Fill in the blanks with a present or past participle form of the verb.
1The house was ............... in the quake.
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Use "damaged" because the house received the damage in the quake.
2It was ............... in the storm.
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Use "broken" because the thing was damaged by the storm.
3The new office is going to be ............... by the mayor in June.
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Use "opened" because the new office will be opened by someone (the mayor); this is a passive form.
4I'm sorry, but you are ............... from this job.
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Use "fired" because the person receives the action of losing the job.
5Who is that pretty girl ............... in the corner?
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Use "sitting" because the girl is doing the action in the corner.
6Most of the people ............... to the wedding didn’t turn up.
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Use "invited" because the people received the invitations.
7Your explanation made me very ...............
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Use "confused" to describe how the speaker felt.
8The ............... prisoner has been caught.
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Use "escaped" because the prisoner had already escaped before being caught.
9He lived alone, ............... by everybody.
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Use "forgotten" because everybody had forgotten him.
10The point ............... above deserves special attention.
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Use "mentioned" because the point has already been mentioned above.
11His idea seems ...............
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Use "exciting" because the idea causes excitement.
12The children were terribly ............... when they received the gifts.
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Use "excited" to describe how the children felt.
Answers
- The house was damaged in the quake.
- It was broken in the storm.
- The new office is going to be opened by the mayor in June.
- I’m sorry, but you are fired from this job.
- Who is that pretty girl sitting in the corner?
- Most of the people invited to the wedding didn’t turn up.
- Your explanation made me very confused.
- The escaped prisoner has been caught.
- He lived alone, forgotten by everybody.
- The point mentioned above deserves special attention.
- His idea seems exciting.
- The children were terribly excited when they received the gifts.