Underline the past participles in the sentences and determine how they are used in the sentence. Do examine the sentences for other non finites as well.
1 The Lost jewels have been found.
2 Saddened by the news, he became quiet.
3 He got the room dusted and sprayed.
4 I am tired of cleaning your stained jeans.
5 Was the politician praised for his speech?
6 He appeared exhausted after the 10 strenuous exercise.
7 The sharpened blade gleamed in the fading sunlight.
8 The people started going home when they saw the setting sun.
9 Having delivered the message, the annoyed man banged the door shut.
10 We bought a packet of frozen peas that had to be thawed.
Answers
Past participle is also known as the ‘third for’ of the verb. Apart from functioning as main verb in the perfect tenses, it also acts as adjectives as non-finite verb. The past participles in the following sentences are underlined and their type mentioned in brackets.
1 The Lost(adjective) jewels have been found. (main verb)
2 Saddened (adjective) by the news, he became quiet.
3 He got the room dusted (main verb) and sprayed (main verb).
4 I am tired (main verb) of cleaning your stained (adjective) jeans.
5 Was the politician praised (main verb) for his speech?
6 He appeared exhausted (adjective) after the 10 strenuous exercise.
7 The sharpened (adjective) blade gleamed in the fading (present participle) sunlight.
8 The people started going home when they saw the setting (present participle) sun.
9 Having delivered ((main verb) the message, the annoyed (adjective) man banged the door shut.
10 We bought a packet of frozen (adjective) peas that had to be thawed (main verb).
The Past Participle : Past participles are formed from verbs. Past participles can be used as adjectives or used to form verb tenses
(Past participles usually end with -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n.)
- Following are the past participles in bold.
1- The Lost (adjective) jewels have been found(verb).
2- Saddened (adjective) by the news, he became quiet.
3- He got the room dusted (main verb) and sprayed (main verb).
4 I am tired (verb) of cleaning your stained (adjective) jeans.
5 Was the politician praised (main verb) for his speech?
6 He appeared exhausted (adjective) after the 10 strenuous exercise.
7 The sharpened (adjective) blade gleamed in the fading sunlight.
8 The people started going home when they saw the setting sun.
9 -Having delivered ((main verb) the message, the annoyed (adjective) man banged the door shut.
10- We bought a packet of frozen (adjective) peas that had to be thawed (verb).