Past Participles

1.

Tick (√) the correct past participle for each verb.

1. fly	a. flying	b. flown √	c. flies
2. lie	a. lies	b. lain	c. lying
3. twist	a. twist	b. twists	c. twisted
4. hang	a. hung	b. hangs	c. hanging
5. teach	a. teaches	b. taught	c. teaching
6. make	a. making	b. makes	c. made
7. dance	a. danced	b. dancing	c. dances
8. build	a. built	b. building	c. builds
9. send	a. sends	b. sent	c. sending
10. brush	a. brushed	b. brushing	c. brushes

2.
Tick (√) the sentences that have past participles.
1. They had remained in the auditorium waiting for the show to get over. √
2. He was finishing the speech just as I entered.
3. The documents were found yesterday.
4. She is prepared for the exams this month.
5. He had brought some cookies for us.
6. She was reading three books last week.
7. He has understood the lesson well.
8. I have forgotten to pick up the bouquet that you had ordered.
9. They are having a meeting tomorrow at nine.
10. I have heard this song before.
3.
Complete these phrases using the past participle forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. the forgotten (forget) story
2. a ______________ (break) chair
3. the ______________ (boil) water
4. a few ______________ (choose) students
5. the ______________ (publish) article
6. three ______________ (pack) bags
7. the ______________ (speak) language
8. the ______________ (lose) watch
9. a ______________ (hurry) breakfast
10. a ______________ (fall) tree

4.

Match the sentence parts in columns A and B. Then, use the past participle forms of the highlighted verbs to complete the meaning.

A	B
1. I have already have	a. for winning the recitation competition.
2. She has receive a medal	b. the problem all these years.
3. I've give her	c. two cups of coffee this morning.
4. They have not know about	d. his drench overcoat.
5. He took off	e. everything she needs.
6. A written report	f. to the library on time.
7. He has be sick	g. will be submit tomorrow.
8. She had return the books	h. all week.

I have already had two cups of coffee this morning.

5.
Complete this conversation using the past participle forms of the verbs in brackets.
Inspector : Can you tell me once again what you saw?
Sham : The clock on the mantelpiece was smashed (smash) and the vase on the small table was _______1_______ (break).
Tara : The picture of an old gentleman was hanging upside down on the wall and the glass was _______2_______ (crack).Oh yes, the chair near the mantelpiece was _______3_______ (overturn).
Sham : And a lot of books were _______4_______ (misplaced) from the bookshelf.
Inspector : Anything else?
Sham : Well, sir, it looked as though a dinner had been _______5_______ (interrupt). The soup in the bowl had _______6_______ (go) cold, all the butter had _______7______ (melt) and the bread was _______8_______ (scatter) all over the table.
Inspector : Thank you, children. You have _______9______ (be) most helpful.
6.
Reorder these words and use them in sentences of your own.
1. she/brought/had
  She had brought her sister to my house yesterday.
2. rope/the/cut
3. was/that/found
4. held/were/tightly
5. treasure/hidden/the
6. door/the/shut