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UNIT
EXERCISES 3 9

,1 Complete the sentences with one of these verbs and, if necessary, an appropriate object, as in 1.
If it is possible to have an object or no object, include an object but write it in brackets, as in 2.
(A, B&C)

denied found heard imagined missed
put off remembered spotted watched
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1 Through the bedroom window, I ...*P9t*?4;..'!?!d..?!***?!.. leaving the house.
2 I J.?™^?.&^..(\M1.. borrowing the book, but not returning it.
3 The evidence seemed overwhelming, but Mason committing the murder.
4 We can't buying a new car any longer. The one we've got now just doesn't start in
the morning.
5 We searched the house, and eventually reading a book in her bedroom.
6 I calling my name, so I went outside to see who was there.
7 I closed my eyes and lying on a deserted beach in the sunshine.
8 As the sun set, we appearing in the sky.
9 Mark was a good guitarist, and after he went home we playing in the garden in the
evenings.
39.2 Bill Brown was arrested for stealing a car. Here are some of his answers to questions during his
trial. Report what he said with the verbs given + an -ing form. (A-C)
admit consider deny notice recall regret
"Yes, I was certainly in town around midnight...I saw two men looking into all the parked
cars...now you mention it, I think I did hear a car being driven away...I didn't think about
telling the police...I certainly didn't steal the car... I wish I hadn't gone out that night!"
Example: He admitted being In town around midnight.

Which of your sentences could be rewritten with having + past participle with little difference in
meaning? (D)

39.3 If possible, rewrite these sentences using the possessive form of the object, as in 1. If it is not
possible, write X. (E)
1 I disapproved of him smoking in the house. I disapproved of his smoking...
2 We discovered the children hiding the chocolates under their beds.
3 The plan envisages Tony becoming Director next year.
4 If the authorities catch anyone breaking the rules, the punishment is severe.
5 I could imagine the car failing its annual inspection.
6 We objected to the company building a petrol station in our road.
7 It amuses me to think of him sitting at a desk in a suit and tie.
8 My mother disapproved of the cat sleeping in my bedroom.
39.4 Consider which verb form is more likely and why. (F)

1 I heard the baby cry I crying for most of the night.
2 I felt the snake bite I biting me and saw it slither off into the bushes.
3 When you came out of the station, did you notice the children play I playing musical
instruments across the street?
4 I noticed her quickly slip I slipping the necklace inside her coat and leave the shop.

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