UNIT 4_Supplementary

I. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. I enjoy being entertained_____ (entertain) by commercials.

2. Having switched____ (switch) off the lights, we went to bed. (perfect Participle)
(We switched off the lights, we went to bed: 2 hđ trước-sau)

3. If you hear any news, I want (tell) to be told ____ immediately.

4. (Feel) Feeling _____ hungry, he went into the kitchen and opened the fridge. (Present participle)
Liên tiếp. liền kề

5. The whole problem certainly needed (consider) considering/ to be considered___ very

carefully.
* S vật: need + V-ing/ to be V3/ed (bị động)

6. An English Party is going (hold) to be held _____ in our school on Christmas Day.
* (be) going to + be + V3/ed

7. (See) Having seen _____ photograph of the place twice, I had no desire to go there. (perfect
participle)
(I had seen photograph ….., I had no….: hđ trước-sau)

8. If she catches your (read) reading her diary, she’ll be furious. ()

9. They are whispering to avoid (hear) being heard by their friends.

10. I remember (hear) hearing my mother said the carpets needed to be dried clean/drying clean
(dry clean)

11. The novelist often took the telephone off the hook and locked the front door because he does not
want (disturb) to be disturbed.

12. The little boy hopes (take) to be taken to Disneyland Park on his birthday.

13. John suggested (appoint) being appointed to the new branch in Vietnam.
14. Women deserve (pay) to be paid equally to men.
15. I remember (put) putting my book on the table, but now it is nowhere (see) to be seen.

II. Rewrite the following sentences using either present participle or perfect participle:
1. They are vegetarians and don't eat meat.
→ Being vegetarians, they don’t eat meat.
2. The dog wagged its tail and bit the postman.
→ Wagging its tail, the dog bit the postman.
3. While she was tidying up her room she found some old photos.
→ Tidying up her room, she found some old photos.
4. He was a good boy and helped his mother in the kitchen.
→ Being a good boy, he helped his mother in the kitchen.
5. As they didn't have enough money they spent their holidays at home last year.
→ Not having enough money they spent their holidays at home last year.
6. Since I didn't feel well I didn't go to the cinema.
→ Not feeling well, I didn’t go to the cinema.
7. We switched off the lights before we went to bed.
→ Having switched off, the lights before we went to bed.
8. The boy asked his mother's permission and then went out to play.
→ Having asked his mother's permission, the boy went out to play.
9. As he had drunk too much, he didn't drive home himself.
 → Having drunk too much, he didn't drive home himself.
10. She had been to the disco the night before she overslept in the morning.
→ Having been to the disco the night before she overslept in the morning.
11. We had worked in the garden all day and were sunburned in the evening.
→ Having worked in the garden all day and we were sunburned in the evening.
12. She had not slept for two days and therefore wasn't able to concentrate.
→ Not having slept for two days , she wasn't able to concentrate.
13. Since I had not seen him for ages, I didn't recognize him.
→ Not having seen him for ages, I didn't recognize him.
14. I had not ridden a horse for a long time and found it very difficult to keep in the saddle.
→ Not having ridden a horse for a long time, I found it very difficult to keep in the saddle.
15. We were sitting in the bus shelter and waited for the rain to stop.
 Having been sat in the bus shelter, he waited for the rain to stop.
16. We had great fun at the party. We played silly games.
→ Having had great fun at the party, we played silly games.
17. He had saved a little money. He travelled to Australia.
→ Having saved a little money, he travelled to Australia
18. They were chatting along and didn't see the car coming.
→ Having been chated along, they didn't see the car coming
19. She had finished her degree and started to work for an international company.
→ Having finished her degree, she started to work for an international company.
20. She was listening to the radio and didn't hear the doorbell.
→ Having been listened to the radio, she didn't hear the doorbell.
III. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. They all denied (ever see) having ever seen her.
2. In addition to (prepare) preparing dinner, I do the washing up.
3. Tom was accused of (steal) having stolen some top secret document.
4. But after (think) having thought it over, I decided to laugh at myself and just join anyway.
5. Mary said “I regret not (meet) having met him earlier in my life.”
6. After (fall) having fallen from the horseback, he was taken to hospital and had an operation.
7. I consider it my affair (help) to help the newcomers in my class. Affair+to v: cong viec
8. These employees are made (work) to work overtime. Be made+to v
9. The teacher never lest us (go) go out when (explain) explaining.
10. Whenever I see an action film, I feel my heart (thump) thumping strongly.
11. He was the first (discover) discovering the fire.
12. It is a nice surprise (see) to see you here.
13. Everyone likes (congratulate) being congratulated when they have got some success.
14. She expects (promote) to be promoted soon, but things seems (go) to go wrong.
15. Professor Smith dislikes (interrupt) being interrupted when he is explaining the lecture.

IV. Rewrite the following sentences using either present participle or perfect participle:
1. The room had not been tidied up yet and looked like a battlefield.
→ Not having been tidied up yet, the room looked like a battlefield.
2. As she was on holiday, she couldn't go to the party.
→ Having been on holiday, she couldn't go to the party.
3. Since she didn't hear the doorbell, she missed the delivery.
→ Not hearing the doorbell, she missed the delivery.
4. After I had dropped him at the station, I drove straight to the supermarket.
→ Having dropped him at the station, I drove straight to the supermarket.
5. Since he didn't feel well, he stayed in bed.
→ Not feeling well, he stayed in bed.
6. As I had seen the film before, I didn’t feel like going to the cinema.
→ Having seen the film before, I didn’t feel like going to the cinema.
7. I opened the envelope and I found nothing
→ Opening the envelope, I found nothing
8. We were sitting in the bus shelter and waited for the rain to stop.
→ Having been sat in the bus shelter, waited for the rain to stop.
9. She had finished her degree and started to work for an international company.
→ Having finished her degree, she started to work for an international company.
10. When she saw the dog coming towards her, she quickly crossed the road.
→ Seeing the dog coming towards her, she quickly crossed the road.
11. If it is looked after carefully, the plant can live through the winter.
→ Looked after carefully, the plant can live through the winter.
12. As I don't have a credit card, I found it difficult to book an airline ticket over the phone.
→ Not having a credit card, I found it difficult to book an airline ticket over the phone.
13. Keith spent a lot of time filling in job application forms because he was unemployed.
→ Being unemployed, Keith spent a lot of time filling in job application forms.
14. Because I was walking quickly, I soon caught up with her.
→ Walking quickly, I soon caught up with her.
15. The house was built of wood, so it was clearly a fire risk.
→ Being built of wood, the house was clearly a fire risk
16. I was eager to catch the bus in good time because I had been told off the day before for
arriving late.
→ Having been been told off the day before for arriving late,I was eager to catch the bus in good time.
17. She didn't know where the theater was, so she asked for directions at the hotel reception.
→ Not knowing where the theater was, she asked for directions at the hotel reception.
18. As she was a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident.
→ Being a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident.
19. He had spent his childhood in Oslo so he knew the city well.
→ Having spent his childhood in Oslo, he knew the city well.
20. The fruit was expensive because it was imported.
→ Being imported, the fruit was expensive.
21. We has spent nearly all our money so we couldn't afford to stay at a hotel.
→ Having spent nearly all our money, we couldn't afford to stay at a hotel.
22. As we didn't want to offend him, we said nothing about his paintings.
→ Not having wanted to offend him, we said nothing about his paintings.
23. Although James is known mainly as a writer of novel, he has now written a successful
biography.
→ Being known mainly as a writer of novel, James has now written a successful biography.
24. Although it had been hunted close to extinction, the rhino is once again common in this
area.
→ Having been hunted close to extinction, the rhino is once again common in this area.