The police accused him of _______ fire to the building but he denied having been in the area on the night of the fire.. Complete the following sentences with perfect gerund or perfect pa
Trang 1I Choose the best answer.
1 We soon got the machine _ again
2 I caught him _ over my wall
a to climb b climb c having climbed d climbing
3 I hate _ a child _
a see/ crying b see/ cry c seeing / to cry d seeing / cry
4 I observed a blue car very fast towards the motorways
5 The girls lay on the grass
a to scream b screaming c having screamed d scream
6 I noticed a lorry down the hill
7 The police accused him of _ fire to the building but he denied having been in the area on the night of the fire
8 _ that he was poor, I offered to pay his fare
9 When the painter felt the ladder _ to slip, he grabbed the gutter to save him from
_
a to begin/ falling b began/ falling c beginning/ falling d begun/ falling
10 _ that he wouldn’t be able to buy food on his journey he took large supplies with him
11 He sees me _ his house everyday
12 The girl with her toys is my younger sister
13 I won’t have him his bike in the kitchen
a clean b cleaning c having cleaned d cleaned
14 Jane is busy for the school concert
a to practice b practice c practicing d having practiced
15 a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident
II Complete the following sentences with perfect gerund or perfect participle.
1 He was accused of ( desert) his ship
2 He denied ( be) _ there
3 The children admitted ( take) _ the money
4 I object to him _ (make) private calls on the office phone
5 _ ( be) his own boss for such a long time, he found it hard to accept orders from another
6 _ ( tie) one end of the rope to his bed, he threw the other end out of the window
7 ( read) the instruction, he snatched up the fire extinguisher
8 Peter denied ( see) _ the accused man on the day of the crime
9 _ ( complete) the book, he had a holiday
10 Last year I studied abroad I appreciate ( have) the opportunity to live and study in
a foreign country
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12 ( park) the car about a kilometre from the stadium, I walked the rest of the way
III Choose the best answer.
1 _ for twelve hours, I felt marvelous
a Having slept b have slept c Having been slept d have been slept
2 By the time their baby arrives, the Johnson hope _ painting and decorating the new nursery
c having been finished d to have been finished
3 She’s angry about _ to the farewell party last night
c not having been invited d not to have been invited
4 We decided not to travel, _ the terrible weather forecast
a having heard b to have heard c having been heard d to have been heard
5 I don’t recall him at the conference
a having seen b to have seen c having been seen d to have been seen
6 _ in dark colors, the room needed some bright lights
c Having been painted d To have been painted
7 The stockbroker denied of the secret business deal
c having been informed d to have been informed
8 They now reget their son by providing too many material possessions
9 _ to the party, we could hardly refuse to go
c Having been invited d To have been invited
10 Tom made a bad mistake at work, but his boss didn’t fire him He’s lucky a second chance
a having given b to have given c having been given d to have been given
11 Are you sure you told me? I don’t recall about it
a having told b to have told c having been told d to have been told
12 _ the book, he had a holiday
c having been completed d to have been completed
13 The accident seems _ at around 1.00 p.m yesterday
c having been happened d to have been happened
14 Last year I studied abroad I appreciate _ the opportunity to live and study in a foreign country
a having been had b having had c to have had d to have been had
15 _ all the papers, Sarah put them back in the file
c to have been photocopied d Having been photocopied
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a to have been fixed b to have fixed c having fixed d having been fixed
17 by the boy’ behavoir, she complained to the head teacher
a She annoyed b Annoyed c She was annoyed d Annoying
18 a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner
19 The children enjoy _ on fishing trips
20 We were shocked to hear the news of your _
a having fired b to be fired c having been fired d to have been fired
21 Martin denied the accused man on the day of the crime
a to see b of having seen c to have seen d having seen
22 Tom was accused of _ some top secret document
23 I obbject to him private calls on the office phone
a having made b to have made c to have been made d having been made
24 hid own boss for such a long time, he found it hard to accept orders from another
a To have been b Having been c To having been d Have been
25 They denied _ there
a have been b to have been c having been d to having been
26 one end of the rope to his bed, he threw the other end out the window
a Have tie b Having tied c Having tie d Have been tired
27 _ the instruction, he snatched up the fire extinguisher
a Have read b To have read c Have been read d Having read
28 The children admitted the money
a having taken b have taken c having take d having been taken
30 twice, he didn’t want to try again
a Having fail b Have failed c Having failed d T o have failed
IV Rewrite the sentences beginning with an appropriate participle ( present, past or perfect).
1 When she saw the dog coming towards her, she quickly crossed the road
-2 If it is looked after carefully, the plant can live through the winter
-3 As I don’t have a credit card, I found it difficult to book an airline ticket over the phone
-4 Keith spent a lot of time filling in job application forms because he was unemployed
-5 Because I was walking quickly, I soon caught up with her
-6 The house was built of wood, so it was clearly a fire risk
-7 I was eager to catch the bus in good time because I had been told off the day before for arriving late
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-8 She didn’t know where the theater was, so she asked for directions at the hotel reception.
-9 As she was a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident
-10 He had spent his childhood in Oslo so he knew the city well
-11 The fruit was expensive because it was imported
-12 We has spent nearly all our money so we couldn’t afford to stay at a hotel
-13 As we didn’t want to offend him, we said nothing about his paintings
-14 Although James is known mainly as a write of novel, he has now written a successful biography
-15 Although it had been hunted close to extinction, the rhino is once again common in this area