Participles

1. _____their work, they went home.

• a. Finishing

• b. Having finished

• c. Had finished

• d. Finished

2. The girl_____ behind you is naughty.

• a. stands

• b. stood

•  c. is standing

• d. standing

3. The lady_____ in blue is her aunt.

• a. dressed

• b. dressing

• c. is dressing

• d. in dress

4. After_____ dinner, I watches television.

• a. eat

• b. eating

• c. eaten

• d. ate

5. When_____ in international trade, letters of credit are convenient.

• a. used

• b. are used

• c. using

•  d. they used

6. She swam to the shore_____ the night in the water.

• a. having pent

•  b. having spending

• c. when spending

• d. had spent

7. When ____ to explain his mistake, the new employee cleared his throat nervously.

• a. asking  

•  b. asked  

• c. to be asked

• d. to be asking

8. ____ one hand on the steering wheel, Ann opened a can of soda pop with herfree hand.

• a. To keep

• b. Keep

• c. In keeping

•  d. Keeping

9. After _____the fight, the police arrested two men and a woman

• a. stopping

• b. stop

•  c. to stop  

• d. stopped

10. Dinner_____ over, they returned home.

• a. being  

• b. be

• c. is

• d. was