Participle: Exercises

Change the words in brackets into an appropriate Participle form

  1. He has slept the sleep of the dead, _______ (sleep) badly for two nights.
  2. I woke up _______ (think) about the impending meeting.
  3. The cafe was full of people, _______ (laugh) and _______ (treat) on the house.
  4. _______ (Give) some money, the gypsy smiled.
  5. While _______ (glance) at, Mary got shy.
  6. While _______ (obey) my directions, the old man glanced at me suspiciously.
  7. (Watch) them _______ (dance), he raised his wine glass.
  8. The content of the letter _______ (write) in haste was bulky enough.
  9. He went upstairs, _______ (sneak) past the door.
  10. _______ (Tiptoe) through the room, she switched on the light.
  11. _______ (Do) daily household chores for ten years she was reluctant to go on.
  12. You should have heeded the warnings _______ (type) in capital letters.
  13. _______ (Call) loudly I started down the steps.
  14. _______ (Plunge) in the depth of an easy-chair, he was talking to himself.
  15. There was a candle _______ (flicker) inside the pumpkin.
  16. On the sultry platform there was the bulky Time _______ (leave) by someone.
  17. _______ (Not admit) to the university she had to return home.
  18. _______ (Wipe) his face with a towel, he could not but smell the aroma of the soap.
  19. _______ (Hear) the steps behind, he turned sharply round.
  20. No money or position, _______ (earn) dishonestly will make one happy.
  21. _______ (Drive) an extra eighty miles, they wanted to stop to eat.
  22. _______ (Wink) at the gamblers understood a signal.
  23. The campaign progressed uneventfully, no longer _______ (mention) in news broadcasts.




  1. He has slept the sleep of the dead, having slept badly for two nights.

  2. I woke up thinking about the impending meeting.

  3. The cafe was full of people, laughing and being treated on the house.

  4. Having been given some money, the gypsy smiled.

  5. While being glanced at, Mary got shy.

  6. While obeying my directions, the old man glanced at me suspiciously.

  7. Watching them dancing, he raised his wine glass.

  8. The content of the letter written in haste was bulky enough.

  9. He went upstairs, sneaking past the door.

  10. Tiptoeing through the room, she switched on the light.

  11. Having done daily household chores for ten years she was reluctant to go on.

  12. You should have heeded the warnings typed in capital letters.

  13. Having been called loudly I started down the steps.

  14. Plunged in the depth of an easy-chair, he was talking to himself.

  15. There was a candle flickering inside the pumpkin.

  16. On the sultry platform there was the bulky Time having been left by someone.

  17. Not having been admitted to the university she had to return home.

  18. Wiping his face with a towel, he could not but smell the aroma of the soap.

  19. Hearing the steps behind, he turned sharply round.

  20. No money or position, earned dishonestly will make one happy.

  21. Having driven an extra eighty miles, they wanted to stop to eat.

  22. Being winked at the gamblers understood a signal.

  23. The campaign progressed uneventfully, from day to day, no longer being mentioned in news broadcasts.
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