1. Having done the translation, I printed it. 2. I will certainly help you if circumstances allow this. 3. She signed all the documents without reading them.
4. Bad weather made us stay home. 5. They always force me to do things that I don’t like. 6. Being completely sick, he could not let us know about it. 7. When was your last blood pressure measurement? (to take blood pressure) 8. I met him while in New York. 9. We have no choice but to go to bed. 10. People saying such things cannot be taken seriously. 11. It is unlikely that she will come today. 12. I do not know the person who told you about this. 13. Having answered all the questions, the speaker sat down. 14. I felt that my heart stopped. 15. Leaving the money on the table, she left the office.
2. Rewrite the following sentences making corrections wherever necessary.
1. When we failed to get in touch with them through the phone, we tried to send them an e-mail. 2. She is certainly to come to us one of these days. 3. I’ve got used to get up early. 4. Let’s him to stay here provided he keep his mouth shut.
3. Translate into English, paying attention to the use of tenses and articles.
As soon as the car disappeared from sight, a policeman came up to us and asked why we were driving in the city at a speed of more than 70 kilometers per hour. They explained to him that we had brought our girlfriend to the hospital, as she was feeling very bad. The policeman nodded and gave us permission to enter the hospital.
1 One such campaign claimed the life of the foremost Slavic druzhina leader, Svyatoslav I, who was renowned for having crushed (perfect active) the power of the Khazars on the Volga.
2 The tsar celebrated his victory over Kazan by building (simple active) several churches with oriental features, most famously Saint Basil’s Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow.
3 He believed that Japan was so weak to evict Russia military, so he proposed giving (simple active) Russia control over Manchuria in exchange for Japanese control of northern Korea.
4 The Japanese attempted to block the entrance to port Arthur by sinking (simple active) several cement filled steamers in the deep water channel to the port.