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    Fill in the blanks with a present or past participle formed from the verb provided.  
       
   

Example :

The damaged car was towed to the work shop.

We could see smoke coming out of the house.

 
       
1.   The captain could hear the sailors ______ about the food. ( complain )  
       
2.   ______ cold, Adam switched off the air-conditioning. ( feel )  
       
3.   The passengers rushed out of the ______ bus in the nick of time. ( burn )  
       
4.   Be careful. There are ______ pieces of glass on the ground. ( break )  
       
5.   ______ by he noise, the teacher asked the whole class to stand up. ( annoy )  
       
6.   ______ by the sudden appearance of the police, the thief fainted. ( shock )  
       
7.   ______ beyond repair, the car was sold as scraps. ( damage )  
       
8.   Anne sat down patiently ______ out the 2000 pieces of the jigsaw puzzle. ( sort )  
       
9.   You can see many children ______ in the children's playground. ( play )  
       
10.   The old man sat down on the chair ______ nonstop, ______ by the ghostly experience. ( tremble, terrify )  
       

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    Answers  
       
1.   The captain could hear the sailors complaining about the food.  
2.   Feeling cold, Adam switched off the air-conditioning.  
3.   The passengers rushed out of the burning bus in the nick of time.  
4.   Be careful. There are broken pieces of glass on the ground.  
5.   Annoyed by he noise, the teacher asked the whole class to stand up.  
6.   Shocked by the sudden appearance of the police, the thief fainted.  
7.   Damaged beyond repair, the car was sold as scraps.  
8.   Anne sat down patiently sorting out the 2000 pieces of the jigsaw puzzle.  
9.   You can see many children playing in the children's playground.  
10.   The old man sat down on the chair trembling nonstop, terrified by the ghostly experience.  
 
     
 

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