Past and Present Participles
What is the past participle of the verb eat?
Eaten
Is this sentence active or passive? The cookies were eaten by Jake.
Passive
What mood is used here? Please close the door.
Imperative mood
Identify the gerund: Swimming is a great workout.
Swimming
What does the prefix pre- mean?
Before
Identify the participle in this sentence: The crying baby needed attention.
Crying
Rewrite this sentence in the active voice: The song was sung by the choir.
The choir sang the song.
Identify the verb mood: If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.
Subjunctive mood
Is the word running a gerund or a participle in this sentence: Running is fun?
Gerund
What’s a synonym for happy?
Joyful, cheerful
Which sentence contains a past participle?
1. She is reading a book.
2. The book was read by many students.
The book was read by many students.
Change this active sentence to passive: The principal announced the results.
The results were announced by the principal.
What mood is being used in this sentence? She runs every day.
Indicative Mood
Rewrite this sentence using a gerund: He likes when he plays guitar.
He like playing guitar,
What’s the meaning of the word benevolent?
Kind and generous
What’s the present participle of swim, and how is it used in this sentence: The swimming fish darted away?
Swimming [which is used as an adjective]
Identify the voice and explain why: Mistakes were made during the experiment.
Passive voice; the subject is not performing the action.
Rewrite this command as an indicative statement: Turn off the lights!
You turn off the lights.
Which sentence uses a gerund correctly?
1) I enjoy to read.
2) I enjoy reading.
I enjoy reading.
Which word is an antonym for scarce?
Plentiful
Combine these two sentences using a present participle: She opened the window. She let in fresh air.
Opening the window, she let in fresh air.
Turn this compound sentence into one passive sentence: The manager wrote the memo and mailed it to the employees.
The memo was written and mailed to the employees by the manager.
What verb mood is used to express a wish, demand, or hypothetical situation?
Subjunctive mood
Explain why jogging every day is a gerund phrase in this sentence: Jogging every day keeps me healthy.
It acts as the subject of the sentence.
Choose the best context clue to define this word:
The arid desert was dry and lifeless, lacking any signs of moisture.
What does arid mean?
It means dry