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present participles lesson 14

Total questions: 179

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Describe the participle in the following sentence: The crying baby was hungry.

a)

crying; past participle

b)

crying; present participle

c)

was hungry; past participle

d)

was hungry; present participle

2.

Describe the participle in the following sentence: The children refused to eat the burned toast.

a)

burned; past participle

b)

refused; past participle

c)

burned; present participle

d)

refused; present participle

3.

Describe the participle in the following sentence: The exciting game lasted two extra innings.

a)

lasted; past participle

b)

exciting; past participle

c)

lasted; present participle

d)

exciting; present participle

4.

What is the participial phrase in the following sentence: The dog panting in the backyard needed water.

a)

needed water

b)

in the backyard

c)

The dog panting

d)

panting in the backyard

5.

What is the participial phrase in the following sentence: Fascinated by ants, Gil has made many important discoveries about them.

a)

Gil has made

b)

Fascinated by ants

c)

discoveries about them

d)

made many important discoveries

6.

Which word does the participle "experienced" describe in the following sentence: The experienced skateboarder performed many tricks for the audience.

a)

audience

b)

performed

c)

skateboarder

d)

tricks

7.

Which word does the participle "surprising" describe in the following sentence: The judge revealed the surprising winner of the contest.

a)

contest

b)

judge

c)

revealed

d)

winner

8.

What is the BEST way to combine the following sentences: Victoria removed her muddy shoes. Victoria entered the house.

a)

Victoria removing her muddy shoes entered the house.

b)

Removing her muddy shoes, Victoria entered the house.

c)

Removed her muddy shoes and Victoria then entered the house.

d)

Victoria removed her muddy shoes and Victoria entered the house.

9.

What is the BEST way to combine the following sentences: Sergio read a book. Sergio lost track of time.

a)

Reading a book, Sergio lost track of time.

b)

Sergio while reading lost track of book time.

c)

Sergio read a book while losing track of time.

d)

Because of reading, Sergio lost track of time in a book.

10.

What is the BEST way to combine the following sentences: The teacher taught a lesson on space exploration. The students were interested.

a)

Interesting students, listened to the teacher's lesson on space exploration.

b)

The teacher taught a lesson on space exploration to the interested students.

c)

Teaching a lesson on space exploration, the students were interested in the teacher.

d)

Because the teacher taught interested students, the lesson was on space exploration.

11.

"Packed dirt outside the tunnels form an anthill." What is the participle in this sentence?

a)

Outside

b)

Packed

c)

Tunnels

d)

An

12.

"The towering anthill is really something to see." What is the participle in this sentence?

a)

Anthill

b)

The

c)

Towering

d)

Something

13.

What type of participle is the word: Moving?

a)

Present participle

b)

Past participle

14.

What type of participle is the word: Stored?

a)

Past participle

b)

Present participle

15.

Which word is a present participle?

a)

Studied

b)

Ruined

c)

Crawling

d)

Mixed

16.

Which word is a past participle?

a)

Walking

b)

Tired

c)

Working

d)

Sleeping

17.

"It's projecting nose dug them out." The word projecting is a...

a)

Past participle

b)

Present participle

18.

"Workers can out any rescued larvae in the new nest." The word rescued is a...

a)

Past participle

b)

Present participle

19.

Which sentence has a past participle?

a)

The towering ant hill is really something to see!

b)

The tired ants keep working.

c)

Their slicing jaws cut leaves.

d)

A feasting dog ate many ants.

20.

Which sentence has a present participle?

a)

The freezing ants built the nest.

b)

The tired ants keep working.

c)

A totally ruined nest means starting over.

d)

Chewed dirt and saliva form little bricks.

21.

She has_____ the bus.

a)

taked

b)

taken

c)

took

22.

They ____ ______ a new car.

a)

have buy

b)

have bought

c)

has bought

23.

We _____ already ______ for the exam.

a)

has, study

b)

have, studied

c)

have, study

24.

He has _____ an eagle.

a)

see

b)

saw

c)

seen

25.

I ______ ________ for 3 hours.

a)

has driven

b)

have drive

c)

have driven

26.

You ______ ________ two hamburgers.

a)

has eat

b)

have eaten

c)

have ate

27.

We ______ _______ our homework.

a)

haven´t finish

b)

has finished

c)

haven´t finished

28.

It hasn´t ________ for 3 days.

a)

swim

b)

swam

c)

swum

29.

Has she _______ her story?

a)

finish

b)

finished

c)

finisen

30.

______ you ________ on the dairy?

a)

Has, written

b)

Have, wrote

c)

Have, written

31.

What's the past participle of to be?

a)

is

b)

are

c)

was

d)

been

32.

What's the past participle of catch?

a)

cought

b)

catched

c)

coughted

d)

coughts

33.

What's the past participle of meet?

a)

meeted

b)

moot

c)

met

d)

meted

34.

What's the past participle of find?

a)

finded

b)

finds

c)

founded

d)

found

35.

What's the past participle of make?

a)

makes

b)

made

c)

maded

d)

maked

36.

What's the past participle of drive?

a)

driven

b)

drived

c)

drove

d)

droved

37.

What's the past participle of buy?

a)

buys

b)

buyed

c)

bought

d)

bougt

38.

What's the past participle of ride?

a)

rode

b)

rides

c)

riden

d)

ridden

39.

What's the past participle of have?

a)

has

b)

had

c)

hadded

d)

haved

40.

What's the past participle of see?

a)

saw

b)

seed

c)

seen

d)

seeded

41.

What's the past participle of finish?

a)

finished

b)

finishes

c)

finisheed

d)

finish

42.

What's the past participle of eat?

a)

ated

b)

eated

c)

ate

d)

eaten

43.

What's the past participle of write?

a)

Writed

b)

written

c)

writen

d)

wrote

44.

What's the past participle of create?

a)

creates

b)

creatted

c)

created

d)

creating

45.
be
a)
were
b)
was
c)
been
46.
do
a)
did
b)
doed
c)
done
47.
find
a)
found
b)
find
c)
fint
48.
make
a)
made
b)
maked
c)
mate
49.
see
a)
seen
b)
saw
c)
sen
50.
build
a)
built
b)
builded
c)
builted
51.
fly
a)
flew 
b)
fly
c)
flown
52.
eat
a)
eaten
b)
aten
c)
eten
53.
make
a)
maked
b)
made
c)
maden
54.
be
a)
be
b)
ben
c)
been
55.
fall
a)
fell
b)
fall
c)
fallen
56.
sit
a)
sit
b)
sitten
c)
sat
57.

Past Participle of GO

(a)  

58.

Past Participle of DO

(a)  

59.

Past Participle of MAKE

(a)  

60.

Past Participle of RUN

(a)  

61.

Past Participle of BECOME

(a)  

62.

Past Participle of BUILD

(a)  

63.

Past Participle of BEGIN

(a)  

64.

Past Participle of BE

(a)  

65.

Past Participle of BRING

(a)  

66.

Past Participle of CATCH

(a)  

67.

Past Participle of TEACH

(a)  

68.

Past Participle of CHOOSE

(a)  

69.

Past Participle of CUT

(a)  

70.

Past Participle of DRAW

(a)  

71.

Past Participle of EAT

(a)  

72.

Past Participle of FEEL

(a)  

73.

Past Participle of GROW

(a)  

74.

Past Participle of KEEP

(a)  

75.

Past Participle of READ

(a)  

76.

Past Participle of SAY

(a)  

77.

Past Participle of SPEAK

(a)  

78.

Past Participle of SWIM

(a)  

79.

Past Participle of WRITE

(a)  

80.

Identify the participle:


Working in the lab, the scientist created a robot.

a)

working

b)

lab

c)

created

d)

robot

81.

Early films were still pictures projected on a wall.

a)

early

b)

still

c)

projected

d)

wall

82.

Pictures moving across the screen came later.

a)

moving

b)

across

c)

screen

d)

later

83.

Food sealed in cans was given to the campers.

a)

sealed

b)

was

c)

given

d)

campers

84.

Sitting in the freezer, the caveman stayed fresh.

a)

Sitting

b)

caveman

c)

stayed

d)

fresh

85.

Joe, searching for the code, was really excited.

a)

searching

b)

code

c)

really

d)

excited

86.

Identify the participial phrase:


The store sold baked goods packaged in edible tinfoil

a)

sold baked goods

b)

packaged in edible tinfoil

87.

Identify participial phrase:

Pork and beans canned in tomato sauce is my favorite.

a)

canned in tomato sauce

b)

is my favorite

88.

Identify participial phrases:


Relaxing on his back patio, Jeff fell asleep.

a)

relaxing on his back patio

b)

relaxing on his back

c)

Jeff feel asleep

89.

Identify the participial phrase:


Stock traders investing in foreign markets have enjoyed a 40% yield this year.

a)

traders investing in foreign markets

b)

investing in foreign markets

c)

have enjoyed

d)

have enjoyed a 40% yield

90.

Identify the participial phrase:


The first city attacked by the troops was in the middle of the desert

a)

attacked by the troops

b)

was in the middle

c)

was in the middle of the desert

91.

Identify the participial phrase:


Some plants growing at an angle can straighten themselves up.

a)

some plants

b)

growing at an angle

c)

can straighten

d)

can straighten themselves up

92.

Identify the participial phrase:


Three teenagers treated in the emergency room yesterday required stitches.

a)

treated in the emergency room yesterday

b)

required stitches

c)

in the emergency room

93.

Identify the participial phrase:


The ski run covered with the most new powder attracted huge crowds of skiers.

a)

run covered with

b)

covered with the most new powder

c)

attracted huge crowds of skiers

94.

Identify the participial phrase:


The reporter describing the fiesta didn't reveal all of the colorful details.

a)

describing the fiesta

b)

didn't reveal

c)

all of the colorful details

95.

Match the following verb with their appropriate form in the past. TELL

a)

TOOK

b)

RAN

c)

MET

d)

TOLD

96.

Match the following verb with their appropriate form in the past. GO

a)

WENT

b)

RAN

c)

MET

d)

TOLD

97.

Match the following verb with their appropriate form in the past. WIN

a)

WENT

b)

WON

c)

WET

d)

WOULD

98.

Match the following verb with their appropriate form in the past. TEACH

a)

TECH

b)

TAUGHT

c)

MET

d)

FOUND

99.

Match the following verb with their appropriate form in the past. MAKE

a)

CAME

b)

MADEN

c)

MADE

d)

DREW

100.

Match the following verb with their appropriate form in the past. DRAW

a)

FOUND

b)

MET

c)

MADE

d)

DREW

101.

Match the following verb with their appropriate form in the past. MEET

a)

FOUND

b)

MET

c)

MADE

d)

DREW

102.

Match the following verb with their appropriate form in the past. COME

a)

FOUND

b)

MET

c)

CAME

d)

COME

103.

Match the following verb with their appropriate form in the past. TAKE

a)

TOOK

b)

RAN

c)

CAME

d)

WON

104.

Match the following verb with their appropriate form in the past. FIND

a)

TOOK

b)

RAN

c)

CAME

d)

FOUND

105.

Match the following verb with their appropriate form in the past. RUN

a)

TOOK

b)

RAN

c)

CAME

d)

FOUND

106.

Match the following verb with their appropriate form in the past. SAY

a)

TOOK

b)

SAD

c)

SAID

d)

FOUND

107.

What is the past tense of WRITE

a)

wrote

b)

written

c)

writed

108.

Past tense of FIND

a)

Finded

b)

Found

c)

Fint

109.

Past tense of RUN

a)

runned

b)

run

c)

ran

110.

Past tense of drive

a)

drove

b)

driven

c)

drived

111.

Past tense of see

a)

saw

b)

seen

c)

sea

112.

Past tense of make

a)

maden

b)

made

c)

makes

113.

Past tense of take

a)

taken

b)

took

c)

taked

114.

Past tense of say

a)

says

b)

said

c)

sayed

115.

Past tense of GO

a)

gone

b)

goes

c)

went

116.

Past tense of cut

a)

cut

b)

cuts

c)

cutted

117.

Past tense of buy

a)

bought

b)

buys

c)

buying

118.

Past tense of leave

a)

leaves

b)

left

c)

leaving

119.

Past tense of EAT

a)

eaten

b)

ate

c)

eats

120.

Past tense of build

a)

building

b)

builds

c)

built

121.

Past tense of tell

a)

tells

b)

told

c)

telling

122.

Past tense of teach

a)

taught

b)

teaching

c)

teaches

123.

Past tense of put

a)

puts

b)

putting

c)

put

124.

Past tense of swim

a)

swims

b)

swam

c)

swimming

125.

Past tense of read

a)

read

b)

reads

c)

reading

126.

Past tense of Wake up

a)

woke up

b)

waking up

c)

wakes up

127.

Choose the form of the verb be in the present that best completes the sentence.


I _____________ a student.

a)

are

b)

is

c)

am

128.

Choose the form of the verb be in the present that best completes the sentence.


We ______ nervous.

a)

is

b)

am

c)

are

129.

Choose the form of the verb be in the present that best completes the sentence.


They ____ in the cafeteria.

a)

are

b)

is

c)

am

130.

Choose the form of the verb be in the present that best completes the sentence.


He __________ in school.

a)

am

b)

is

c)

are

131.

Choose the form of the verb be in the present that best completes the sentence.


It _________ a chair.

a)

is

b)

am

c)

are

132.

Choose the form of the verb be in the past that best completes the sentence.


I ___ listening to you.

a)

were

b)

wered

c)

was

133.

Choose the form of the verb be in the past that best completes the sentence.


My brother and I _______ at Brazil last month.

a)

were

b)

was

c)

been

134.

Choose the form of the verb be in the past that best completes the sentence.


Paul _____ my friend.

a)

were

b)

been

c)

was

135.

Choose the form of the verb be in the past that best completes the sentence.


There __________ a castle next to the river.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

are

136.

Choose the form of the verb be in the past that best completes the sentence.


There _____________ two waterfalls next to the field 2 years ago.

a)

is

b)

were

c)

are

137.

Choose the form of the verb be in the past that best completes the sentence.


Manuel and José _________ playing in the park when the police arrived.

a)

was

b)

are

c)

were

138.

Choose the form of the verb be in the past that best completes the sentence.


________ he listening to music yesterday?

a)

Will

b)

Is

c)

Was

139.

Choose the form of the verb be that best completes the sentence based on the rules studied of the verb be.


You have to use the forms of the verb be __________ with the pronouns he, she, it.

a)

is / was

b)

am / was

c)

are / were

140.

Choose the form of the verb be that best completes the sentence based on the rules studied of the verb be.


You have to use the forms of the verb be __________ with the pronouns we, you, they.

a)

is / was

b)

am / was

c)

are / were

141.

Choose the form of the verb be that best completes the sentence based on the rules studied of the verb be.


You have to use the forms of the verb be __________ with the pronoun I.

a)

is / was

b)

am / was

c)

are / were

142.

I ___________________ an English teacher.

a)

am

b)

is

c)

are

d)

isn´t

143.

You _________________ a student. (not)

a)

isn´t

b)

is

c)

aren´t

d)

am not

144.

He ___________________ at home.

a)

are

b)

is

c)

am not

145.

She ____________ a teacher . She is a student.

a)

are

b)

aren´t

c)

isn´t

d)

is

146.

It _____________ small .

a)

are

b)

am not

c)

am

d)

is

147.

We______________ teachers. We are students.

a)

are not

b)

isn´t

c)

am not

d)

is not

148.

You__________ tall. You are short.

a)

are

b)

aren´t

c)

is

d)

isn´t

e)

is not

149.

They ________________ doctors, they are students.

a)

are

b)

aren´t

c)

is

d)

isn´t

150.

They aren´t students. They ______________ doctors.

a)

are

b)

is

c)

am

d)

am not

151.

I am not a teacher. I __________ a student.

a)

is

b)

am

c)

are

d)

aren´t

152.

I ______ at school yesterday and it _______ terrible!

a)

was, was

b)

was, were

c)

were, were

d)

were, was

153.

My homework ______ in my bag.

a)

wasn't

b)

weren't

154.

It ______ on my desk in my bedroom!

a)

was

b)

were

155.

And my teacher ______ very annoyed! Tell me about your terrible day!

a)

was

b)

were

156.

My parents ______ happy with me.

a)

wasn't

b)

weren't

157.

First I ______ late for school.

a)

was

b)

were

158.

Then my room _____ a mess.

a)

was

b)

were

159.

And finally my friends _____ very noisy in the afternoon.

a)

was

b)

were

160.

Lots of people ______ annoyed with me yesterday evening.

a)

was

b)

were

161.

We ______ in the cinema and it ______ a very sad film.

a)

was, was

b)

were, were

c)

was, were

d)

were, was

162.

Then there ______ a call on my mobile phone.

a)

was

b)

were

163.

It ______ very loud!

a)

was

b)

were

164.

There ______ some problems with my computer.

a)

was

b)

were

165.

There ______ lots of flowers on our balcony this summer.

a)

was

b)

were

166.

There ______ some good news in our History lesson. No homework!

a)

was

b)

were

167.

There ______ fantastic special effects in that film.

a)

was

b)

were

168.

There ______ lots of nice people at the party.

a)

was

b)

were

169.

There ______ a new email in my inbox.

a)

was

b)

were

170.

______ there any loud music? Yes, there _____.

a)

Was, was

b)

Were, were

c)

Were, was

d)

Was, were

171.

______ there any posters? No, there _____.

a)

Was, wasn't

b)

Were, weren't

c)

Was, was

d)

Were, were

172.

Class

4 lines
173.

Number

4 lines
174.
Mrs. Obama has given many speeches.
What type of verb is highlighted?
a)
main verb
b)
helping verb
175.

Which word is the helping verb?


Emily and Jolee have camped here many times.

a)

have

b)

times

c)

camped

176.

Which word is the helping verb?


Anna and Konner's bus is running late today.

a)

bus

b)

late

c)

is

177.

Which word is the helping verb?


Adam does read every night.

a)

does

b)

read

c)

night

178.

Which word is the helping verb?


Randy had planned to do Zak's chores after school.

a)

chores

b)

had

c)

planned

179.

Which word is the helping verb?


August may arrive on time today.

a)

time

b)

arrive

c)

may

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