Home of English Grammar

Free Guide (Updated for 2022)

  • Home
  • Download Lessons
  • Grammar Rules
  • Online Exercises
  • Online Tools
    • Grammar Checker
    • Word Counter
  • Guides
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Exercises / Present and past participle worksheet

Present and past participle worksheet

October 5, 2016 - pdf

There are two types of participles: present participle and past participle. The present participle form always ends in –ing. Most verbs have their past participle form ending in –ed or –en. Of course, there are several exceptions to this rule.

Both the present participle and the past participle can be used as adjectives.

Complete the following sentences with an appropriate participle.

Exercise

1. His ………………… coat needs mending.

Correct! Wrong!

2. A ………………. stone gathers no moss.

Correct! Wrong!

3. A ……………….. opportunity never returns.

Correct! Wrong!

4. He kept me ………………..

Correct! Wrong!

5. She looked ………………….

Correct! Wrong!

6. I saw the storm ………………….

Correct! Wrong!

7. ……………… a noise, I turned around.

Correct! Wrong!

8. Being ………………….., he quit his job.

Correct! Wrong!

9. Being ………………… with work, I couldn’t meet them.

Correct! Wrong!

10. ……………….. by his wife, he persevered.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. His tattered coat needs mending.

2. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

3. A lost opportunity never returns.

4. He kept me waiting.

5. She looked worried.

6. I saw the storm approaching.

7. Hearing a noise, I turned around.

8. Being dissatisfied, he quit his job.

9. Being occupied with work, I couldn’t meet them.

10. Encouraged by his wife, he persevered.

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
1,127,749 
188,698 

Check Your Grammar

GrammarCheck.net - Try online
Hint → Bookmark GrammarCheck for future use.

Latest Exercises

  • General Grammar Exercise May 8, 2022
  • Tenses Exercise May 7, 2022
  • And vs. But May 5, 2022
  • Verbs Exercise May 3, 2022
  • Other, Another Or Others May 2, 2022
  • Conjunctions Exercise April 30, 2022
  • Gap Filling Exercise April 28, 2022
  • Prepositions Quiz April 27, 2022
  • Subject-Verb Concord Quiz April 25, 2022

Topics

  • Adjectives
  • Adverbs
  • Business Writing
  • Commas
  • Conjunctions
  • Creative Writing
  • Difference
  • Essay Writing
  • Exercises
  • Learning
  • Lessons
  • Nouns
  • Prepositions
  • Pronouns
  • Proofreading
  • Punctuation
  • Quiz
  • Spelling
  • Style Guide
  • Teaching
  • Terms
  • Verbs
  • Words
  • Writing

Quiz

  • Can you correct these 14 basic grammar mistakes?
  • What kind of writer are you?

Copyright © 2022 · EnglishGrammar.org
Disclaimer · Privacy Policy · Sitemap