Past Participles
What is the past participle of the verb drive.
Driven
Kevin _______________(go) home by the time I arrived.
Kevin had gone home by the time I arrived.
They _______________(wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
They had been waiting at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
Why is he so tired? He _______________(play) tennis for five hours.
Why is he so tired? He has been playing tennis for five hours.
What is the past participle of the verb begin
Ethan suddenly realized that he _______________(leave) his laptop on the train.
Ethan suddenly realized that he had left his laptop on the train.
We _______________(look for) her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.
We had been looking for her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.
How long _______________(learn / you) English?
How long have you been learning English?
What is the past participle of the verb sleep
Slept
Mom was annoyed because I _______________(not clean) my room.
Mom was annoyed because I had not cleaned my room.
I _______________(not / walk) for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
I had not been walking for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
We _______________(look for) the highway for more than an hour.
We have been looking for the highway for more than an hour.
What is the past participle of the verb eat
Eaten
_______________(they / study) English before they went to the USA?
Had they studied English before they went to the USA?
How long _______________(learn / she) English before she went to London?
How long had she been learning English before she went to London?
Mary _______________(live) in Germany since 1992.
Mary has been living in Germany since 1992.
What is the past participle of the verb shine
Shone
We were hungry because _______________(not eat).
We were hungry because we hadn't eaten.
Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he _______________(sing) in the rain too long.
Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he had been singing in the rain too long.
I _______________(wait) for you since two o'clock.
I have been waiting for you since two o'clock.