1. Excuse me for having broken your beautiful vase. 2. You never mentioned having been to Greece. 3. She was proud of being awarded the cup of a champion. 4. I don't remember ever meeting your sister. 5. I don't remember being asked this question by anybody. 6. The cat was punished for breaking the cup. 7. The cat was afraid of being punished and hid itself under the sofa. 8. The machine needs cleaning. 9. I am quite serious in saying that I don't want to go abroad. 10. He seemed sorry for being inattentive to his child. 11. She confessed to having forgotten to send the letter. 12. The old man could not stand telling what he should do. 13. Going to the party was no use: he had no talent for dancing. 14. The Bronze Horseman is worth seeing. 15. After thoroughly examining the student, the professor gave him a satisfactory mark. 16. After thoroughly being examined by the examination commission, the student was given a satisfactory mark. 17. She accused him of stealing her purse. 18. She reproached me for not writing to her. 19. This job is not worth taking. 20. After looking through and marking the students' papers, the teacher handed them back. 21. After being looked through and marked, the papers were handed back to the students. 22. These clothes want washing. 23. David was very glad of finding his aunt.
1. Little David couldn’t bear reciting his lessons in the presence of his stepfather and Miss Murdstone. They frightened him so that he couldn’t help making mistakes though he tried hard to avoid displeasing them and being scolded. 2. The girls were busy packing when one of them suddenly remembered leaving the milk on the stove which was probably boiling over. 3. The girl was proud of being chosen to represent the sportsmen of the school at the coming competition. She thanked her classmates for choosing her and promised to do her best to win. 4. I landed in London on an autumn evening. My friends expected me home for the holidays, but had no idea of my returning so soon. I had purposely not informed them of my coming, that I might have the pleasure of taking them by surprise. And yet I had a feeling of disappointment in receiving no welcome. I even felt like crying.
were handed back to the students. 22. These clothes want washing. 23. David was very glad of finding his aunt.