Exercise 1 - Participle clauses 1. A woman (wear) a blue hat opened the door.
2. Champagne, (produced) in France, is exported all over the world.
3. My sister works in a bakery (make) cakes.
4. A million dollars worth of jewellery (belong) to the President's wife has been stolen.
5. Pictures (paint) by Picasso usually sell for millions of pounds.
6. A lorry (carry) fruit crashed on the motorway.
7. This is a vegetarian restaurant. None of the dishes (serve) here contain meat or fish.
8. The Harry Potter books, (write) by JK Rowling, have all been made into films.
Type in the present participle.
1. (search) for her gloves, she dug through the entire wardrobe.
2. (whistle) a song, she danced through the house with the mop.
3. (sit) in the shade, we ate cake and drank coffee.
4. The child sat at the desk (paint) a picture.
5. (run) to the bus stop, she lost her shoe.
Type in the past participle.
1. (blind) by the sun, the driver didn’t see the stop sign.
2. (prepare) by the chef himself, the dinner will be a real treat.
3. (sing) by him, every song sounds just wonderful.
4. (misuse) as a refuse dump, the place became more and more shabby.
5. Though (bear) in England, she spent most of her childhood in the United States.

1. The woman was wearing a blue hat when she opened the door. To determine the correct form of the verb "wear", we need to identify the subject of the sentence. In this case, the subject is "The woman", which is singular and in the past tense. Therefore, the correct form is "was wearing".

2. Champagne, which is produced in France, is exported all over the world. In this sentence, we have a participle clause "produced in France" that provides additional information about Champagne. The verb "produce" is in the past participle form "produced". We use the past participle when describing passive actions or states.

3. My sister works in a bakery that makes cakes. The verb "make" is used in its present participle form "making". The participle clause "making cakes" gives more information about the bakery.

4. Jewelry worth a million dollars, which belongs to the President's wife, has been stolen. The verb "belong" is in the present participle form "belonging". The participle clause "belonging to the President's wife" provides additional information about the jewelry.

5. Pictures painted by Picasso usually sell for millions of pounds. The verb "paint" is used in its past participle form "painted". The participle clause "painted by Picasso" gives information about the pictures.

6. A lorry carrying fruit crashed on the motorway. The verb "carry" is in the present participle form "carrying". The participle clause "carrying fruit" provides additional information about the lorry.

7. This is a vegetarian restaurant. None of the dishes served here contain meat or fish. The verb "serve" is used in its past participle form "served". The participle clause "served here" gives information about the dishes.

8. The Harry Potter books, which were written by JK Rowling, have all been made into films. The verb "write" is used in its past participle form "written". The participle clause "written by JK Rowling" provides additional information about the books.

Present participles are formed by adding "-ing" to the base form of the verb, while past participles can have different forms depending on the verb. In the second part of the exercise, we need to figure out the correct form of the present and past participles for the given sentences.

1. Searching for her gloves, she dug through the entire wardrobe. In this sentence, the present participle form of the verb "search" is "searching". We use the present participle to show an ongoing action or state.

2. Whistling a song, she danced through the house with the mop. The present participle form of the verb "whistle" is "whistling". It describes the action happening at the same time as the main verb "danced".

3. Sitting in the shade, we ate cake and drank coffee. The present participle form of the verb "sit" is "sitting". It shows the ongoing action of sitting while eating and drinking.

4. The child sat at the desk painting a picture. The past participle form of the verb "paint" is "painted". Here, the past participle is used as an adjective to modify the noun "picture".

5. Running to the bus stop, she lost her shoe. The present participle form of the verb "run" is "running". It shows the ongoing action of running while losing her shoe.

1. Blinded by the sun, the driver didn't see the stop sign. The past participle form of the verb "blind" is "blinded". In this sentence, the past participle is used to describe the state of being blind.

2. Prepared by the chef himself, the dinner will be a real treat. The past participle form of the verb "prepare" is "prepared". The participle clause "prepared by the chef himself" gives information about the dinner.

3. Sung by him, every song sounds just wonderful. The past participle form of the verb "sing" is "sung". The participle clause "sung by him" gives more information about the songs.

4. Misused as a refuse dump, the place became more and more shabby. The past participle form of the verb "misuse" is "misused". The participle clause "misused as a refuse dump" describes the state of the place.

5. Although born in England, she spent most of her childhood in the United States. The past participle form of the verb "bear" is "born". The participle clause "born in England" gives information about her place of birth.