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1. 1.

   Circle the present participles and underline the past participles in the following sentences.

   1. We saw several birds (flying) to the south.
   2. The broken window needs to be repaired soon.
   3. They have been asked to move to the next hall.
   4. Aladdin had a magic lamp and a flying carpet.
   5. The flutes that the band was playing belonged to the school.
   6. The decorations have been put up.
   7. There is a hanging garden in Babylon that is also one of the eight Wonders of the World.
   8. The spoken word poetry session will be held tomorrow.
2. 2.

   Complete the sentences using the past and present participles of the verbs in brackets.

   1. Juhi is a trained boxer. (train)
   2. Arpita is _______________ to be a boxer. (train)
   3. The _______________ piece of the puzzle was lying under the table. (miss)
   4. _______________ his arms, Abhi yawned for the third time in the past minute. (stretch)
   5. The _______________ cause of the disease was found to be lack of enough sleep. (lead)
   6. Wasn't Bala _______________ Moby Dick last week? (read)
   7. The _______________ team made their way home after the game. (tire)
   8. Do not touch the freshly _______________ door, or you will get sticky paint all over your hands. (paint)
3. 3.

   Join the following sentences using present or past participles.

   1. Mekhala didn't receive a reply. So she sent another mail to the company.
      Receiving no reply, Mekhala sent another mail to the company.
   2. The bus was stuck in a traffic jam. It couldn't move ahead.
      Stuck ___________________________________________________.
   3. Kiren closed the door. He started practising for his guitar class.
      Closing ___________________________________________________.
   4. Dora saw Shelly at the beach. Shelly was walking with her dog.
      Dora saw Shelly ___________________________________________________.
   5. Divya was tired after the marathon. So she took the next day off to rest at home.
      Tired ___________________________________________________.
   6. Ram put down his luggage. He then jumped into the lake for a swim.
      Putting ___________________________________________________.
   7. I arrived at the post office. I found out that it was closed.
      Arriving ___________________________________________________.
4. 4.

   Combine the following sentences using suitable participles as adjectives.

   1. I went to the doctor to show my eye. The eye had a bit of swelling.
      I went to the doctor to show my swollen eye.
   2. Water boils. It turns to steam.
   3. Harry and Ron sat in the car. The car was flying.
   4. This track is meant for running. It is new.
   5. I bruised my arm. I am wearing a cast on it.
   6. The bell is ringing. It is time for lunch.
   7. These stories interest me. They help me learn more about the world.
   8. Sohan told me about his experience at the bank today. It terrified him.
5. 5.

   Study this table for the present, the past tense and the past participial forms of a few common verbs. Add some of your own.

   Present	Past	Past participle
   eat	ate	eaten
   blow	blew	blown
   break	broke	broken
   bring	brought	brought
   take	took	taken
   make	made	made
   give	gave	given
   write	wrote	written

    

6. 6.

   Form sentences using the following adjectives.

   1. excited
      The children are quite excited about the upcoming trip to Jaipur.
   2. exciting
   3. bored
   4. boring
   5. shocked
   6. shocking
   7. surprised
   8. surprising