Exercise 1
Make one sentence from two. Complete the sentences with an –ing clause.
1) A bell was ringing. I was woken up by it.
I was woken up by ________
2) A man was sitting next to me on the plane. I didn't talk much to him.
I didn't talk much to the ________
3) A taxi was taking us to the airport. It broke down.
The ________ broke down.
4) There's a path at the end of this street. The path leads to the river.
At the end of the street there's a ________
5) A factory has just opened in the town. It employs 500 people.
A ________ has just opened in the town.
6) The company sent me a brochure. It contained the information I needed.
The company sent me ________
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1 a bell ringing
2 the man sitting next to me on the plane
3 The taxi taking us to the airport
4 a path leading to the river
5 A factory employing 500 people
6 a brochure containing the information I needed
Exercise 2
Make one sentence from two, beginning as shown. Each time make an –ed clause.
1) A boy was injured in the accident. He was taken to hospital.
The boy ________ was taken to hospital.
2) A gate was damaged in the storm. It has now been repaired.
The gate ________ has now been repaired.
3) A number of suggestions were made at the meeting. Most of them were not very practical.
Most of the ________ were not very practical.
4) Some paintings were stolen from the museum. They haven't been found yet.
The ________ haven't been found yet.
5) A man was arrested by the police. What's his name?
What's the name of ________ ?
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1 injured in the accident
2 the gate damaged in the storm
3 Most of the suggestions made at the meeting
4 The paintings stolen from the museum
5 the man arrested by the police
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form:
blow call invite live offer read ring sit study work
1) I was woken up by a bell ________
2) Some of the people ________ to the party can't come.
3) Life must be very unpleasant for people ________ near busy airports.
4) A few days after the interview, I received an email ________ me the job.
5) Somebody ________ jack phoned while you were out.
6) There was a tree ________ down in the storm last night.
7) The waiting room was empty except for a young man ________ by the window________ a magazine.
8) Ian has a brother ________ in a bank in London and a sister ________ economics at university in Manchester.
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1 ringing
2 invited
3 living
4 offering
5 called
6 blown
7 sitting … reading
8 working … studying
Exercise 4
Use the words in brackets to make sentences using There is / There was etc.
1) That house is empty. (nobody / live / in it)
________
2) The accident wasn’t serious. (nobody / injure)
________
3) I can hear footsteps. (somebody / come)
There ________
4) The train was full. (a lot of people / travel)
________
5) We were the only guests at the hotel. (nobody else / stay there)
________
6) The piece of paper was blank. (nothing / write / on it)
________
7) The college offers English courses in the evening. (a course / begin / next Monday)
________
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1 There’s nobody living in it.
2 There was nobody injured.
3 There's somebody coming.
4 There were a lot of people travelling.
5 There was nobody else staying there.
6 There was nothing written on it.
7 There's a course beginning next Monday.
