Basics of participles. 45 questions on present and past participle forms and their use as adjectives.
What this test covers
- Present Participle (-ing)
- Past Participle Forms
- Participial Adjectives
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Q1The children are ___ in the garden right now.
Answer: D. running
For short verbs ending in one vowel and one consonant like 'run', we double the last letter before adding '-ing'. This is why 'running' has two 'n's.
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Q2She is ___ a new book for her class.
Answer: D. writing
When a verb ends in a silent 'e' (like 'write'), we drop the 'e' before adding '-ing'. This gives us 'writing'.
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Q3They are ___ English at the moment.
Answer: C. studying
For verbs ending in 'y', we simply add '-ing' to the end. We do not remove the 'y' or change it to 'i'.
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Q4I am ___ a trip for next summer.
Answer: B. planning
Because 'plan' is a short verb ending in one vowel and one consonant, we double the last letter to make 'planning'.
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Q5She is ___ on the chair.
Answer: A. sitting
With short verbs like 'sit', we double the final consonant before adding '-ing'. 'sitting' is the correct spelling.
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Q6We are ___ ready for the party.
Answer: D. getting
The verb 'get' ends in a single vowel and consonant. To add '-ing', we double the 't' to get 'getting'.
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Q7He is ___ fast in the pool.
Answer: B. swimming
The verb 'swim' ends in one vowel and one consonant. We double the 'm' to make 'swimming'.
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Q8Are you ___ with us to the cinema?
Answer: C. coming
We drop the silent 'e' at the end of 'come' before adding '-ing'. So, 'coming' is the correct spelling.
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Q9The sun is ___ brightly today.
Answer: A. shining
The verb 'shine' ends in a silent 'e'. We must drop that 'e' before adding '-ing' to get 'shining'.
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Q10They are ___ the lesson now.
Answer: D. beginning
In the word 'begin', the last part is stressed and ends in a single vowel and consonant. We double the 'n' to make 'beginning'.
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Q11She is ___ football with her friends.
Answer: B. playing
For verbs ending in 'y', we keep the 'y' and just add '-ing'. 'playing' is the correct form.
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Q12The man is ___ a red car.
Answer: D. driving
We remove the silent 'e' from the end of 'drive' when we add '-ing'. This gives us 'driving'.
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Q13We are ___ dinner right now.
Answer: B. making
The silent 'e' at the end of 'make' is dropped before we add the '-ing' ending.
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Q14The bus is ___ at the corner.
Answer: C. stopping
Because 'stop' is a short verb ending in one vowel and one consonant, we double the 'p' to make 'stopping'.
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Q15I am ___ to fix the computer.
Answer: D. trying
When a verb ends in 'y' like 'try', we simply add '-ing' without changing anything else.
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Q16The window is ___.
Answer: C. broken
'Broken' is the third form of 'break'. We use it here to describe the state of the window.
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Q17I have ___ the letter to my boss.
Answer: D. written
After the word 'have', we use the third form of the verb. For 'write', that form is 'written'.
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Q18The money was ___ from the bank.
Answer: A. stolen
In this sentence, we need the third form of 'steal', which is 'stolen'.
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Q19This fact is well ___.
Answer: A. known
'Known' is the third form of the verb 'know'. We use it to describe things that people already understand.
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Q20The tree has ___ very tall.
Answer: C. grown
After 'has', we use the third form of the verb. For the verb 'grow', the correct form is 'grown'.
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Q21The photo was ___ to me yesterday.
Answer: C. shown
The third form of 'show' is 'shown'. We use it here because the sentence is describing an action that happened to the photo.
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Q22I have ___ the keys from the table.
Answer: B. taken
After 'have', we use the third form of the verb. For 'take', that word is 'taken'.
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Q23The prize was ___ to the winner.
Answer: B. given
We use 'given' as the third form of 'give'.
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Q24The homework is ___.
Answer: B. done
'Done' is the third form of 'do'. It is used here to show that the work is finished.
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Q25The cake was ___ by my mother.
Answer: A. made
The third form of 'make' is 'made'. 'maked' is not a real word.
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Q26She has ___ home.
Answer: D. gone
After 'has', we use the third form 'gone'. 'went' is the simple past and is used without 'has'.
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Q27The cat was ___ by the dog.
Answer: D. seen
The third form of 'see' is 'seen'.
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Q28The food was ___ by everyone.
Answer: B. eaten
The third form of 'eat' is 'eaten'. We use it after 'was' in this sentence.
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Q29The leaves have ___ from the trees.
Answer: B. fallen
After 'have', we need the third form of the verb. For 'fall', the correct form is 'fallen'.
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Q30I have ___ his name.
Answer: A. forgotten
The third form of 'forget' is 'forgotten'.
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Q31The movie was very ___.
Answer: B. boring
We use '-ing' to describe the thing that causes a feeling. The movie is the cause, so it is 'boring'.
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Q32I am ___ with this movie.
Answer: A. bored
We use '-ed' to describe a person's feelings. This sentence describes how 'I' feel, so we use 'bored'.
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Q33The long walk was very ___.
Answer: D. tiring
The walk is the cause of the feeling, so we use the '-ing' adjective: 'tiring'.
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Q34He is very ___ after work.
Answer: B. tired
This describes the man's feeling, so we use the '-ed' adjective: 'tired'.
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Q35The news about the trip is ___.
Answer: A. exciting
The news is the cause of the excitement, so we use 'exciting'.
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Q36They are ___ about the new project.
Answer: A. excited
This describes the feelings of 'they', so we use 'excited'.
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Q37The instructions were ___.
Answer: A. confusing
The instructions are the cause of the confusion, so we describe them as 'confusing'.
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Q38The student felt ___ by the question.
Answer: B. confused
This describes the student's feeling, so we use 'confused'.
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Q39The game was very ___.
Answer: A. interesting
The game is the thing that causes interest, so it is 'interesting'.
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Q40She is ___ in history.
Answer: A. interested
This describes her personal feeling or state, so we use 'interested'.
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Q41The movie was so ___ that I fell asleep.
Answer: D. boring
The movie causes the feeling, so it is 'boring'.
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Q42The audience was ___ by the performance.
Answer: D. amused
This describes the audience's feeling, so we use 'amused'.
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Q43The ghost story was ___.
Answer: A. frightening
The story is the thing that causes fear, so it is 'frightening'.
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Q44The child was ___ by the loud noise.
Answer: A. frightened
This describes the child's feeling of fear, so we use 'frightened'.
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Q45Which of the following sentences is correct?
Answer: C. The surprising result made us happy.
In this sentence, 'surprising' correctly describes the 'result' because the result is what caused the emotion.
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