Exercise 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the perfect gerund or perfect participle.

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
Examples:
He was accused of _____ (desert) his ship two months ago.
− He was accused of having deserted his ship two months ago.
_____ (fail) twice, he didn’t want to try again.
− Having failed twice, he didn’t want to try again.
1. I object to him (make) private calls on the office phone.
2. (be) his own boss for such a long time, he found it hard to accept orders from another.
3. They denied (be) there.
4. (tie) one end of the rope to his bed, he threw the other end out of the window.
5. (read) the instruction, he snatched up the fire extinguisher.
6. The children admitted (take) the money.