Complete the following sentences using present or past participle forms.

1. The program was really ……………………….

a) interesting b) interested

2. The film was …………………………

In each of the following pairs of sentence, one sentence is correct and the other is wrong. Find out the correct sentence.

1. a) The woman looked worrying. / b) The woman looked worried.

Incorrect: She had a much shocked expression on her face.
Correct: She had a very shocked expression on her face.

Incorrect: She looked much frightened.
Correct: She looked very frightened.

Rewrite each of the following sentences by changing the participle into a finite verb.

1. Driven by the rain, we took shelter under a tree.

2. We saw trees laden with fruits.

Correct the following sentences.

1. Being the only applicant, I decided to appoint him.

2. Seizing him by the arm, he was taken to the police station.

Combine each pair of sentences into one simple sentence by using participles.

1. He hurt his leg. He stopped walking.

2. He was unwilling to make another attempt. He decided to quit.

Participles are incomplete verb forms. In order to function as real verbs, they should be used with auxiliary verbs.

There are two kinds of participles in English: the present participle and the past participle.