There are two kinds of participles – the present participle and the past participle. The present participle always ends in an –ing form. The past participle can have different endings.
Both present and past participles can be used as adjectives.
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate participle form.
1............... a loud sound, we rushed out of the room.
Wrong!
Use the present participle "Hearing" because the people heard the sound and then rushed out.
2The boy cried, ............... that he would be whipped.
Wrong!
Use the present participle "thinking" because it shows what the boy believed while he cried.
3............... by the rain, we took shelter under a tree.
Wrong!
Use the past participle "Driven" because the rain forced the people to take shelter.
4We saw a goods train ............... with wheat.
Wrong!
Use the past participle "loaded" because the train was carrying wheat.
5............... wealth is a curse.
Wrong!
Use the past participle adjective "Ill-gotten" to mean obtained dishonestly.
6............... with grief, she threw herself on the body.
Wrong!
Use the past participle adjective "Stricken" to describe someone deeply affected by grief.
7............... with age, the old man tottered along.
Wrong!
Use the past participle adjective "Bent" to describe the old man's body as curved by age.
8A ............... stone gathers no moss.
Wrong!
Use the present participle adjective "rolling" in the proverb "A rolling stone gathers no moss."
9We are fighting a ............... battle.
Wrong!
Use the present participle adjective "losing" to describe a battle that is likely to be lost but is still continuing.
10Don't cry over ............... milk.
Wrong!
Use the past participle adjective "spilt" in the expression "Don't cry over spilt milk."
Answers
- Hearing a loud sound, we rushed out of the room.
- The boy cried, thinking that he would be whipped.
- Driven by the rain, we took shelter under a tree.
- We saw a goods train loaded with wheat.
- Ill-gotten wealth is a curse.
- Stricken with grief, she threw herself on the body.
- Bent with age, the old man tottered along.
- A rolling stone gathers no moss.
- We are fighting a losing battle.
- Don’t cry over spilt milk.
