The thief abandoned the __________ car near the hospital.

_______ down from the tree, the monkey could see many people.

________ a scream, the child ran as fast as he could.

The child refused to play with the _____ racquet.

The side of the house was covered with a ________ vine.

The ________ child was like me at that age.

___ lunch, I sat in the garden with a drink.

___ for the bus, she slipped on some ice and fell over.

On ___ her former owner, the dog ran across the room to greet him.

___ in hospital for several weeks, she was delighted to be home.

The building collapsed, ___ two people.

___ the paper, he saw the news about his hometown.

___ in India for two years, Kaleem could speak some Hindi.

___ in prisons throughout her twenties, she wrote her first play about life behind bars.

___ through the woods, they found a bird with a broken wing.

___ for the final interview, the candidates were asked to prepare a short presentation.

Choose the correct meaning for the participles in bold:

1. I watched my friends swimming in the sea.

We took part in events organised by the hotel.

Feeling tired, I went back to my room.

Many tourists come to this area, attracted by the unspoilt beaches.

We spent the day____________ on sun loungers by the pool.

We enjoyed the fresh fruit juices _____________ by the hotel.

We decided to go for a walk, ___________ to explore some interesting sights in the nearby village.

We ended up eating in a small cafe _________ by a charming local couple.

______________by the delicious smells, we ordered a meal of freshly caught fish.

________________refreshed, we then headed towards the cliffs to get a view of the sea.

The hotels, which were designed to have sea views, look out onto a major road.

Because it employs a large number of local people, the hotel brings a lot of money into the town.

I went to Paris because I had been inspired by a TV programme.

Hotels which have been rated as seven-star will become more common.

Eco-tours are replacing package holidays and are currently increasing in popularity.

Because I was very lazy, I ordered breakfast in bed!

A picture ..... by Much was stolen by thieves.

Pride and Prejudice, ...... Keira Knightly, was released in 2005 as a film.

The instrument..... by the lead violinist was a Stardivarius.

The man ..... a white coat is taking something out of a basket.

The woman..... the umbrella thinks that it's going to rain.

The vegetables ...... in the market today will be kept until tomorrow.

The woman.....you will be here shortly.

___ lunch, I sat in the garden with a drink.

___ in hospital for several weeks, she was delighted to be home.

___ in India for two years, Kaleem could speak some Hindi.

___ for the final interview, the candidates were asked to prepare a short presentation.

... the doorbell, my friend missed the delivery

After ... my friend at the station, I drove straight to work.

... them the news, the ranger left.

... to the airport by his friend, he didn't have to wait for the bus.

_____ all the applications, we have shortlisted the two candidates we think have the most potential.

_____ that Beth has only been here a month, I'm not sure she's the best person for this project.

_____ the choice of accepting a job I don't want, or being unemployed, I'd definitively take the job.

_____ the process would be time-consuming, we'd better stick to what we have.

_____ to assign him another employee would mean his team would have more capacity.

_____ that Helen has to pick her kids up in the afternoon, the early shift would be better for her.

____________ to sail when she was a child, she crossed the Atlantic single-handed at the age of 20.

____________ to ride a motorbike first, he started to drive a car soon after.

___________ in the storm, they took shelter.

___________ out a test, the teacher left the room for five minutes.