Выберите правильные формы причастий.

Dear Leo, I`m writing to tell you about my new house. It`s the biggest house I`ve ever lived in, but also ... (expensive). Still, it`s much ... (nice) than my last house. Although the garden is a little ... (small), the rooms are much ... (spacious) and there is much ... (little) noise. The area I live in now is .... (peaceful) place I`ve ever lived in. The neighbours are ... (quiet) here than anywere else, and they are .... (friendly) people you will ever meet. There are lots of flowers here, so it`s much ... (colourful) than my previous home, and there is a bus stop near my house, so it`s .... (convenient) than before because I don`t have to take my car to work. All in all, I can say that finding this house is ... (good) thing that`s ever happened to me! I hope you will visit me here soon.

IN THE WAITING ROOM

I (enter) the dentist's waiting room which (be) full. Like any other waiting room, it (have) an atmosphere of its own. A small table (be covered) with very old magazines; the curtains (be) of indefinite colour and the armchairs definitely unclean. There (be) dusty pictures on the wall. I (take) my seat and (decide) to pass the time watching the people around me.
A little man beside me (turn) over the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously. It (be) hard to understand what he (look) at; from time to time he (throw) the magazine on the table and (pick up) another. Opposite me there (be) a young mother who (try) hard to quiet her son. The boy (make) aeroplane-noises as he (move) an ashtray on the floor. Near him an old man (sleep) and the boy's mother (be) afraid that sooner or later her son (wake up) him. I myself (be) sleepy. The boy (be) quiet now in his mother's arms. There (be) a deathly silence in the room and just at this moment the loud speaker (call) out the name of the next lucky person.

went to bed. 2. Peter being away, Alexan­der had to do his work. 3. It being very cold, they made a fire. 4. It being very stormy, they stayed at home. 5. All this having been settled, he went home. 6. The preparations being completed, they began to climb up the mountain. 7. The moon being bright, everything was clearly visible. 8. Our petrol being exhausted, we could go no further. 9. The game having ended, the crowd went home. 10. It was dark, the sun having set an hour before. 11. The concert being over, everyone went away. 12. Nobody being there, I went away. 13. My brother having taken the key, I could not enter the house. 14. The negotiations between the American and British representatives were conducted behind closed doors, measures having been taken that no correspondent should receive any information. 15. Dinner being over, we went into the garden. 16. At last the excitement died down, the captain having assured the passengers, that there was no longer the slightest danger. 17. The letter having been delayed, the news reached us too late. 18. The key having been lost, they could not enter the cottage. 19 The weather being fine, all the windows were opened. 20. The play being very popular, it was difficult to get tickets. 21. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. 22. Agriculture is Costa Rica's chief activity, mining and manufacturing being little developed. 23. We are not giving you any particulars, the enclosed letter containing the necessary information. 24. Retail prices in Argentina are becoming more inflated than ever, the increase in the means of payment having exceeded the increase in the supply of goods. 25. The contract quantity was 5,000 tons, the sellers having an option to deliver 2 per cent, more or less. 26. With the shipping strike in the United States still going on, arrivals of American cotton in Liverpool were rather small. 27. The London market for Manila hemp was quiet, with demand from Western Europe rest­ricted by the shortage of dollars for purchase.

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Students {studied, studying} at our university work in various fields of the national economy.
{Developing, Developed} a new semiconductor device our laboratory had to solve many problems.

The issue {discussed, discussing} at the last meeting is of great importance for our country.
The law just {referred, referring} to was discovered by Newton.

Очень надо!
1.Укажите грамматическую конструкцию в каждом предложении (Gerund – герундий, Participle – причастие и Conditional Clause – условное придаточное предложение):
1. If the customer had taken part in the competition, he’d have won the prize.
2. World public opinion is concerned about the rising level of pollution.
3. His plan of driving to Dresden is not good.
4. I am glad to have an opportunity of reading this book.
5. Roman towns in Britain were real military camps surrounded by walls.

2. Выберите правильную форму глагола и укажите тип условных придаточных предложений (Type I, II, III или нулевой):
1. If I have time, I (go, would go) to the Tretyakov Gallery.
2. They (would have helped, will have helped) you if they had come.
3. If he hadn't phoned her, she (won't have come, wouldn't have come).
4. If they had a car, they (will go, would go) to the country.
5. If the weather is fine, we (would go, will go) to London.

3. Выберите правильную форму герундия:
1. I don’t remember (having seen, having been seen) her before.
2. We prefer new methods of work (having used, being used).
3. He entered the room without (being noticed, having been noticed).
4. The shoes need (repairing, being repaired).
5. Albert must be proud of (having won, having been won) the prize.

4. Выберите правильную форму причастия:
1. The discovery (making, made) by him is of great value.
2. (Finishing, having finished) the work, he left the laboratory.
3. What’s the name of the girl (questioning, being questioned) by the officer?
4. Not (remembering, remembered) the title of the book, we had to look it up.
5. (Being asked, having been asked) twice, the professor answered the question.

5. Раскройте скобки и употребите правильную форму глагола, герундия или причастия:
1. The man (to arrest) was a hijacker.
2. Lawrence is against (to send) to Belgium.
3. Nick’s (to forget) to leave a message made me very angry.
4. If I (to know) her address, I would write to her.
5. If he had been displeased yesterday, he (to notice) it.