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7. My father avoids __________ in the rush hour.

8. I don’t enjoy __________ on city roads during heavy traffic.

9. Do you mind __________ this suitcase?
10. Would you mind __________ a bit to the window side?

D5 Fill in the blanks using the appropriate -ing or -ed forms of the verbs given in brackets.

______________ (eliminate) the threat of distracted ______________ (drive) is an important step
towards ______________ (make) roads safe for all those who use them. Therefore the government
has ______________ (ban) hand-held ‘text messaging’ by drivers of vehicles to avoid the danger
of ______________ (distract) driving. Research has ______________ (prove) that drivers take their
eyes off the road for much of the time that they send and receive text messages. They are
significantly more at risk of ______________ (get) into an accident than someone who is not
______________ (do) ‘text messaging’. It is ______________ (estimate) that 200,000 crashes of all
types on American roads are ______________ (cause) by drivers who are ‘text messaging’.

D6 Use to-infinitives or bare infinitives of these verbs and fill in the blanks in the following
paragraph. Two examples, the first and the last, have been given.

whisper do show realize decorate
prepare walk make comply celebrate

The old grandmother watched Aman play in
the courtyard. She tried ____________ with the
help of her walking stick. Her family members
wished ____________ their gratitude to her on
her seventieth birthday. She tried ____________
them ____________ the futility of it all. But they
refused ____________ with her request. They
were determined ____________ her birthday in a
fitting manner. She saw them ____________ sweet
dishes; she watched them ____________ her room
for the occasion, she heard them ____________
among themselves about the great surprise
they had planned for her. The affectionate
grandmother let them ____________ what they
wished to do.

The perfect participle
The perfect participle shows a just-completed action.

Having introduced the topic, he had to explain it to them.
Having made that statement, I still believe that we can achieve the goal.
Having reached there in time, we could help them get ready.

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