Exercise 4: Rewrite each of the following sentences with gerund or present participle or perfect participle.

He left the phone ring for 5 minutes and then slowly replaced the receiver.

→ Having ___________________________________________________________________.

After she had worked hard all day, Sarah was exhausted.

→ Having ______________________________________________________________.

We saw Rupert. He was looking into a shop window.

→ We saw _________________________________________________________________.

Since Daniel had spent all his money, he couldn’t afford a new jacket.

→ Having ___________________________________________________________.

He took out a gun and put it in his briefcase.

→ Taking ________________________________________________________.

Exercise 4: Rewrite each of the following sentences with gerund or present participle or perfect participle.

Christopher apologized. He’d forgotten to pay.

→ Christopher _________________________________________________________________.

When Tom had repaired the car, he took it out for a road test.

→ Having ______________________________________________________________________.

The porter just stood there. He expected a tip.

→ The porter ________________________________________________________.

Because she is the youngest child, Natasha is her father’s favorite.

→ Being ____________________________________________________________.

Mitchell picked up the phone and dialed a number.

→ Picking _________________________________________________________.

You know there is no point in ____ about the past – after all, you can’t change it, can you?

A. to worry                 B. having worried       C. to be worrying        D. worrying