Participles exercise There are two kinds of participles – the present participle and the past participle The present participle always ends in an –ing form The past participle can have different endings Both present and past participles can be used as adjectives Complete the following sentences using an appropriate participle form ………………… a loud sound, we rushed out of the room a) Hearing b) Heard The boy cried, ……………… that he would be whipped a) thinking b) thought ………………… by the rain, we took shelter under a tree a) Driven b) Driving We saw a goods train ………………… with wheat a) loading b) loaded ……………… wealth is a curse a) Ill-getting b) Ill-gotten ………………… with grief she threw herself on the body a) Stricken b) Striking ………………… with age the old man tottered along a) Bending b) Bent A ……………… stone gathers no moss a) rolling b) rolled We are fighting a ……………… battle a) losing b) lost 10 Don’t cry over ……………… milk a) spilling b) spilt Answers Hearing a loud sound, we rushed out of the room The boy cried, thinking that he would be whipped Driven by the rain, we took shelter under a tree We saw a goods train loaded with wheat Ill-gotten wealth is a curse Stricken with grief she threw herself on the body Bent with age the old man tottered along A rolling stone gathers no moss We are fighting a losing battle 10 Don’t cry over spilt milk Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)