Present and Past Participles

Question 1

Fill in the blank with a present participle: Don't disturb your father. He is ____________.

Accepted Answer

sleeping

Question 2

Select the past participles

Accepted Answer

smiled, caught, Brought

Question 3

Fill the blank with an appropriate present participle: Leon was _____ a tantrum when I arrived.

Accepted Answer

having, throwing

Question 4

Which is the auxiliary verb in the following sentence: They were chosen at random.

Accepted Answer

were

Question 5

Does this sentence contain a present or past participle: You rescued me.

Accepted Answer

Past

Question 6

Select the correct participle: He [runs, running, ran] all the way home.

Accepted Answer

ran

Question 7

Fill in the blank with a past participle: The water was __________ before we drank it.

Accepted Answer

frozen

Question 8

Auxiliary verbs help to set the tense of a sentence.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Select the present participles

Accepted Answer

smelling, blowing

Question 10

Select the auxiliary verbs

Accepted Answer

should, might, were

Question 11

Which is the present participle in the following sentence: I was trying to call you yesterday.

Accepted Answer

trying

Question 12

Choose the sentence/sentences that contain a participle

Accepted Answer

The noise is driving me mad., The yachts are now racing., The baby is happily blowing bubbles.

Question 13

Which is the past participle in the following sentence: We had sworn to tell the truth.

Accepted Answer

sworn

Question 14

Which is the auxiliary verb in the following sentence: Valery knew she had drunk too much.

Accepted Answer

had

Question 15

Present participles end in 'ed'

Accepted Answer

false

Question 16

Select the correct participle: We are [ think, thought, thinking] about going away next weekend

Accepted Answer

thinking

Question 17

Participle is a word that comes from a verb but acts like an adjective.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Select the correct auxiliary verb: We [were, are, was] going away for the holidays.

Accepted Answer

are

Questions 18