Present Participle Exercises

1. What is a Present 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 Present Participle?

Walked
Walking
Walk
Walks

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

The cat is sleep in the corner.
The birds was singing in the tree.
The cat is sleeping in the corner.
The birds were sing in the tree.

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

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

5. Which of the following sentences uses a Present Participle to form the present continuous tense?

She is cooking dinner in the kitchen.
He was running to catch the bus.
The cat sleeps in the corner.
We have been talking for hours.

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

I am writing an essay.
He was talking to his friends.
I had been writing an essay.
She is singing a lovely song.

7. Which of the following sentences uses a Present Participle as an adverb?

The broken toy was in the trash.
The singing birds are beautiful.
I am reading a book.
None of the above.

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

The girl cooking dinner is for family.
The boy was running to arrive in time.
The dog is barking loudly.
The flowers are growing after watering.

9. Which sentence uses a Present Participle in a gerund?

I enjoy writing.
The broken toy was in the trash.
She is singing a lovely song.
The birds were singing in the tree.

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

I will be writing an essay.
I will have been writing an essay.
I will write an essay.
I will been writing an essay.