This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Participles – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participles Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the PAST PARTICIPLE AS ADJECTIVE in this sentence:Las papas hervidos son asquerosas. A) Son. B) Papas. C) Asquerosas. D) Hervidos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hervidos. 2. Which of these sentences uses a participle incorrectly? A) The painted fence looked beautiful. B) The cat sleeping on the couch is cute. C) The catching fish was delicious. D) The fallen leaves covered the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The catching fish was delicious. 3. Choose the sentence with the correct use of a participial phrase. A) Falling from the tree, the apple hit the ground. B) The apple hit the ground falling from the tree. C) Falling, the apple from the tree hit the ground. D) Falling the apple from the tree, hit the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falling from the tree, the apple hit the ground. 4. Which of the following words is a participle? A) Run. B) Running. C) Runs. D) Runner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running. 5. Identify the participle in the sentence:Laughing, she stepped up to the podium to begin her speech. A) Stepped. B) Begin. C) Laughing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laughing. 6. Identify the participle in the following sentence:Emma regretted her broken promise. A) Emma. B) Broken. C) Promise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broken. 7. We spent the whole day playing cards. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 8. The word 'running' in the sentence 'Running water is soothing' is a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which of the following sentences contains a participle phrase? A) They are playing in the park. B) He will arrive soon. C) Running quickly, she caught the bus. D) The dog barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running quickly, she caught the bus. 10. ..... in the company for many years, he knew everyone and everything. A) To work. B) Worked. C) Working. D) Having worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having worked. 11. Which sentence contains a present participle? A) The frightened cat hid under the bed. B) The completed project was submitted on time. C) The singing bird perched on the branch. D) The broken vase lay on the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The singing bird perched on the branch. 12. Choose the Past Participle of DOWNLOAD A) Downloaded. B) Download. C) Downloading. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Downloaded. 13. The present participle of chase is A) Choose. B) Chased. C) Chasing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chasing. 14. Complete the sentence:The ..... kitten was adopted quickly. A) Playful. B) Plays. C) Played. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playful. 15. Which sentence best combines these two ideas using a participial phrase? 'The girl was tired from the long hike. She sat down on a bench.' A) Tired from the long hike, the girl sat down on a bench. B) The girl was tired from the long hike, and she sat down on a bench. C) Because she was tired from the long hike, the girl sat down on a bench. D) Sat down on a bench, the girl was tired from the long hike. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tired from the long hike, the girl sat down on a bench. 16. Oh look!That little boy has ..... off his bicycle. A) Fell. B) Fall. C) Fallen. D) Felt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fallen. 17. What is the participle in the following sentence?Shivering, the couple ran out of the rain and into the house. A) Shivering. B) House. C) Into. D) Couple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shivering. 18. Diana is ..... her bike. A) Ride. B) Ridden. C) To ride. D) Riding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Riding. 19. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPLES. Identify the participle in the sentence.Water surged over the banks of the swollen river. A) Swollen. B) Surged. C) Banks. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swollen. 20. We are attempting to use the past participle as an ..... A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 21. ..... the chocolate egg was very tempting, but I resisted because it is my brother's. A) Eating. B) Having eaten. C) Eaten. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating. 22. Sighing happily, she folded and put away the letter. A) Sighing. B) Folded and put. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sighing. 23. Had he heard Marzipan correctly ..... NO swimming? He had just bought new swimming trunks! A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Participle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participle. 24. Identify the participle phrase in the following sentence:Shaking hands warmly, the two candidates had made up their differences. A) Shaking hands warmly. B) The two candidates. C) Made up their differences. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shaking hands warmly. 25. Which sentence uses a participle as an adjective, not as part of the main verb? A) My dad was fixing the car all afternoon. B) The fixing pipe is now as good as new. C) He is fixing the leaky faucet. D) The broken toy sat on the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The broken toy sat on the shelf. 26. I opened my bag and found a ..... box in there. A) Hidden. B) Hiding. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hidden. 27. My alarm clock finally rang. It was only a dream, I was so A) Relieved. B) Relieving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relieved. 28. Identify the past participle in this sentence 'He has taken his son to the hospital.' A) The hospital. B) His son. C) Has taken. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has taken. 29. I am ..... in Russian history. A) Interesting. B) Interested. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interested. 30. Golda has ..... Hamlet twice this year A) Read. B) To read. C) Read [red]. D) Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Read [red]. 31. Identify the participial phrase.The hummingbird, flitting quickly from flower to flower, held my attention for several minutes. A) Flitting quickly from flower to flower. B) Held my attention. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flitting quickly from flower to flower. 32. Complete the sentence with the best participle:The ..... storm caused a lot of damage. A) Raged. B) Rage. C) Raging. D) Rages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raging. 33. A participle ALWAYS looks like ..... A) To + verb. B) Verb ending in-ing. C) Verb ending in-ed. D) A verb ending in-ing, -ed, or-en. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A verb ending in-ing, -ed, or-en. 34. The lady ..... in blue is her aunt. A) In dress. B) Dressing. C) Dressed. D) Is dressing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dressed. 35. There were two people next to me. They were having an ..... conversation. A) Interested. B) Interesting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interesting. 36. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot. A) Hopes that you have an apple. B) Or carrot. C) Trotting up to the fence. D) The horse trotting up to the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trotting up to the fence. 37. Sunday was a very ..... day. A) Having relaxed. B) Relaxed. C) Relax. D) Relaxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relaxing. 38. Which word does the participle "surprising" describe in the following sentence:The judge revealed the surprising winner of the contest. A) Judge. B) Contest. C) Revealed. D) Winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winner. 39. Identify the participle phrase in this sentence:'Covered in dust, the old book lay forgotten on the shelf.' A) The old book. B) Covered in dust. C) Lay forgotten. D) On the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Covered in dust. 40. Complete the sentence:Be careful! The ..... glass on the floor is sharp. A) Breaking. B) Broke. C) Broken. D) Breaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broken. 41. Dan's ..... on the school stage now. A) Singing. B) To sing. C) Sing. D) Sung. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sung. 42. Henry is ..... about his English test results. A) Worryed. B) Worrying. C) Worried. D) Worring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worried. 43. Which of the following is a participle? A) Running. B) Ran. C) Run. D) Runs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 44. Which participial phrase best completes the sentence? Uncle Bob, ..... , remains positive about life. He remains to be the 'builder of hope and optimism' in our family even in this trying time. A) Tired with his life. B) Suffering from a terminal illness. C) Living a healthy life. D) Losing his faith in God. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suffering from a terminal illness. 45. It was really ( ..... ) to see you. I had thought you were on holiday. A) Surprised. B) Surprising. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surprising. 46. He has driven for many miles. A) Past part. B) Past. C) Present part. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past part. 47. Complete the sentence to create a logical participial phrase: ..... by the loud thunder, the cat hid under the bed. A) Frightening. B) Frightens. C) Frightened. D) To frighten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frightened. 48. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAST PARTICIPLEfreeze A) Froze. B) Freezed. C) Frozen. D) Frozed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frozen. 49. Where is a comma needed to make this sentence correct?Jimmy, watching a scary movie jumped out of his seat. A) Before jumped. B) Before movie. C) After watching. D) After his. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before jumped. 50. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:'The book, written by the famous author, became a bestseller.' A) Became a bestseller. B) Written by the famous author. C) The book, written by the famous author. D) The book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Written by the famous author. 51. Identify the participle phrase in the following sentence:'The cat, purring softly, lay on the windowsill.' A) The cat. B) Lay on the windowsill. C) On the windowsill. D) Purring softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purring softly. 52. Choose the correct participle to complete the sentence: "The book, ..... by the author, became a bestseller." A) Written. B) Writing. C) Having wrote. D) Wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written. 53. Identify the participial phrase.The actress rehearsing her lines performed in the show last night. A) Rehearsing her lines. B) Performed in the show. C) Performed in the show last night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rehearsing her lines. 54. Which one below is NOT an example of participle that works as an adjective? A) A broken vase. B) A running child. C) The programme was boring. D) I like swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I like swimming. 55. The shopping trip lasted all day. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 56. Many ..... pedestrians in the accident were sent to the nearest hospital. A) Injured. B) Injurying. C) Injuryed. D) Injuring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Injured. 57. What is the past participle of:choose A) Chase. B) Chosen. C) Chose. D) Choose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chosen. 58. What is the past participle of "like" A) Liked. B) Liking. C) Likeed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liked. 59. Complete the sentence:The sound of the ..... rain was very relaxing. A) Fall. B) Falled. C) Falling. D) Falls. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Falling. 60. My mom asked me to wash the dishes piling up in the sink. A) Asked me to wash the dishes. B) Piling up in the sink. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piling up in the sink. Next →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesParticiples Quiz 2Participles Quiz 3Participles Quiz 4Participles Quiz 5Participles Quiz 6Participles Quiz 7Participles Quiz 8Participles Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books