Spot the participle
The swimming boy crossed the river
Yes. Swimming is participle one as attribute.
Seen from above, the city looks beautiful
Correct
______ the book, he returned it to the library.
A) Reading
B) Having read
C) Being read
B
______ (to finish) his coffee, he stood up and left.
Having finished (priority → Perfect Participle I)
Я увидел человека, ______ (переходящего улицу).
crossing the street (I saw a man crossing the street — Objective Participial Construction after saw)
Swimming is my favourite sport.
No. Swimming is a gerund.
Locked the door, she went to bed.
Incorrect. Having locked the door or locking the door.
The question ______ unanswered for a week was finally resolved.
A) leaving
B) having left
C) left
C
The letters ______ (to send) yesterday have arrived.
sent (Participle II as attribute — passive)
______ (Получив письмо), she started crying.
Having received the letter (priority → Perfect Participle I)
She left the room, slamming the door
Yes. Slamming is participle one as verbal modifier or attendant circumstance
The man was sitting on the bench read a newspaper
Incorrect. Reading a newspaper.
______ by the police, the suspect remained silent.
A) Questioning
B) Having questioned
C) Questioned
C
______ (to frighten) by the thunder, the dog hid under the bed.
Frightened (Participle II as cause — passive)
Он сидел на скамейке, ______ (читая газету).
reading a newspaper (Participle I as attendant circumstances)
He enjoys reading novels before bed
No. Reading is a Gerund
Weather permitting, we will go for a walk.
Correct. Nominative absolute participle construction.
She sat by the window, ______ something in her diary.
A) written
B) writing
C) having written
B
They walked along the beach, their hands ______ (to hold) together.
held (Nominative Absolute Participial Construction with Participle II)
______ (Если погода позволит), we will go to the beach.
Weather permitting (Nominative Absolute Participial Construction — condition)
Having been warned about the danger, he stayed home
Yes. It is perfect passive participle one as adverbial modifier of clothes.
He was seen enter the bank
Incorrect. He was seen entering the bank.
______ from the trip, they looked exhausted but happy.
A) Having returned
B) Returned
C) Being returned
A
______ (to wait) for an hour in the rain, he finally decided to leave.
Having waited (priority + active) — alternative: Waiting (non-perfect with verb of waiting? No, wait is not in the special list of motion/sense verbs, so having waited is better)
Она вошла в комнату, ______ (её глаза были полны слёз).
her eyes filled with tears (Nominative Absolute Participial Construction with Participle II — attendant circumstances)