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C1 Participle clauses and phrasal verbs

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  • As Selma walked along a path by the river, she watched some swans land on the water.
    Walking along a path by the river, Selma watched some swans land on the water.
  • As long as you approach the monkeys slowly, they won’t bite.
    If approached slowly, the monkeys won’t bite.
  • Call off
    to cancel
  • give back
    to return something borrowed
  • back up
    to make a copy
  • Fall out (with)
    to have quarrel and end a friendship
  • I hoped to get a good photograph of the lake at dawn. I set off before sunrise.
    Hoping to get a good photograph of the lake at dawn, I set off before sunrise.
  • go after (sb)
    to chase or follow someone in order to catch them
  • After I successfully took part in a ten-kilometre race, I started training for a marathon.
    Having successfully taken part in a ten-kilometre race, I started training for a marathon.
  • get off
    1) to leave a bus, train, etc. 2) to start a journey
  • The woman who is sitting over there is a famous climber.
    The woman sitting over there is a famous climber.
  • get through (something)
    to survive an unpleasant or difficult period
  • Gerda walked away from the village. She didn’t look back.
    Without looking back, Gerda walked away from the village.
  • She missed her bus three times last week, so she’s now getting up half an hour earlier.
    Having missed her bus three times last week, she’s now getting up half an hour earlier.
  • We couldn’t speak the local language. We couldn’t follow the story.
    Being unable to speak the local language, we couldn’t follow the story.
  • Laurie sat aboard the train. She realised she had left a bag on the platform.
    Sitting aboard the train, Laurie realised she had left a bag on the platform.
  • They planned their itinerary carefully. They didn’t waste any time.
    Having planned their itinerary carefully, they didn’t waste any time.
  • I didn’t take a waterproof jacket, so I got completely soaked.
    Not having taken a waterproof jacket, I got completely soaked.
  • Put off
    to postpone
  • go on
    1) to continue or move to the next thing 2) to start operating
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