EXERCISE 1
1. Barking dogs (bark)
2. Playing children (play)
3. Screaming girls (scream)
4. Dancing cowboys (dance)
5. Swimming ducks (swim)
6. Crying babies (cry)
7. Running water (run)
8. Singing teachers (sing)
9. Falling leaves (fall)
10. Lying people (lie)
EXERCISE 2
1.- he was talking to her friend and forgot everything around her.
Talking to her friend she forgot everything around her.
Talking to her friend she forgot everything around her.
2. Since we watch the news every day we know what's going on in the world.
Watching the news every day we know what's going on in the world.
3. They are vegetarians and don't eat meat.
Being vegetarians they don't eat meat.
Being vegetarians they don't eat meat.
4. The dog wagged its tail and bit the postman.
Wagging its tail the dog bit the postman.
Wagging its tail the dog bit the postman.
5. While she was tidying up her room she found some old photos.
Tidying up her room she found some old photos.
Tidying up her room she found some old photos.
6. He was a good boy and helped his mother in the kitchen.
Being a good boy he helped his mother in the kitchen.
Being a good boy he helped his mother in the kitchen.
7. 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.
Not having enough money they spent their holidays at home last year.
8. The man was sitting in the cafe. He was reading a paper?
The man was sitting in the cafe reading a paper.
The man was sitting in the cafe reading a paper.
9. Since I didn't feel well I didn't go to the cinema.
Not feeling well I didn't go to the cinema.
Not feeling well I didn't go to the cinema.
10.She walked home and met an old friend.
Walking home she met an old friend.
Walking home she met an old friend.
EXERCISE 3
1 | Begin: We're late -- the game has already ______. | ||
begin | |||
begun | |||
began | |||
2 | Break: Shelley can't go skiing any more. She has ______ her leg. | ||
broken | |||
breaken | |||
broke | |||
3 | Become: In the last few years, it has ______ more and more difficult to get into college. | ||
become | |||
became | |||
becume | |||
4 | Bring: Duncan's here, and he's ______ some sandwiches! | ||
braught | |||
brung | |||
brought | |||
5 | Choose: She's getting married in a week, and she hasn't ______ her dress yet. | ||
choosen | |||
chose | |||
chosen | |||
6 | Drink: It's so hot that I've ______ five cans of Coke already this afternoon. | ||
drank | |||
drunk | |||
drunken | |||
7 | Eat: You've ______ my lunch! How dare you! | ||
eaten | |||
ate | |||
aten | |||
8 | Fall: The price of oil has ______ rapidly since January. | ||
fell | |||
felt | |||
fallen | |||
9 | Feel: I've never ______ so good! | ||
felt | |||
feelen | |||
fold | |||
10 | Hear: Have you ______ about the accident? | ||
heared | |||
hearn | |||
heard | |||
11 | Lose: I've ______ my grammar book. Have you seen it? | ||
lost | |||
loose | |||
losen | |||
12 | Put: I found your grammar book under the table. I've ______ it away on the bookshelf. | ||
put | |||
putten | |||
pought | |||
13 | Run: Jan's out of breath because she's ______ all the way from the bus terminal. | ||
ran | |||
run | |||
runnen | |||
14 | Sell: Have you ______ your car yet? | ||
sellen | |||
sole | |||
sold | |||
15 | Show: Stewart hasn't ______ up yet. He must have been delayed. | ||
shown | |||
shew | |||
showed | |||
16 | Sleep: I was so exhausted after the exam that I ______ for twelve hours. | ||
sleep | |||
sleeped | |||
slept | |||
17 | Steal: Someone has ______ my bicycle! | ||
stolen | |||
stole | |||
stelt | |||
18 | Swim: She's never ______ in the sea before. | ||
swim | |||
swum | |||
swam | |||
19 | Teach: Gerry has ______ English at UVic for many years. | ||
tought | |||
taught | |||
teach | |||
20 | Write: How many pages have you ______ for your homework? | ||
writen | |||
wrote | |||
Written EXERCISE 4 1) computers (steal) 2) fans (fascinate) 3) students (bore) 4) boys (confuse) 5) umbrellas (forget) 6) girls (disappoint) 7) comics (swap) 8) doctors (worry) 9) queens (amuse) |