Fill in the blanks using the present or past participle form of the verb.
1............... teachers make bored students.
Wrong!
Use "Boring" because the teachers cause the students to feel bored.
2He swept the ............... leaves away.
Wrong!
Use "fallen" to describe leaves that are already on the ground.
3She has ............... five children in six years.
Wrong!
Use "borne" as the past participle of "bear" when it means giving birth.
4I have ............... his name.
Wrong!
Use "forgotten" after "have" to form the present perfect.
5Somebody has ............... the window.
Wrong!
Use "broken" after "has" to form the present perfect.
6He was ............... to rest in the town where he was born.
Wrong!
Use "laid" in the passive expression "was laid to rest".
7They ............... the picture on the wall.
Wrong!
Use "hung" for putting a picture on a wall.
8Would you mind ............... this letter for me?
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Use "posting" after "Would you mind" because this phrase is followed by a gerund.
9He has never ............... any interest in my work.
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Use "shown" after "has" to form the present perfect.
10They had ............... to death.
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Use "frozen" after "had" to form the past perfect.
11I ............... my lesson the hard way.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "learnt" and "learned" are correct past-tense forms here.
12Don't cry over ............... milk.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "spilled" and "spilt" are correct in the expression "cry over spilled milk" or "cry over spilt milk".
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- Boring teachers make bored 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 learnt / learned my lesson the hard way.
- Don’t cry over spilled / spilt milk.