Fill up the blanks with participles – Tnpsc General English Questions

PARTICIPLES

Definition

The participle has two forms : present participle and past participle.

Present participle is one of the three forms of non-finite verbs. It is formed by adding “ing” with a verb.

Past participle is one of the non finite verb forms.

Fill up the blanks with participles

1. She has _______ many programmes as a top singer.

A) give

B) given

C) is giving

D) was giving

Answer : B) given

2. On seeing the police, the thief started ______

A) run

B) runs

C) running

D) is running

Answer : C) running

3. They have not ______ the work by the sunset.

A) complete

B) completing

C) completed

D) to complete

Answer : C) completed

4. A car lying on the road side _______ against a lorry.

A) ram

B) ramming

C) rammed

D) rams

Answer : C) rammed

5. All students stood up as the teacher _______ the class room.

A) entering

B) enter

C) enters

D) entered

Answer : D) entered

6. ­­_______ a busy man, I have no time for watching T. V.

A) Being

B) Be

C) Is being

D) Was being

Answer : A) Being

7. On entering the house, he found all jewels ______

A) steal

B) stealing

C) stolen

D) steals

Answer : C) stolen

8. Get _______ as we have to leave for the party hurriedly.

A) dress

B) dressing

C) dressed

D) is dressed

Answer : C) dressed

9. I remember _______ her previously in a wedding.

A) meet

B) meeting

C) to meet

D) meets

Answer : B) meeting

10. I want the book _______ in a week.

A) is written

B) writes

C) written

D) was written

Answer : C) written

11. He has ______ lunch now.

A) eaten

B) ate

C) will eat

D) will be eaten

Answer : A) eaten

12. My shoes need ______

A) mend

B) mending

C) mended

D) being mended

Answer : B) mending

13. The dress warrants ______

A) wash

B) washed

C) being washed

D) washing

Answer : C) being washed

14. She is ______ a song.

A) sang

B) has sung

C) singing

D) been singing

Answer : A) sang

15. The train is ______ out of the platform now.

A) pulls

B) pulling

C) pulled

D) pull

Answer : B) pulling

16. The thief had _______ when the police came to the spot.

A) escape

B) escapes

C) escaped

D) escaping

Answer : C) escaped

17. She is ______ in music.

A) interesting

B) interested

C) interests

D) interest

Answer : B) interested

18. The girls became ______ on seeing the eclipse.

A) exciting

B) excite

C) excitedly

D) excited

Answer : D) excited

19. Many houses were ______ by the gale.

A) damage

B) damaging

C) damaged

D) were damaging

Answer : C) damaged

20. I want the work _______ at once.

A) do

B) doing

C) is doing

D) done

Answer : D) done

21. Are you _______ for Delhi now?

A) leaving

B) leave

C) left

D) has left

Answer : A) leaving

22. Rama got _______ as an officer in State Bank of India.

A) appoint

B) appoints

C) appointee

D) appointed

Answer : D) appointed

23. When we went out, it started ______

A) rain

B) rained

C) was rained

D) raining

Answer : D) raining

24. Soumiya was ______ at the tricks of the magician.

A) astonish

B) astonished

C) astonishing

D) astonishes

Answer : B) astonished

25. It was a ______ experience to see a ghost.

A) terry

B) terrifying

C) terrified

D) terror

Answer : B) terrifying

26. They listened to him ______

A) spellbind

B) spellbinding

C) spellbinded

D) spellbound

Answer : D) spellbound

27. We were ______ at the assassination of the Prime Minister.

A) shock

B) shocking

C) shocked

D) being shocked

Answer : C) shocked

28. A ______ face keeps us happy.

A) smiling

B) smiled

C) smile

D) being smiled

Answer : A) smiling

29. We are ______ with your behaviour.

A) please

B) pleased

C) being pleasing

D) pleasure

Answer : B) pleased

30. ______ wood is black.

A) Burnted

B) Bured

C) Is burning

D) Burnt

Answer : D) Burnt

31. I want the window ______

A) shut

B) being shut

C) is shut

D) having shut

Answer : A) shut

32. A bomb exploded ______ ten people.

A) kill

B) kills

C) was killed

D) killing

Answer : D) killing

33. Please get _____

A) lose

B) loses

C) lost

D) losing

Answer : C) lost

34. Accidents do not happen. They are _____

A) caused

B) causing

C) cause

D) be caused

Answer : A) caused

35. My boss wants the work ______ before long.

A) finish

B) finished

C) finishing

D) finishes

Answer : B) finished