Past Participle

Form of Past Participle

Fill in the Past Participle.

1.     the lost son

2.     an interested audience

3.     a broken leg

4.     an emptied bottle

5.     a closed door

6.     a decorated room

7.     two packed bags

8.     the written letters

9.     the sold car

10.  the bought apples

Have something done

Complete the sentences and make clear that the people don't / didn't do it themselves. (The first sentence is given as an example.)

1.     Yesterday, I had my hair cut.

2.     Every Friday, Joe has his car washed.

3.     Tomorrow, she is going to have her shower repaired.

4.     Each Saturday, we have a pizza delivered to our home.

5.     Last year, Bob had his house cleaned by a charwoman.

6.     As Phil had a broken arm, he had his texts typed by his secretary.

7.     I will have the goods picked up tomorrow in the afternoon.

8.     We had our walls redecorated last summer.

9.     Whenever Clara is staying at this hotel, she has her bags carried into her room.

10.  We had our last party organized by professionals.

Past Participle

Rewrite the sentences replacing the italic part with a past participle.

1.     I have a cat that is called Tari.
→ I have a cat called Tari.

2.     The dinner was more expensive than they had expected.
→ The dinner was more expensive than expected.

3.     He was accused of murder and arrested.
→ Accused of murder he was arrested.

4.     She was shocked by the bad news and burst into tears.
→ Shocked by the bad news she burst into tears.

5.     The event is organized by our team and will surely be a great success.
→ Organized by our team the event will surely be a great success.

6.     The film is based on real events and tells the story of a reporter.
→ Based on real events the film tells the story of a reporter.

7.     She was born in Hollywood and knows all the famous movie stars.
→ Born in Hollywood she knows all the famous movie stars.

8.     The car was taken to the garage. It was repaired within an hour.
→ Taken to the garage the car was repaired within an hour.

9.     She was admired by everyone and began to grow arrogant.
→ Admired by everyone she began to grow arrogant.

10.  He was dumped by his girlfriend and felt really lousy.
→ Dumped by his girlfriend he felt really lousy.