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Present, Past, Perfect participle clauses

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________ (invite) my boss for a barbecue, I then remembered I was supposed to go to a concert the same evening.

Having invited

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The best part __________ (give) to another actor, Josh felt unwilling to continue in the show.

having been given

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The police officers stood at either end of the hallway, _________ (give) Ray no chance of escape.

giving

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Connect the sentences using a participle clause. Hillary got a job in a cafe. She was able to make lots of new friends.

Having got a job in a cafe, Hillary was able to make lots of new friends.

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Connect the sentences using a participle clause. I wasn't very fit. I was unable to finish the marathon.

Not being fit, I was unable to finish the marathon.

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Connect the sentences using a participle clause. I left my keys at the office. I couldn't get into my flat last night.

Having left my keys at the office, I couldn't.....

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Connect the sentences using a participle clause. The old house had been restored by experts. It regained its former glory.

Having been restored by experts, the house regained its former glory.

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Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause. As they hadn't been arrested, they were able to leave the police station.

Not having been arrested, they were able....

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Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause. She fell asleep while she sat in the armchair.

Sitting in the armchair, she fell asleep/ She fell asleep sitting in the armchair.

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Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause. Because I can speak Finnish, I managed to follow their conversation.

Being able to speak Finish, I managed to follow their converation.

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Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause. So far nobody has claimed the money which we discovered under the floorboards.

So far............the money found under the floorboards.

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Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause. If you leave it for too long, oil paint will form a skin.

If left /Left for too long, the oil paint....

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Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause. As I'm not very good with figures I'll let you do the accounts.

Not being very good with figures, I'll let.......

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Use a participle clause. Carol drove off in the car after she slammed the door.

Slamming the door, Carol drove off in the car.

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He was surprised to see the building there as Tom had not noticed it before.

Not having noticed it before, Tom was surprised to see the building there.

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I noticed the door was open and decided to go inside.

Noticing the door was open, I decided to go inside.

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