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Participles
The student will be required to identify the correct form of present and past participles.

This activity contains 25 questions.

	Choose the correct form of the present participle to complete this sentence: The inspection team ___________ our accounting records for the past two days.   has been reviewing is reviewing reviewing

	Choose the correct form of the past participle to complete this sentence: That television ____________ since November.   broken has been broken has been broke

	Choose the correct form of the present participle to complete this sentence: Roberto and Sylvia _____________ to Denver next week.   flying have been flying are flying

	Choose the correct form of the past participle to complete this sentence: By the time we arrived at the luncheon most of the guests _________________.   have already ate had already eaten had already ate

	Choose the correct form of the present participle to complete this sentence: Until her recent promotion, Alexis ____________ less than $20,000 a year.   had been earning is earning has been earning

	Choose the correct form of the past participle to complete this sentence: I didn't know that you ___________ across the English Channel.   had swimmed had swam had swum

	Choose the correct form of the present participle to complete this sentence: Maria _____________ in Pittsburg for the last three years.   has been living is living living

	Choose the correct form of the past participle to complete this sentence: In the past month, we __________ three tornadoes in the area.   have seen seen have saw

	Choose the correct form of the present participle to complete this sentence: Mother _____________ her memoirs this summer.   be writing writing will be writing

	Choose the correct form of the past participle to complete this sentence:The next morning, we discovered that the old oak tree _____________ over.   fallen had fallen had fell

	Choose the correct form of the present participle to complete this sentence: Whole milk ____________ than skim milk.   more fattening was more fattening is more fattening

	Choose the correct form of the past participle to complete this sentence: Paula _________ most of the remodeling on her kitchen herself.   has did has done done

	Choose the correct form of the present participle to complete this sentence: I heard that Christy and Thomas ____________ their cats with them on vacation.   bringing be bringing are bringing

	Choose the correct form of the past participle to complete this sentence: I ____________ that I had shut off that coffee pot.   had swore have sworn have swore

	Choose the correct form of the present participle to complete this sentence: We ___________ weary of her constant complaints.   have been growing be growing been growing

	Choose the correct form of the past participle to complete this sentence: Michael ______________ his research paper yet.   has not wrote has not written had not wrote

	Choose the correct form of the present participle to complete this sentence: The construction noise next door ____________ me a headache.   be giving giving is giving

	Choose the correct form of the past participle to complete this sentence: We were surprised to discover that it ____________ to snow.   begun had begun had began

	Choose the correct form of the present participle to complete this sentence: The next flight to Portland ____________ at noon.   departing is departing be departing

	Choose the correct form of the past participle to complete this sentence: I wish I ____________ back my hurtful words.   could have took could took could have taken

	Choose the correct form of the present participle to complete this sentence: I think your cell phone __________ .   ringing is ringing be ringing

	Choose the correct form of the past participle to complete this sentence: John's winter boots ______________ to the porch.   had froze frozen had frozen

	Choose the correct form of the present participle to complete this sentence: I _____________ why you accepted that job in Idaho.   have been wondering be wondering been wondering

	Choose the correct form of the past participle to complete this sentence: By noon, the soccer players ____________ all the Gatorade.   had drank had drunk drunk

	Choose the correct form of the present participle to complete this sentence: The Rolling Stones _____________ to town next week.   are coming be coming coming

Some questions in this exercise may have more than one correct answer. To answer such questions correctly, you must select all the correct answers. Also note that answer choices in this exercise appear in a different order each time the page is loaded.

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