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PARTICIPLES II

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_______ sick, Sam left school early.
a)
Feeling
b)
Fallen
c)
Having Feeling
d)
Felt
2.

What is a participle?

a)

verb pretending to be a noun

b)

verb pretending to be an adjective

c)

noun pretending to be a noun

d)

adjective pretending to be a verb

3.

_______ down from the tree, the monkey could see many people.

a)

Looking

b)

Looks

c)

Looked

4.

________ a scream, the child ran as fast as he could.

a)

Heard

b)

Hears

c)

Hearing

5.

The side of the house was covered with a ________ vine.

a)

climbed

b)

climb

c)

climbing

6.

.........the film at least a dozen times, he knew it almost by heart

a)

seeing

b)

having seen

c)

having been seen

d)

saw

7.

...that it was useless to argue with him, I dropped the subject

a)

having seen

b)

having been seen

c)

seeing

d)

see

8.

When Linda entered the room, she saw a lot of strangers and she felt....

a)

embarrassed

b)

being embarrassed

c)

embarrass

d)

embarrassing

9.

I wonder what Doctor Brown thinks of the medical problem .....now.

a)

discussing

b)

discuss

c)

having been discussed

d)

being discussed

10.

I heard them........ in the next room

a)

having quarreled

b)

quarrel

c)

quarreling

d)

quarreled

11.

She bent down and looked at the tiny kitten .... under the table

a)

sitting

b)

having been sat

c)

having sat

d)

are sitting

12.

Jenny looked up and saw her husband .... at her reflection in the mirror

a)

having looked

b)

looking

c)

is looking

d)

looks

13.

Suddenly Stella noticed the smoke ......through the roof of one of the houses dissapeared

a)

coming

b)

came

c)

having come

d)

come

14.

..... into a lively conversation I missed the call.

a)

being engaged

b)

engaged

c)

having engaged

d)

has engaged

15.

Desmond wondered who it could be. ...... to the door, he flung it open

a)

come

b)

has come

c)

having come up

d)

coming up

16.

A large bay window, .....from the outside wall, overlooked the ocean

a)

protects

b)

protected

c)

protecting

d)

being protected

17.

..... control of his car on an icy road, the driver hit a tree

a)

losing

b)

being lost

c)

having lost

d)

to loose

18.

This exercise is..... . Can you please help me?

a)

confuse

b)

confused

c)

confusing

d)

having confused

19.

The Natural History Museum in London is .... ! You should definitely visit it!

a)

amaze

b)

amazed

c)

amazing

d)

being amazed

20.

The actor left the show after .... by the revelation of the scandal.

a)

embarrass

b)

embarrassed

c)

embarrassing

d)

having been embarrassed

21.

... the chocolate egg was very tempting, but I resisted because it is my brother's.

a)

Eat

b)

Eaten

c)

Eating

d)

Having eaten

22.

Sunday was a very ...... day.

a)

relax

b)

relaxed

c)

relaxing

d)

having relaxed

23.

... in all kinds of music, Seth goes to as many concerts as he can.

a)

interest

b)

interested

c)

interesting

d)

Being interested

24.

... with the results, they enjoyed their lesson:)

a)

satisfy

b)

satisfied

c)

satisfying

d)

Having been satisfied

25.

(Search) (a)   for her gloves, she dug through the entire wardrobe.

26.

(Whistle) (a)   a song, she danced through the house with the mop.

27.

(Run) (a)   to the bus stop, she lost her shoe.

28.

Complete the following sentence with the present participle used as an adjective.

Don't try to catch a _________ (run) bus.

a)

ran

b)

run

c)

running

29.

The sale of local CD'S in music stores have been.............this year because of CD piracy and the fact that many prefer foreign music to local

a)

A. Disapoint

b)

B.Disapointment

c)

C. Disappointed

d)

D.Disapointing

30.

The missing children were last seen (a)   (play) near the river.

31.

(a)   (complete) the book, he had a holiday.

32.

______ a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.

a)

Finding

b)

Found

c)

Having found

d)

Being found

33.

Marta doesn't like to have her picture taken. She avoids (a)   (photograph).

34.

I'm sure it's not my fault that Peter found out what we were planning.

I don't remember ______ anyone about it.

a)

having told

b)

being told

c)

to tell

d)

to be told

35.

The stockbroker denied ______ of the secret business deal.

a)

having informed

b)

having been informed

c)

to have informed

d)

to have been informed

36.

______ in dark colors, the room needed some bright lights.

a)

Having painted

b)

To have painted

c)

Having been painted

d)

To have been painted

37.

She's angry about ______ to the farewell party last night.

a)

not having invited

b)

not to have invited

c)

not to have been invited

d)

not having been invited

38.

As she was a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident.

a)

Having been a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident.

b)

Being a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident.

c)

To have been a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident.

d)

Was a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident.

39.

Because I was walking quickly, I soon caught up with her.

a)

To have been walking quickly, I soon caught up with her.

b)

Having been walking quickly, I soon caught up with her.

c)

Walking quickly, I soon caught up with her.

d)

Being walking quickly, I soon caught up with her.

40.

Keith spent a lot of time filling in job application forms because he was unemployed.

a)

Keith spent a lot of time filling in job application forms having been unemployed.

b)

Keith spent a lot of time filling in job application forms to be unemployed.

c)

Keith spent a lot of time filling in job application forms to have been unemployed.

d)

Keith spent a lot of time filling in job application forms being unemployed.