Present participle or perfect participle
1. Entering the room suddenly, she found them smoking.
2. Turning on the light, I was astonished at what I saw.
3. Having visited the museum, we decided to have lunch in the park.
4. He offered to show us the way home, thinking we were lost.
5. She asked me to help her, realizing that she couldn’t move it alone.
6. Having fed the dog, he sat down to his own dinner.
7. People were sleeping in the next room, waked by the sound of breaking glass.
8. Knowing that the murderer was still at large, I was extremely reluctant to open the door.
9. Having stolen the silver, he looked for a place to hide it.
10. Soaked to the skin, we eventually reached the station.
11. One evening you will be sitting by the fire, remembering this day.
12. Having seen photographs of the place, I had no desire to go there.
13. Having heard that the caves were dangerous, I didn’t like to go any further without a light.
14. Slates were ripped off by the gale, falling on people passing below.
15. I didn’t like to sit down, knowing that there were ants in the grass.
Bare infinitive or gerund (verbs of perception)
1. I didn’t hear you come in.
2. We listened to the old man tell his story from beginning to end.
3. Listen. Can you hear a baby cry?
4. I looked out of the window and saw Tim on his bike cycling along the road.
5. Why did you turn around suddenly? – I thought I heard somebody call my name.
6. How do you know I took the money? I know because I saw you take the money.
7. We watched the men saw the tree and as we were walking away, we heard it fall with a tremendous crash.
8. I knew I wasn’t the first to arrive, for I saw smoke rising from the chimney.
9. Everybody heard the bomb explode. It was a tremendous noise.
10. Oh! I can feel something crawling up my leg! It must be an insect.
11. When I got home, I found a cat sleeping on the kitchen table.
Gerund or infinitive
1. Keep talking. I’m listening to you.
2. The children promised to play more quietly. They promised not to make so much noise.
3. Linda offered to look after my cat while I was out of town.
4. You shouldn’t put off paying your bills.
5. Alex’s dog loves chasing sticks.
6. I let my friend borrow my bicycle.
7. My sister helped me fix the bike.
8. The teacher doesn’t let us talk in class.
9. The doctor ordered Mr. Gray not to smoke.
10. Don’t tell me his secret. I prefer not knowing.
11. I couldn’t see him singing on the stage because I stood too far.
12. Nadia finally decided to quit her present job and (to) look for another one.
13. The film made me cry all the night.
14. Did you remember to turn off the stove?
15. Pat told us not to wait for her.
16. Would you please remind me to call Gina tomorrow?
17. Don’t forget to tell Jane to call me about going swimming tomorrow.
18. Mary reminded me not to be late for the meeting.
19. We went for a walk after we finished cleaning up the kitchen.
20. I forgot to take a book back to the library, so I had to pay a fine.
