Past Participle Exercises

1. What is a Past Participle?

A verb form used as a verb, adjective, or noun
A verb form used only as a noun
A verb form used only as an adjective
A verb form used only as a verb

2. Which of the following is a Past Participle?

Walked
Walking
Walk
Walks

3. Which of the following sentences uses a Past Participle correctly?

The broken window was expensive to repair.
The breaking window was expensive to repair.
The broke window was expensive to repair.
The break window was expensive to repair.

4. Which of the following sentences uses a Past Participle as an adjective?

The broken window was expensive to repair.
The breaking window was expensive to repair.
The walked path is popular among tourists.
The walking path is popular among tourists.

5. Which of the following sentences uses a Past Participle to form the present perfect tense?

She has cook dinner.
She has cooked dinner.
She is cooking dinner.
She cooks dinner.

6. Which of the following sentences uses a Past Participle to form the past perfect tense?

I had write an essay.
I had writing an essay.
I had written an essay.
I had wrote an essay.

7. Which of the following sentences uses a Past Participle as a noun?

The survivors gathered to mourn the dead.
The survivors gathered deadly to mourn.
The survivors have found dead bodies.
The survivors gathered around the fire.

8. Which sentence does NOT use a Past Participle correctly?

The girl, tired after the long journey, went to bed.
The boy, running to the store, fell down.
The dog, barked loudly, scared the cat.
The flowers, wilted by the sun, needed water.

9. Which sentence uses a Past Participle in a passive voice?

The book was read by the teacher.
The teacher read the book.
The book was reading by the teacher.
The teacher was read the book.

10. Which of the following sentences uses a Past Participle to form the future perfect tense?

I will have write an essay.
I will have writing an essay.
I will have written an essay.
I will have wrote an essay.