Fill in the blanks with a present or past participle.
1Do you know the girl ............... next to Sam?
Wrong!
Use "sitting" to mean "who is sitting" and describe what the girl is doing.
2The passengers ............... in the accident were taken to hospital.
Wrong!
Use "injured" because the passengers received the injury in the accident.
3She came ............... into the room.
Wrong!
Use "running" to show how she came into the room.
4The police officers ............... the case are looking for a bald man in his 30s.
Wrong!
Use "investigating" to mean "who are investigating" the case.
5Call the man ............... outside.
Wrong!
Use "waiting" to mean "who is waiting" outside.
6I was woken up by the doorbell ...............
Wrong!
Use "ringing" to describe the doorbell making a sound at that moment.
7The road ............... the two villages is closed.
Wrong!
Use "connecting" to mean that the road joins the two villages.
8They have a nice cottage ............... the lake.
Wrong!
Use "overlooking" to mean that the cottage has a view of the lake.
9He now lives in the house ............... by his grandfather.
Wrong!
Use "built" because the house was built by his grandfather.
10The boy ............... by the gang is still missing.
Wrong!
Use "kidnapped" because the boy was taken by the gang.
11There were some children ............... in the park.
Wrong!
Use "playing" to mean that the children were playing in the park.
12Many people ............... to the party didn't turn up.
Wrong!
Use "invited" because the people received the invitations to the party.
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- Do you know the girl sitting next to Sam?
- The passengers injured in the accident were taken to hospital.
- She came running into the room.
- The police officers investigating the case are looking for a bald man in his 30s.
- Call the man waiting outside.
- I was woken up by the doorbell ringing.
- The road connecting the two villages is closed.
- They have a nice cottage overlooking the lake.
- He now lives in the house built by his grandfather.
- The boy kidnapped by the gang is still missing.
- There were some children playing in the park.
- Many people invited to the party didn’t turn up.