Participles

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Participles
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• Exercise 1

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THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE

• EXERCISE 1
• 1. The speeding car skidded on the wet road.
• 2. The match continued in the pouring rain.
• 3. The hero jumped off the moving train.
• 4. The dripping tap gradually made a puddle on
  the floor.
• 5. The frightening shadows disappeared when she
  switched on the light.

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THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE

• 6. The sleeping child was not disturbed by the
  loud noises.
• 7. I shall never forget that haunting voice.
• 8. The sick man held the cup with trembling
  fingers.
• 9. The fasting pilgrims could not eat or drink
  until sunset.
• 10.Look at the rushing crowds along the street!

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THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE

• 11. We saw Peter outside the crumbling building.
• 12. The shipwrecked sailors clung to a floating
  log.
• 13. Did you see the sinking ship?
• 14. He did not notice the approaching car as he
  was crossing the road.
• 15. The flying arrow split the apple on the
  boys head.

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• Exercise 2

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EXERCISE 2
singing loving scratching hitting touching hunti
ng training stopping putting arguing

• 1. sing
• 2. love
• 3. scratch
• 4. hit
• 5. touch
• 6. hunt
• 7. train
• 8. stop
• 9. put
• 10.argue

11. make 12 rot 15. pull 14. close 13. carry
making rotting pulling closing carrying
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• Exercise 3

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EXERCISE 3
am trying

• 1. I .(try) to catch that bird.
• 2. They danced to the music of the .(beat)
  drums.
• 3. The ..(fly) fish are silver.
• 4. He . (tie) his dog when it bit him.
• 5. ...they..(wake) up early tomorrow?

beating
flying
was tying
Are
waking
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ringing

• 6. Where is that . (ring) sound coming from?
• 7. You ..(tell) them not to walk on the
  grass.
• 8. Her grandfather (ask) us to guess his
  age.
• 9.We do not take ...(swim) lessons anymore.
• 10.The tailor ....(cut) a coat now.

are telling
is asking
swimming
is cutting
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• 11. The little boy was very proud of his
  ...(shine) shoes.
• 12. I . (talk) in my sleep?
• 13. The girl ..(not enter) the building.
• 14. The boats sailed towards the (set) sun.
• 15. He ..(say) something, but suddenly he
  became silent.

shining
Was
talking
is not entering
setting
was saying
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• Exercise 4

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EXERCISE 4
damaged

• 1. The.....(damage) goods were returned to
  the shopkeeper.
• 2. The .(break) pieces were thrown into the
  dustbin.
• 3. The announcement was made after the show
  had(end)
• 4. The .(bore) listener soon fell asleep.
• 5. He used ..(colour) glass to make
  pictures.
• 6. The sight of the .(roast) chicken made our
  mouths water.
• 7. He has ..(leave) to work somewhere else.

broken
ended
bored
coloured
roasted
left
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delayed

• 8. The (delay) train arrived two
• hours late.
• 9. She had .(know) them for
• some time.
• 10. The gardener swept up the (fall)
• leaves.
• 11. The man had .....(mistake) me for someone
  else.
• 12. He had (write) a letter to his former
  classmate.
• 13. She used the (wear) curtains as rags.
• 14. The puppy had ....(lie) in the ditch for
  several days.

known
fallen
mistaken
written
worn
lain
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• Exercise 5

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EXERCISE 5

• 1. The candles that I lit were blown out.
• The lit candles were blown out.
• 2. Have the police found the money that is
  stolen?
• Have the police found the stolen money?
• 3. The sheep that were lost returned in the
  evening.
• The lost sheep returned in the evening.
• 4. She added the eggs that she beat to the cake
  mixture.
• She added the beaten eggs to the cake mixture.
• 5. The building that was completed was opened by
  the
• minister.
• The completed building was opened by the
  minister.
• 6. The lawn that was mowed looked very neat.
• The mowed lawn looked very neat.
• 7. He threw away the fruit that was spoilt.
• He threw away the spoilt fruit.

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• 8. The maid laid out the silver that was
  polished.
• The maid laid out the polished silver.
• 9. Did you see a mug that was cracked?
• Did you see a cracked mug?
• 10. The dog that was hurt whined in pain.
• The hurt dog whined in pain.
• 11. Through the windows that were broken, I could
  sea huge garden.
• Through the broken windows, I could see a huge
• garden.
• 12. The boy used a pin that was crooked as a hook
  for his fishing-line.
• The boy used a crooked pin as a hook for his
  fishing line.

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13. Does the lady sell chillies that are dried?
Does the lady sell dried chillies? 14. Mother
did not buy any meat that was frozen.
Mother did not buy any frozen meat. 15. The
petals that are scented are used to make
perfume. The scented petals are used to
make perfume.
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• Exercise 6

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EXERCISE 6

• 1. Situation Tom is reading a book. (bore)
• Question How does Tom feel?
• Answer He is
• Question How is the book?
• Answer It is
• 2. Situation Mary is watching a film. (interest)
• Question How does Mary feel?
• Answer She is
• Question How is the film?
• Answer It is

bored.
boring.
interested.
interesting.
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• 3. Situation Fred is listening to a speech.
  (bore)
• Question How does Fred feel?
• Answer He is
• Question How is the speaker?
• Answer He is
• 4. Situation The boys are watching a magic show.
  (amaze)
• Question How do the boys feel?
• Answer They are
• Question How are the magicians?
• Answer They are

bored.
boring.
amazed.
amazing.
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• 5. Situation Leo is looking at his test results.
  (disappoint)
• Question How are Leos results?
• Answer They are
• Question How does Leo feel?
• Answer He is
• 6. Situation Alan is reading a comic book.
  (amuse)
• Question How is the comic book?
• Answer It is
• Question How does Alan feel?
• Answer He is

disappointing.
disappointed.
amusing.
amused.
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• 7. Situation Mr. Wong is reading the stock
  market news. (disturb)
• Question How does Mr Wong feel?
• Answer He is
• Question How is the news?
• Answer It is
• 8. Situation Mary is working hard. (tire)
• Question How does Mary feel?
• Answer She is
• Question How is your work?
• Answer It is

disturbed.
disturbing.
tired.
tiring.
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• 9. Situation A man is scolding Pat. (insult)
• Question How is that man?
• Answer He is
• Question How dos Pat feel?
• Answer He is
• 10. Situation Some tourists are watching a
  Chinese Kung Fu performance. (excite)
• Question How do the tourists feel?
• Answer They feel
• Question How is the performance?
• Answer It is

insulting.
insulted.
excited.
exciting.
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• 11. Situation Someone is criticizing Franks
  poster. (discourage)
• Question How is the criticism?
• Answer It is
• Question How does Frank feel?
• Answer He is

discouraging.
discouraged.
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• Supplementary exercise p.137

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Supplementary exercise for further practice,
short test, etc.

• 1. Fred saw a film. (bore)
• How did Fred feel?
• What did Fred think about the film?
• 2. Jane read a book. (interest)
• How did Jane feel?
• What did Jane think about the book?
• 3. Al heard the judges decision. (disappoint)
• What did Al think about the decision?
• How did Al feel?

He was bored.
It was boring.
Jane felt interested.
The book was interesting.
The decision was disappointing.
Al felt disappointed.
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• 4. Agnes couldnt answer the question.
  (embarrass)
• How did Agnes feel?
• What did Agnes think about what happened?
• 5. Mark read about the disaster. (depress)
• What did Mark think about the disaster? T
• How did Mark feel?
• 6. They heard loud shouting. (frighten)
• What did they think about the shouting?
• How did they feel?

Agnes felt embarrassed.
It was embarrassing.
The disaster was depressing.
Mark felt depressed.
The shouting was frightening.
They felt frightened.
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• 7. Walter worked very hard. (tire)
• How did Walter feel?
• Walter felt tired.
• What did Walter think about the work?
• The work was tiring.
• 8. Peter failed the test. (discourage)
• How did Peter feel?
• Peter felt discouraged.
• What did Peter think about his failure?
• His failure was discouraging.
• 9. They listened to his joke. (amuse)
• What did they think about his joke?
• His joke was amusing.
• How did they feel?
• They felt amused.

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• Participle Exercise p.140

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Participles Exercise

• 1. difficulty (John passed the quality
  examination.)
• John passed the difficult examination.
• 2. run (The policeman chased the active action
  man.)
• The policeman chased the running man.
• 3. injure (A passer-by helped the
  passive/completed action woman.)
• A passer-by helped the injured woman.
• 4. wealth (quality people are not always
  happy.)
• Wealthy people are not always happy.

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• 5. tear (That passive/completed action book
  belongs to Agnes.)
• That torn book belongs to Agnes.
• 6. beauty (Shes wearing a quality dress.)
• Shes wearing a beautiful dress.
• 7. break (The carpenter repaired the
  passive/completed action chair.)
• The carpenter repaired the broken chair.
• 8. help (The old lady thanked the quality
  student.)
• The old lady thanked the helpful student.

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• 9. speed (A motorcycle policeman chased the
  active action car.)
• A motorcycle policeman chased the speeding car.
• 10. friend (Henry is a quality person.)
• Henry is a friendly person.
• 11. boil (She poured some active action water
  into the teapot to make tea.)
• She poured some boiling water into the teapot to
  make tea.
• 12. boil (He gave us cold passive/completed
  action water to drink.)
• He gave us cold boilt water to drink.

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• 13. success (Mrs. Wong is a quality
  businesswoman.)
• Mrs. Wong is a successful businesswoman.
• 14. burn (The firemen rushed to the active
  action building.)
• The firemen rushed to the burning building.
• 15. burn (She didnt eat the passive/completed
  action rice.)
• She didnt eat the burnt rice.
• 16. fool (That quality boy is wearing two left
  shoes.)
• That foolish boy is wearing two left shoes.

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• 17. die (The doctors tried to save the active
  action man.)
• The doctors tried to save the dying man.
• 18. die (The completed action man will be
  buried tomorrow.)
• The dead man will be buried tomorrow.
• 19. danger (Russian roulette is a very quality
  game.)
• Russian roulette is a very dangerous game.
• 20. damage (He returned the passive/completed
  action merchandise to the shop.)
• He returned the damaged merchandise to the shop.

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• 21. need (Charitable organizations help quality
  people.)
• Charitable organizations help needy people.
• 22. fly (Have you ever seen a active action
  elephant?)
• Have you ever seen a flying elephant?
• 23. heaviness (She cant lift that weight box.)
• She cant lift that heavy box.
• 24. lose (Hes looking for a passive/completed
  action child.)
• Hes looking for a lost child.

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• 25. expense (I cant afford that cost watch..)
• I cant afford that expensive watch.
• 26. drown (A life-guard saved the active action
  man.)
• A life-guard saved the drowning man.
• 27. drown (Frogmen have recovered the completed
  action mans body.)
• Frogmen have recovered the drowned mans body.
• 28. rectangle (He drew a shape design at the
  top.)
• He drew a rectangular design at the top.