Fill in the blanks using the present or past participle form of the verb.
1. ......................... teachers make ....................... students.
2. He swept the .......................... leaves away.
Fallen leaves are leaves that have been fallen.
3. She has ......................... five children in six years.
4. I have ............................ his name.
Forgotten is the past participle form of forget.
5. Somebody has ............................ the window.
Broken is the past participle form of break.
6. He was ........................... to rest in the town where he was born.
7. They .......................... the picture on the wall.
Pictures are hung; people are hanged.
8. Would you mind ........................... this letter for me?
Use an ing form after would you mind.
9. He has never ............................ any interest in my work.
10. They had ............................. to death.
11. I ........................... my lesson the hard way.
12. Don't cry over ............................. milk.
Answers
1. Boring teachers make bored students.
2. He swept the fallen leaves away.
3. She has borne five children in six years.
4. I have forgotten his name.
5. Somebody has broken the window.
6. He was laid to rest in the town where he was born.
7. They hung the picture on the wall.
8. Would you mind posting this letter for me?
9. He has never shown any interest in my work.
10. They had frozen to death.
11. I learnt / learned my lesson the hard way.
12. Don’t cry over spilled / spilt milk.
