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Both present and past participles can be used as adjectives. How can you tell the difference between the two?
A. One way to understand these two forms has to do with cause and effect.
For example:
B. One can also view these two forms as the present participle making something happen and past participle
describing a state of being.
For example:
Use the present or past participial form of the word given in parentheses depending on the meaning of the
sentence.
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II. Fill in the gaps using either the Present Perfect or the Simple Past.
Last week I ___________ (meet) an old lady called Cindy. She _________ (be) eighty-two.
(hear) the story of her entire life. I _________ (feel) so sad when she
____________ (meet) Cindy again, but, my goodness, she _________(be) different. She
“Since you ___________ (give) me that money my life _________ (change) completely.
With the money you _____________ (give) me I __________(buy) a lottery ticket and I
____________ (win). I _____________ (buy) myself a house where I’m living now. I
_____________ (also buy) some new clothes, a TV set … you can’t imagine how happy I am!
I _________ (be) so astonished that I couldn’t even say a word. I __________(follow) her
III. Fill in the gaps using either the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
A few years ago, I was on holiday in Greece. On my last night I __________ (dance) in the
disco when I suddenly __________ (realise) the time. It was 4.00am and I ___________
(have) to get to the airport to catch my plane at 5.00am. When I ___________ (arrive) at
___________ (listen) for my plane but I _________ (not hear) anything. Then, I
___________ (see) a plane leave. I suddenly ____________ (realise) that it was my plane.
I ___________ (look) for someone who spoke English when two policemen
____________ (miss) my plane while I ______________ (be) in the airport. The policemen