Past Participle 2

Exercise on Perfect Participle

Rewrite the sentences replacing the italic part with a perfect participle.

1.     We switched off the lights before we went to bed.
→ Having switched off the lights we went to bed.

2.     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.

3.     As he had drunk too much, he didn't drive home himself.
→ Having drunk too much he didn't drive home himself.

4.     We have written two tests today, so we are very exhausted.
→ Having written two tests today we are very exhausted.

5.     She filled the washing machine and switched it on.
→ Having filled the washing machine she switched it on.

6.     She had been to the disco the night before and overslept in the morning.
→ Having been to the disco the night before she overslept in the morning.

7.     We had worked in the garden all day and were sunburned in the evening.
→ Having worked in the garden all day we were sunburned in the evening.

8.     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.

9.     Since I had not seen him for ages, I didn't recognize him.
→ Not having seen him for ages I didn't recognize him.

10.  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.

Perfect Participle Active or Passive

Fill in the Perfect Participle. Decide whether to use active or passive voice.

(stop)  the car, the police officer wanted to see the documents.

1.     Having stopped the car, the police officer wanted to see the documents.

(write)  the test, we felt relieved.

2.     Having written the test, we felt relieved.

(work)  all day, we were quite exhausted in the evening.

3.     Having worked all day, we were quite exhausted in the evening.

4.     (send)  to counter 24, I had to return to counter 3.

5.     Having been sent to counter 24, I had to return to counter 3.

(confess) , he was accused of even more criminal offences.

6.     Having confessed, he was accused of even more criminal offences.

(arrive)  at the station, we called a taxi.

7.     Having arrived at the station, we called a taxi.

8.     (type)  by the secretary, the letter was signed by the boss.

9.     Having been typed by the secretary, the letter was signed by the boss.

(interrupt)  several times, he was rather annoyed.

10.  Having been interrupted several times, he was rather annoyed.

(live)  in Oxford for two years, she spoke English like a native speaker.

11.  Having lived in Oxford for two years, she spoke English like a native speaker.

(rescue) , the injured man was taken to hospital.

12.  Having been rescued, the injured man was taken to hospital.