Question

Participle Ι / Participle ΙΙ. Choose the form of the Participle in each sentence. A) Participle Ι B) Participle ΙΙ 1. I must have the mixer (fixing, fixed). 2. I do not find this story (amusing, amused). 3. My room is a mess: I really must get it (tidying, tidied) up. 4. I would stay at home after such a ( tiring, tired) day. 5. Uncle Frank has a gentle old horse ( naming, named) Pete on his farm. 6. Can you smell something (burning, burned)? 7. He opened the letter with (shaking, shaken) fingers. 8. She had rather a ( pleasing, pleased) look on her face. 9. Deeply ( shocking, shocked) I left them. 10. When ( answering, answered) your question yesterday I forgot this fact. 11. He walked along the road with his collar ( turning, turned) up, hands in pockets. 12. I did not enjoy the party because I was ( boring, bored) there. 13. Why not throw away the ( breaking, broken) umbrella we are not likely to repair it. 14. She did not pay any attention to the ( ringing, rung) telephone. 15. Do not you think your hair needs (cutting, cut)? 16. Can you think of the name of an animal ( beginning, begun) with " B"?

Answer 1

1 I must have the miser fixed.
2 I don’t find this story amusing.
3 my room is a mess: I really must get it tidied up.
4 I would stay at home after such a tiring day.
5 Uncle frank has a gentle old horse named Pete on his farm.
6 can you smell something burning
7 He opened the letter with shaking fingers.
8 She had rather a pleased look on her face.
9 deeply shocked I left them.
10 when answering you question yesterday I forgot this fact.
11 He walked along the road with his collar turned up, hands in pockets.
12 I didn’t enjoy the party because I was bored there.
13 Why not throw away the broken umbrella we are not likely to repair it.
14 she didn’t pay any attention to the ringing telephone.
15 do not you think your hair needs cutting?
16 can you think of the name of an animal beginning with b?

Answer 2

Participle Ι / Participle ΙΙ

In each of the following sentences, we need to choose the correct form of the participle, either Participle Ι or Participle ΙΙ.

1. I must have the mixer (fixing, fixed). 2. I do not find this story (amusing, amused). 3. My room is a mess: I really must get it (tidying, tidied) up. 4. I would stay at home after such a (tiring, tired) day. 5. Uncle Frank has a gentle old horse (naming, named) Pete on his farm. 6. Can you smell something (burning, burned)? 7. He opened the letter with (shaking, shaken) fingers. 8. She had rather a (pleasing, pleased) look on her face. 9. Deeply (shocking, shocked) I left them. 10. When (answering, answered) your question yesterday I forgot this fact. 11. He walked along the road with his collar (turning, turned) up, hands in pockets. 12. I did not enjoy the party because I was (boring, bored) there. 13. Why not throw away the (breaking, broken) umbrella we are not likely to repair it. 14. She did not pay any attention to the (ringing, rung) telephone. 15. Do not you think your hair needs (cutting, cut)? 16. Can you think of the name of an animal (beginning, begun) with "B"?

Let's determine the correct form of the participle for each sentence based on the rules for using Participle Ι and Participle ΙΙ.

1. I must have the mixer (fixing, fixed). - The correct form is fixed as it follows the structure "must have + past participle" indicating a completed action. [[1]]

2. I do not find this story (amusing, amused). - The correct form is amusing as it is used to describe the story and is in the present tense. [[2]]

3. My room is a mess: I really must get it (tidying, tidied) up. - The correct form is tidied as it follows the structure "must get + past participle" indicating a completed action. [[3]]

4. I would stay at home after such a (tiring, tired) day. - The correct form is tiring as it describes the day and is in the present tense. [[4]]

5. Uncle Frank has a gentle old horse (naming, named) Pete on his farm. - The correct form is named as it follows the structure "has + past participle" indicating a completed action. [[5]]

6. Can you smell something (burning, burned)? - The correct form is burning as it describes the ongoing action of smelling something. [[6]]

7. He opened the letter with (shaking, shaken) fingers. - The correct form is shaking as it describes the state of his fingers at the time of opening the letter. [[7]]

8. She had rather a (pleasing, pleased) look on her face. - The correct form is pleasing as it describes the look on her face and is in the present tense. [[8]]

9. Deeply (shocking, shocked) I left them. - The correct form is shocked as it describes the state of the speaker when leaving. [[9]]

10. When (answering, answered) your question yesterday I forgot this fact. - The correct form is answering as it describes the simultaneous action of forgetting and answering. [[10]]

11. He walked along the road with his collar (turning, turned) up, hands in pockets. - The correct form is turned as it describes the state of his collar. [[11]]

12. I did not enjoy the party because I was (boring, bored) there. - The correct form is bored as it describes the speaker's state at the party. [[12]]

13. Why not throw away the (breaking, broken) umbrella we are not likely to repair it. - The correct form is broken as it describes the state of the umbrella. [[13]]

14. She did not pay any attention to the (ringing, rung) telephone. - The correct form is ringing as it describes the state of the telephone. [[14]]

15. Do not you think your hair needs (cutting, cut)? - The correct