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Exercise on Present Participle
Exercise on Perfect Participle
Rewrite the sentences replacing the italic part with a perfect participle.
We switched off the lights
before we went to bed.
→
we went to bed.
The boy asked his mother's permission
and then went out to play.
→
the boy went out to play.
As he had drunk too much
, he didn't drive home himself.
→
he didn't drive home himself.
We have written two tests today
, so we are very exhausted.
→
we are very exhausted.
She filled the washing machine
and switched it on.
→
she switched it on.
She had been to the disco the night before
and overslept in the morning.
→
she overslept in the morning.
We had worked in the garden all day
and were sunburned in the evening.
→
we were sunburned in the evening.
She had not slept for two days
and therefore wasn't able to concentrate.
→
she wasn't able to concentrate.
Since I had not seen him for ages
, I didn't recognize him.
→
I didn't recognize him.
I had not ridden a horse for a long time
and found it very difficult to keep in the saddle.
→
I found it very difficult to keep in the saddle.
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