Past and present participles

1. Present and past participle clauses.

Complete the pairs of sentences with either a past or a present participle of the verb given.

Check the meaning of these words first: cash in on, attempt

For example:

write

a. The songs, written when she was touring Australia, are some of her best yet. b. She travels a lot, writing songs about what she sees on the way.

2. Participles used before nouns.

Drag the compound adjectives from the box to complete the sentences.

3. Sentence completion.

Drag the participle clauses to complete the sentences from the previous exercise.

 

For more information about participles see the Grammar Reference.