15. Ni s-a explicat cl toate aceste probleme vor fi discutate la urmitoarea noastri intdlnire, 16, Bunica mea este o femeie cu ochi negri. 17. As fi dorit ca voi si nu le fi dat toate documentele. 18. Le-am spus ci le voi scrie dupa ce voi gisi o slujbi. aiele cu furcile femeile, le ridicd in ctpite cu varf juguiat, sf nu Te pltrundi Seaatt eco vara. Arde pimintul... Pédurile de porumb s-au uscat. Clating vantul foile, Fosnesc foile porumbului.” (Zaharia Stancu, Desculy) Scanned with CamScanner