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.