PRESENT AND PAST PARTICIPLE USES

Select the sentence with a past participle.

• I hope you don't ruin your birthday dress.

• I was standing in the courtyard of a vast ruined castle.

• He saw his friend walking along the road.

• I watched the birds flying away.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

When I was younger, I was more ______ of dogs.

• frightened

• frightening

• scary

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Select the sentence with a past participle being used as an adjective.

• I can smell something burning!

• Every plate on the shelf had broken after the earthquake.

• You can't swim with a broken arm.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

The man _______ the car is a friend of mine.

• is driving

• driving

• who drive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT VERB FORM: I maintain that I never expect anything; therefore I'm always pleasantly _____(surprise).

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

The strawberries ______eaten at the wedding were grown in Scotland.

• are

• we

• being

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

I couldn't remember the last time I _________ enough to enjoy a walk.

• had been relaxed

• have being relaxed

• was relaxed

• had relaxed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ______________ by J K Rowling

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

The judge ________________ Smith to five years in prison.

• sentenced

• was sentenced

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Over a million dollars in cash __________________ from a bank in Los Angeles.

• has stolen

• have been stolen

•  has been stolen

• were stolen

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B