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Participles Exercise

September 25th, 2011 in Improve English

Rewrite each of the following sentences by changing the participle into a finite verb.

1. Driven by the rain, we took shelter under a tree.

2. We saw trees laden with fruits.

3. Climbing up the stairs, the boy fell down.

4. Having lost my passport, I applied for a new one.

5. I once saw a man walking on a rope.

6. Being paralytic, he could not walk.

7. Having failed in the first attempt, he made no further attempts.

8. Mounting his horse, the warrior rode off.

9. Having no guide with us, we lost our way.

10. Having worked all day, I felt fatigued.

Answers

1. As we were driven by the rain, we took shelter under a tree.

2. We saw trees that were laden with fruits.

3. When he was climbing up the stairs, the boy fell down.

4. As I had lost my passport, I applied for a new one.

5. I once saw a man who was walking on a rope.

6. As he was paralytic, he could not walk.

7. He failed in the first attempt and made no further attempts.

8. The warrior mounted his horse and rode off.

9. As we had no guide with us, we lost our way.

10. As I had worked all day, I felt fatigued.