§ 35. With the expressions to be sorry, to be glad the infinitive is used only if the subject of the sentence represents at the same time the doer of the action expressed by the infinitive.

I am glad (pleased) to have got a ticket for the concert.

I am glad to have seen you. (Dreiser)

I am very sorry to have done a man wrong, particularly when it can't be undone. (Dickens)

In other cases a clause is used with to be glad and to be sorry.

I am glad you got a ticket for the concert.

"I am glad you think so," returned Doyce, with his grey eye looking kind and bright. (Dickens)

Part II exercises in the non-finite forms of the verb participle I

Exercise 1.

State the form of Participle I.

1. Turning round, he stared at me, but I perceived he did not see me. (S.M.)

2. I kept silence for a little while, thinking of what Stroeve had told me. (S.M.)

3. He looked … like a man, who has fallen into the water with all his clothes on, and, being rescued from death, frightened still, feels that he only looks a fool. (S.M.)

4. When Ashendon, having warmly shaken their hands, closed the door behind the pair he heaved a great sigh of relief. (S.M.)

5. … having tried various topics of conversation … I asked her to tell me who all the people at table were. (S.M.)

6. Neither of us had seen Strickland for two or three weeks — I because I had been busy with friends who were spending a little while in Paris, and Stroeve because, having quarreled with him more violently than usual, he had made up his mind to have nothing more to do with him. (S.M.)

7. Above the mantelpiece was a most peculiar picture, which showed nothing more than a child’s small wooden chair, painted red … (Cron.)

8. … having inquired the way form one of the group of youths lounging outside the Valley Ice Cream Saloon, he (Andrew) set out for the dentist’s house. (Cron.)

9. He went out quickly, shutting the door behind him. (A. Chr.)

10. She didn’t return with us, having been asked to a supper party … (A. Chr.)

11. In the provinces, you not only know everybody, but you know all their life histories, and can give advice at the drop of a hat on anyone’s love problem, having listened to all the telephone conversations and read most of the correspondence relating to the affair. (M.D.)

12. Then she got out and the man seeing her gave an astonished shout. (A. Chr.)

13. I laughed embarrassed, but not wholly displeased with the role thrust upon me. (A. Chr.)

14. There was another silence; Liza sat thinking, and Tom stood at the window, looking at her. (S.M.)

Exercise 2.

State whether the action expressed by Participle I is prior or simultaneous with the action of the verb-predicate.

1. I kept silence for a little while, thinking of what Stroeve had told me. (S.M.)

2. Gripping his bag, Manson leaped from the train and walked quickly down the platform, searching eagerly for some sign of welcome. (Cron.)

3. … she passed him, pretending to look in front of her. (S.M.)

4. Jim put on his hat and went out, slamming the door … . (S.M.)

5. I was sitting in the café, reading a newspaper. (S.M.)

6. I wandered about looking at the picture I knew so well and let my fancy play idly at the emotions they suggested. (S.M.)

7. Turning back to the first page he wrote at the top: “Ballet Shoes.” (F.F.)

8. “How dreadful!” I said, looking alarmed. (A. Chr.)

9. “Why did you invite Barry?” Gil Tulloch asked, reddening. (White)

10. A moment later the other sailor climbed beside him, then both stood idly smoking and talking. (D. Rob)

11. “Twenty-five minutes past five,” said Mr. Rycrolf glancing at the clock.

12. “Tea,” I said, setting the big white cup … in front of him. (Banks)

13. Buttoning her raincoat up to her throat and knotting a scarf round her hair she went to Victoria Street. (Cus.)

14. Getting up, I ran impulsively across the room and flung my arms round her neck. (A. Chr.)

15. Waking as the sun crept over his pillow, he yawned, sat up and perceived that another day had arrived. (P.W.)

Exercise 3.

Point out verbal, adjectival and adverbial characteristics of Participle I in the following sentences.

1. Nick looked on at the moon, coming up over the hills. (E.H.)

2. Obediently shutting the door, Edna advanced into the room … . (A. Chr.)

3. I got a telegram from Bill’s uncle asking me to come. (P.W.)

4. Having got his son back like this, he felt he must know what was his financial position. (Galsw.)

5. His wife was of the opinion that a frown suited his … face, giving it authority. (White)

6. To begin with, it appears he caught sight of a man behaving suspiciously. (A. Chr.)

7. The car stopped. Drawing a long breath Pat got out. (F.F.)

8. Having arrived in front of it (the house), she put her hands to her mouth in trumpet form and shouted: “I! I! I! Sally!” (S.M.)

9. Sally saw the advertisement of a play being acted at the neighbouring town. (S.M.)

10. “Nonsense,” said Caroline in reply … “you’ll see. Ten to one she’s left a letter confessing everything.” (A. Chr.)

11. Turning slowly, holding on to the wall, he dragged his way back into his room. (Cron.)

12. The following evening, having refused Elliot’s telephoned offer to fetch me, I arrived quite safely at Mrs. Bradley’s house. (S.M.)

13. … pushing the people aside, he made his way through the crowd … . (S.M.)

14. And for a moment they all three stood silently looking at one another. (S.M.)

15. … quickly taking her handkerchief, she hid her face in it and began to sob broken-heartedly. (S.M.)

Exercise 4.

Use Participle I in the required form instead of the infinitive in brackets.

1. I stood for a moment at the window, (to look) at the gaiety of the day. (S.M.)

2. (to finish) his toilet, he wrapped himself in a thick overcoat and wound a muffler round his neck. (A. Chr.)

3. And (to reach) the conclusion, he gave no further thought to the matter. (P.W.)

4. He peered at her, (to blink). (P.W.)

5. He got out of his seat and walked over and stood in front of Janet and Mary, (to look) down at them. (Rob.)

6. … he writes a long letter to his critic, (to tell) him he is very sorry he thought his book was bad. (S.M.)

7. His father, (to retire), lived in an unpretentious, but not mean, house. (S.M.)

8. (to revolve) these and … other matters in my mind, I went mechanically on my round. (A. Chr.)

9. It was about ten o’clock at night; I had been dining by myself at a restaurant, and (to return) to my small apartment, was sitting in my parlour, reading. (S.M.)

10. (to ruffle) his grizzled hair with an affectionate hand, she remained for a while in silent meditation. (P.W.)

11. He decided to speak to her in the train (to come) home. (Cron.)

12. The next minute … the front door was flung open and he was in the lighted hall (to welcome) … by a short, plump, smiling woman of about forty … (Cron.)

13. It was not so much the fact that, (to invite) down to this place for a … visit, he found himself requested by his host to go and tell his uncle bedtime stories. (P.W.)

14. I came down here, (to hope) that I would get over it. (P.W.)

15. She drank deeply, and, (to do) so, sighed with satisfaction. (P.W.)

16. Again the hands rose eloquently, (to express) better than words could do Mr. Hercule Poirot’s sense of utter outrage. (A. Chr.)

Exercise 5.

Insert the appropriate form of Participle I.

1. Derek, who had slept the sleep of the dead, ______ none for two nights, woke _______ of Nedda. (to have, to think) (Galsworthy)

2. The street was full of people, _______ and _______ home. (to laugh, to go) (Greene)

3. The gypsy smiled, ______ his teeth. (to show) (Hemingway)

4. While ______ my directions, he glanced at me now and then, suspiciously, from under his frost-white eye-lashes. (to obey) (Ch. Brontë)

5. ______ them, he raised his coffee cup. (to watch) (Cronin)

6. It [the letter] contained very little matter, — in haste; but the meaning was bulky enough. (to write) (Hardy)

7. He went upstairs again, — past the door, and, _______ his room, switched on the light. (to tiptoe, to enter) (Galsworthy)

8. The missionary, _______ daily opportunities of looking at this seascape for thirty years or so, pays no heed to it, _______ in trimming a huge red geranium bush. (to have, to absorb) (Shaw)

9. ______ my back on him I started down the steps. (to turn) (Clark)

10. At that moment he was plunged in the depth of an easy-chair, ______ to by Mr. Vandernoodt. (to talk) (Eliot)

11. There was only one candle ______ on the rough board table. (to flicker) (Stone)

12. Boldwood, ______ her comparatively isolated, came up to her side. (to see) (Hardy)

13. On the sultry platform of Grand Central he opened the bulky Times …., ______ the valise on his feet. (to set) (Priestley)

14. Young Herndon had done preparatory work at Illinois College for a year but, not _____ to the college proper, had returned home. (to admit) (Stone)

15. ______ his hands and ______ a towel over his face, he followed her down the stairs of the hushed house. (to wash, to pass) (Galsworthy)

16. Frank ______ … the step on the gravel, turned sharply round. (to hear) (Trollope)

17. She had not brought him money or position, ______ no more than the daughter of a Wortley doctor. (to be) (Cronin)

18. Abraham was back at the end of three weeks, ______ an extra eighty miles. (to ride) (Stone)

19. Then swiftly ______ neither to left nor right, she returned to Adrian. (to look) (Galsworthy)

20. And _______ this in her official and impersonal tone of voice, the chambermaid then grinned, winked and vanished. (to say) (Priestley)

21. The campaign progressed uneventfully, from day to day, no longer ______ in news broadcasts. (to mention) (Mailer)

22. ______ that no one else was coming, Mr. Lincoln rose. (to see) (Stone)

23. ______ dinner, Soames lighted the second of his two daily cigars, and took up the ear-pieces of the wireless. (to finish) (Galsworthy)

Exercise 6.

Define the function of Participle I.

1. The returning troops marched up Fifth Avenue. (F.F.)

2. It was a pleasant room overlooking the garden with French windows that opened on it. (A. Chr.)

3. And isn’t it always alarming — one’s first contact with the natives? (P.W.)

4. Ashenden, standing in front of the fire to warm himself, a cigarette between his lips, made no reply. (S.M.)

5. “Sit down, sit down,” she said, waving her hand towards one of the couches. (D. Rob)

6. Using a direct outside line, Mel dialed his home number. (A.H.)

7. Turning to his sister, he grasped her hand and said in a tone of command: “Well, Juley.” (Galsw.)

8. It was a small oil painting representing a pale pink house standing adjacent to a canal … . (A. Chr.)

9. Coming out of the dining-room, we met the other day nurses coming in for the ordinary breakfast. (M.D.)

10. There were fleecy white clouds, hovering above Table Mountain, and nestling on the slopes below, right down the sea was the sleeping town gilded … by the morning sunlight. (A. Chr.)

11. Being an actress, she was able to make her point. (A. Chr.)

12. I put on my hat and went out intending to buy a few souvenirs.

13. He sat for a long time watching the flames leap into the darkness. (Cus.)

14. From it you looked down on the big waves lashing against the black rocks. (A. Chr.)

15. Desolate, he stood in front of the automobile gate with a crowd of staring children, feeling that he had reached the end at last. (F.F.)

16. In this instance my attention wandered to the four people sitting at the next table. (A. Chr.)

17. But this morning he viewed it (his medal) less with pride than with a queer secret entreaty as though trying to restore his confidence in himself. (Cron.)

Exercise 7.

Define the type of an adverbial modifier expressed by Participle I.

1. Liza walked back, wishing to get home in time to cook the dinner. (S.M.)

2. She leant on the sill, looking out into the street. (S.M.)

3. … Bossiney was looking round as if pointing out the peculiarities of the guests. (Galsw.)

4. When listening to her I had the impression that she actually had done what she claimed to do — worked a kind of gigantic miracle. (A. Chr.)

5. My personal assistant was speaking; someone called Ellen Smith was on the line, asking to speak to me urgently. (P.W.)

6. … she felt as if she could sit there all through the night looking out into the cool, dark street … . (S.M.)

7. Arriving at Hazelmoor once more, they rang again and knocked, but elicited no response. (A. Chr.)

8. Mrs. Sunbury, disapproving of her make-up…, took an instant dislike to her ... (S.M.)

9. I led a very regular life, working in the morning, and in the afternoon lounging about the gardens of the Luxemburg … . (S.M.)

10. After that I was left to my own devices, and I proceeded to carry out a plan, I had formed coming home. (A. Chr.)

11. In half an hour the Dutchman, looking at his watch, announced that he must go. (S.M.)

12. “Where’s sister?” he snapped, snatching down the chart of his first patient and scattering the notes all over the floor. (M.D.)

13. Clearly he wrote the letter keeping himself well in hand. (A. Chr.)

14. … I stood there, taking no heed of time, lost in a dream. (A. Chr.)

15. Andrew, having inquired his way of the janitor, found himself outside the classroom of Standard I. (Cron.)

16. Miss Waterford was a good hostess and seeing my embarrassment came up to me … . (S.M.)

Exercise 8.

Translate what is given in brackets using Participle I. Pay attention to the form of Participle I.

1. Presently she came into the kitchen, (вытирая руки передником).

2. I felt I wanted to go out into the garden and remain there, (любуясь бурей).

3. Lucy and Rose entered the train together, (улыбаясь друг другу).

4. (Увидев, что я не пью чай) she brought a bottle of delicious yellow aerated water.

5. “Tea,” I said, (поставив большую белую чашку перед ним).

6. Snow was falling now in soft, large flakes, (покрывая красные крыши).

7. Men wandered about, looking at the women who sat at their windows reading or sewing, (не обращая внимания на прохожих).

8. “It would be a brave man who tried to stand up against Mr. Eden,” said his wife, (поджимая губы).

9. “That’s odd,” he said, (хмурясь).

10. He turned to me with a puzzled look, and then, (узнав меня), seized my hand.

11. I clenched my hands (пытаясь успокоиться).

12. (Вернувшись в свой номер), I opened a book and began reading it.

13. Henry, (услышав шум), came into the room.

14. A middle-aged servant with a pale face brought in the supper (бросив взгляд на Эндрю) as she entered.

15. He peered at her, (мигая).

Exercise 9.

Complete the following using participial phrases from the list below.

1. I remained in the garden … .

2. She came into the kitchen …

3. He shook my hand … .

4. Suddenly she rose and went to the front door … .

5. He held out his hand … .

6. I could not help laughing … .

7. He left the room … .

8. He laughed merrily … .

9. He got up … .

10. He grasped her hand … .

smiling happily; enjoying the gaiety of the day; having nothing more to say; putting on her apron; while reading that story; fancying that she heard a knock; feeling that the interview was over; turning to his sister; advancing towards me; shutting the door behind him.

Exercise 10.

Translate into English using Participle I in the function of an attribute wherever possible or an attributive clause.

1. Девушка, оставившая эту записку, обещала зайти через 2 часа.

2. Студенты, принимающие участие в научных конференциях, всегда узнают много нового и интересного.

3. Студенты, выступившие с содержательными докладами на конференции, были награждены грамотами и дипломами.

4. Человек, вошедший в приемную Мэнсона, представился как доктор Денни.

5. Идя по улице, Том Сойер заметил незнакомую девочку, глядевшую на него из окна дома Тетчеров.

6. В комнате было очень тихо; единственным звуком, нарушавшим тишину, было тиканье часов.

7. Нельзя не смеяться, читая о приключениях трех друзей, путешествующих вниз по Темзе.

8. Человеком, первым поднявшимся в космос, был советский гражданин, Юрий Гагарин.

Exercise 11.

Translate into English using Participle I in the function of an adverbial modifier.

1. Успешно сдав все экзамены, студенты решили работать летом гидами.

2. Играя в шахматы, Стрикленд обычно подсмеивался над своими партнерами.

3. Придя к заключению, что они серьезно больны, трое друзей решили, что они нуждаются в отдыхе. Уложив свои чемоданы и захватив собаку, они отправились вниз по Темзе.

4. Прочитав несколько страниц, девочка отложила книгу и стала задумчиво смотреть в окно.

5. Услышав слова Давида Копперфильда «я ваш племенник», тетя Бетси была ошеломлена.

6. Проходя мимо этого дома вчера, я слышала, как кто-то прекрасно пел.

7. Подходя к дому, мать увидела, что дети ждут ее, стоя у калитки.

8. Видя, что Чарли в отчаянии, мать всячески старалась успокоить его.

9. Услышав чьи-то шаги и голоса, Том и Гек спрятались за деревом.

10. «Проходя мимо, я увидел свет в окне и решил заглянуть к вам и познакомиться», — сказал Денни.

11. Когда Джо увидел, что Том красит забор, он направился к нему. Заметив друга, Том начал весело работать, делая вид, что эта работа доставляет ему большое удовольствие.

12. Поссорившись со Стрикландом, Стрёв несколько дней не видел его, но узнав, что Стрикленд болен, он пришел в отчаяние.

Exercise 12.

Translate into English, using Participle I where possible.

1. Получив телеграмму, моя сестра немедленно выехала в Москву.

2. Войдя в класс, учительница спросила дежурного, кто отсутствует.

3. Мать улыбалась, глядя на детей, играющих в саду.

4. Взяв перо и бумагу, мальчик стал писать письмо отцу, уехавшему на Дальний Восток.

5. Услышав голос товарища, я вышел из комнаты, чтобы встретить его.

6. Увидев незнакомого человека, я извинился и вернулся в свою комнату.

7. Будьте осторожны, переходя улицу.

8. Приехав в Москву, мы прежде всего сдали вещи на хранение (to leave something in the luggage room).

9. Читая эту книгу, я встретил несколько интересных выражений (to come across).

10. Прочитав книгу, мальчик вернул ее в библиотеку.

11. Проведя лето в деревне, больной совершенно поправился (to be fully recovered).

12. Студенты, читающие английские книги в оригинале, легко овладевают языком.

13. Увидев своих друзей, пришедших проводить его, он подошел к ним.