Exercise 1
Choose from Box A and Box B to make sentences. Use an –ing clause.
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A |
B |
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1 Kate was in the kitchen 2 Amy was sitting in an armchair. 3 Sue opened the door carefully. 4 Sarah went out. 5 Lisa was in London for two years. 6 Anna walked around the town. |
She was trying not to make a noise. She looked at the sights and took pictures. She said she would be back in an hour. She was reading a book. She was making coffee. She worked in a bookshop. |
1 Kate …………………….
2 Amy was sitting …………………….
3 Sue …………………….
4 …………………….
5 …………………….
6 …………………….
Answers
1
1 Kate was in the kitchen making coffee.
2 Amy was sitting in an armchair reading a book.
3 Sue opened the door carefully trying not to make a noise.
4 Sarah went out saying she would be back in an hour.
5 Lisa was in London for two years working in a bookshop.
6 Anna walked around the town looking at the sights and taking pictures.
Exercise 2
Make one sentence from two using an –ing clause.
1 Joe was playing football. He hurt his knee. …………………….
2 I was watching TV. I fell asleep. I …………………….
3 A friend of mine slipped and fell. He was getting off a bus.
A friend of mine …………………….
4 I was walking home in the rain. I got very wet.
I …………………….
5 Laura was driving to work yesterday. She had an accident.
…………………….
6 Two people were overcome by smoke. They were trying to put out the fire.
…………………….
Answers
2
1 Joe hurt his knee playing football.
2 I fell asleep watching TV.
3 A friend of mine slipped and fell getting off a bus.
4 I got very wet walking home in the rain.
5 Laura had an accident driving to work yesterday.
6 Two people were overcome by smoke trying to put out the fire.
Exercise 3
Make sentences beginning Having … . Put the words in the correct order.
1 (went / she / work / her / home / finished)
Having …………………….
2 (tickets / the theatre / bought / into / our / went / we)
Having …………………….
3 (journey / their / had / they / lunch / continued)
Having …………………….
4 (the / coffee / shopping / I / a cup / went / done / for / of)
Having …………………….
Answers
3
1 Having finished her work, she went home.
2 Having bought our tickets, we went into the theatre.
3 Having had lunch, they continued their journey.
4 Having done the shopping, I went for a cup of coffee.
Exercise 4
Make one sentence from two. Begin with –ing or Not –ing. Sometimes you need to begin with Having (done something).
1 I felt tired. So I went to bed early.
……………………., I went to bed early.
2 I thought they might be hungry. So I offered them something to eat.
……………………., I offered them something to eat.
3 Robert is a vegetarian. So he doesn’t eat any kind of meat.
……………………., Robert doesn’t eat any kind of meat.
4 I didn’t know his email address. So I wasn’t able to contact him.
……………………., I wasn’t able to contact him.
5 Sarah has travelled a lot. So she knows a lot about other countries.
……………………., Sarah knows a lot about other countries.
6 I wasn’t able to speak the local language. So I had trouble communicating.
……………………., I had trouble communicating.
7 We had spent nearly all our money. So we couldn’t afford to stay at a hotel.
……………………., we couldn’t afford to stay at a hotel.
Answers
4
1 Feeling tired, …
2 Thinking they might be hungry, …
3 Being a vegetarian, …
4 Not knowing his email address, …
5 Having travelled a lot, …
6 Not being able to speak the local language, …
7 Having spent nearly all our money, …