Перепишите предложения, подчеркните причастие и определите его функцию, т.е. укажите, является ли оно определением, обстоятельством или частью сказуемого. Обратите внимание на перевод зависимого и независимого причастных оборотов: 1. Hundreds of millions of computers are already in daily use penetrating all spheres of our modern society.
2. Electronics is developing rapidly and is entering other sciences.
3. A program is a set of instructions composed for solving a given problem by a computer.
4. Being fast microcomputers are effective for carrying out complicated computations.
5. Many kinds of vegetables can grow in the North Light compensating heat.
6. Personal computers being used for many purposes, scientists go on improving their characteristics.
7. The worker inspecting the motor, the engineer made some valuable remarks.
8. People crossing the street, I had to stop my car.
9. Having discussed everything we went home.
10. It is growing dark, let’s hurry.

1. Don't bring the article today. It will be typed only tomorrow.
2. The South Pole was discovered by Amundsen in 1912.
3. The book which was written last month is being discussed a lot. A lot of articles have been written about it.
4. When I came, an experiment was being held in the lab.
5. Do you know that this house belonged to Mr. Brown?
6. What new buildings have been built in your town since I was there?
7. The building collapsed during the earthquake.
8. Have you seen him? Has he changed much?
9. Do you know that you are being followed?
10. I hope this journal can be found at the library.

1. Nina celebrated her birthday yesterday. Her room looked beautiful, there were many flowers in it. When I came in, somebody was playing the piano, two or three pairs were dancing. 2. Listen! Somebody is playing the piano. 3. I  like music very much. 4. When I  looked out of the window, it was raining heavily and people were hurrying along the streets. 5. What  were you doing at seven o'clock yesterday? — I was having supper. 6. When I  came home yesterday, I  saw that all my family was sitting round the table. Father was reading a letter from my uncle who  lives in Paris. 7. Where were you  yesterday? — I was at home the whole day. — How strange. I rang you up at two o'clock, but nobody  answered. — Oh, I was in the garden. I was reading your book and did not hear the telephone. 8. What wereyou  doing at five o'clock yesterday? — I was working in the library. — I was there, too, but I did not  see you. 9. Yesterday I was working at my English from five till seven. 10. It was raining the whole day yesterday. 11. Where is your sister  now? — She is in her room. She is doing her homework.