Present, Past & Perfect Participles - Pre-SUEC (2)

​PRESENT, PAST & PERFECT PARTICIPLES

Multiple Choice

1.    __________ by the marine police, the pirates drove their boat at full speed.

• Chased

• Chasing

• Was chased

• Having chased

CHASED by the marine police, the pirates drove their boat at full speed.

​PARTICIPIAL PHRASE:
(chase)...., the pirates.....
The pirates were chased by the marine police
==> PAST PARTICIPLE (PASSIVE)

Multiple Choice

2.    It is no use crying over _______________ milk.

• spill

• spilling

• had been spilled

• spilt

It is no use crying over SPILT milk.

​PAST PARTICIPLE AS AN ADJECTIVE:

SPILT (已经倒翻的) milk

Multiple Choice

3.    ____________ my grandmother for a long time, I decided to pay her a visit this weekend.

• Having not seen

• Not having seen

• Not seeing

• Not seen

NOT HAVING SEEN my grandmother for a long time, I decided to pay her a visit this weekend.

​PARTICIPIAL PHRASE:
(not see)...., I.....
I have not seen my grandmother for a long time
==> PERFECT PARTICIPLE

Multiple Choice

4.    Anyone _____________ to lose weight must eat healthily and exercise regularly.

• wants

• wanting

• wanted

• having wanted

Anyone WANTING to lose weight must eat healthily and exercise regularly.

​PARITICIPIAL PHRASE
Anyone (want)....must eat...
Anyone who wants...must eat
==> PRESENT PARTIICPLE (ACTIVE)

Multiple Choice

5.    Pollution has become a ______________ problem.

• worry

• worries

• worrying

• worried

Pollution has become a WORRYING problem.

​PRESENT PARTICIPLE AS AN ADJECTIVE:

a WORRYING (令人担忧的) problem

Multiple Choice

6.    Pamela went to bed because she was too _____________ to think clearly.

• worries

• worry

• worrying

• worried

Pamela went to bed because she was too WORRIED to think clearly.

​PAST PARTICIPLE AS AN ADJECTIVE:

Pamela was WORRIED (感到担忧的)

Multiple Choice

7.    ______________ into town, he witnessed a fatal accident.

• Driven

• Driving

• Drove

• Having driven

DRIVING into town, he witnessed a fatal accident.

​​PARTICIPIAL PHRASE:
(drive)...., he.....
He drove into town.
==> PRESENT PARTICIPLE (ACTIVE)

Multiple Choice

8.    The accident was a _____________ experience.

• frighten

• frightened

• frightening

• frightens

The accident was a FRIGHTENING experience.

PRESENT PARTICIPLE AS AN ADJECTIVE:

a FRIGHTENING (令人害怕的) experience

Multiple Choice

9.    After the accident, there was ___________ glass everywhere.

• break

• broke

• breaking

• broken

After the accident, there was BROKEN glass everywhere.

​PAST PARTICIPLE AS AN ADJECTIVE:

BROKEN (已经被打破的) glass

Multiple Choice

10.    Criminals ______________ by the police sometimes escape overseas.

• are wanted

• wanted

• have been wanted

• having wanted

Criminals WANTED by the police sometimes escape overseas.

PARITICIPIAL PHRASE
Criminals (want)....escape...
Criminals are wanted by the police
==> PAST PARTIICPLE (PASSIVE)

Multiple Choice

11.    Seeing the ____________ tree, they ran for their lives.

• falling

• fell

• fallen

• having fallen

Seeing the FALLING tree, they ran for their lives.

PRESENT PARTICIPLE AS AN ADJECTIVE:

the FALLING (正在倒下的) tree

Multiple Choice

12.    The worker tried to move the ______________ tree to the side of the road.

• falling

• fell

• fallen

• having fallen

The worker tried to move the FALLEN tree to the side of the road.

PAST PARTICIPLE AS AN ADJECTIVE:

the FALLEN (已经倒下的) tree

Multiple Choice

13.    Some _______________ children ran out of the school gate.

• exciting

• excited

• excite

• having excited

Some EXCITED children ran out of the school gate.

PAST PARTICIPLE AS AN ADJECTIVE:

some EXCITED (觉得兴奋的) children

Multiple Choice

14.    ____________ cars are much cheaper than new ones.

• Used

• Using

• Having used

• Uses

USED cars are much cheaper than new ones.

PAST PARTICIPLE AS AN ADJECTIVE:

USED (已经用过的 = 二手的) cars

Multiple Choice

15.    The car ____________ by Michael has won ten races.

• drove

• is driven

• driven

• driving

The car DRIVEN by Michael has won ten races.

PARITICIPIAL PHRASE
The car (drive)....has won...
The car is driven by Michael.
==> PAST PARTIICPLE (PASSIVE)