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  • I often buy cheese (the cheese is imported from Paris)
    I often buy cheese imported from Paris.
  • The coffee is very strong (the coffee is drunk in Turkey)
    The coffee drunk in Turkey is very strong.
  • They called a lawyer (the lawyer lived nearby)
    They called a lawyer living nearby.
  • Who is that boy (that boy is walking in the forest)?
    Who is that boy walking in the forest?
  • Julia is on the train (the train is arriving at Platform 3)
    Julia is on the train arriving at Platform 3.
  • She filled the washing machine and switched it on.
    Having filled the washing machine she switched it on.
  • We have written two tests today, so we are very exhausted.
    Having written two tests today we are very exhausted.
  • We all praised the cake (the cake was baked by my mother)
    We all praised the cake baked by my mother.
  • Those books were mine (those books had been lying on the table)
    Those books lying on the table were mine.
  • We live in a house (the house was built by my grandfather)
    We live in a house built by my grandfather.
  • Since I had not seen him for ages, I didn't recognize him.
    Not having seen him for ages I didn't recognize him.
  • As he had drunk too much, he didn't drive home himself.
    Having drunk too much he didn't drive home himself.
  • The man is in the garden (the man is wearing a blue jumper)
    The man wearing a blue jumper is in the garden.
  • The money has been given to charity (the money was found in the street)
    The money found in the street has been given to charity.
  • I really loved the flowers (the flowers were grown in London)
    I really loved the flowers grown in London.
  • People will not be allowed to enter (people have arrived late)
    People arriving late will not be allowed to enter.
  • The bread is in the kitchen (the bread was brought by John)
    The bread brought by John is in the kitchen.
  • The man is over there (the man wants coffee)
    The man wanting coffee is over there.
  • The boy asked his mother's permission and then went out to play.
    Having asked his mother's permission the boy went out to play.
  • I don't know much about the games (the games are played by children nowadays)
    I don't know much about the games played by children nowadays.
  • The robber ran away (the robber was seen by David)
    The robber seen by David ran away.
  • We switched off the lights before we went to bed.
    Having switched off the lights we went to bed.
  • The television was stolen (the television was bought twenty years ago)
    The television bought twenty years ago was stolen
  • We broke the computer (the computer belongs to my father)
    We broke the computer belonging to my father.
  • We found a doctor (the doctor works at a hospital in Madrid)
    We found a doctor working at a hospital in Madrid.
  • Don't wake the baby (the baby is sleeping in the next room)
    Don't wake the baby sleeping in the next room.
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