Participles Exercise
Complete the following sentences using the present participle or past participle form of the verb
1. A [burnt/burning] person dreads fire.
2. He was wearing a [torn/tearing] shirt.
3. [Seeing/Seen] the wicked man, the boy ran into the house.
4. [Being/Been] occupied with work, he couldn’t meet us.
5. [Irritated/Irritating] by her behavior, he walked out.
6. The window was [broken/breaking] in the storm.
7. He lived alone, [forgotten/forgetting] by everybody.
8. I love the noise of [falling/fallen] rain.
9. The house looked [abandoned/abandoning] .
10. I was very [interested/interesting] in the program.
11. She is a very [interesting/interested] writer.
12. He is a well- [read/reading] author.