Fill in the blanks using the present or past participle form of the verb.
1............... teachers make ....................... students.
Wrong!
2He swept the ............... leaves away.
Wrong!
Fallen leaves are leaves that have been fallen.
3She has ............... five children in six years.
Wrong!
4I have ............... his name.
Wrong!
Forgotten is the past participle form of forget.
5Somebody has ............... the window.
Wrong!
Broken is the past participle form of break.
6He was ............... to rest in the town where he was born.
Wrong!
7They ............... the picture on the wall.
Wrong!
Pictures are hung; people are hanged.
8Would you mind ............... this letter for me?
Wrong!
Use an ing form after would you mind.
9He has never ............... any interest in my work.
Wrong!
10They had ............... to death.
Wrong!
11I ............... my lesson the hard way.
Wrong!
12Don't cry over ............... milk.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Boring, bored teachers make ………………….. students.
- He swept the fallen leaves away.
- She has borne five children in six years.
- I have forgotten his name.
- Somebody has broken the window.
- He was laid to rest in the town where he was born.
- They hung the picture on the wall.
- Would you mind posting this letter for me?
- He has never shown any interest in my work.
- They had frozen to death.
- I Either could be used here my lesson the hard way.
- Don’t cry over Either could be used here milk.
