Convocatoria

Skill 5.
Be Careful of past participles
Past Participles. |
A past participle often ends in –ed, but there are also many irregular past participles. For manyverbs, including –ed verbs, the simple past participle are the same and can be easily confused. The –ed form of the verb can be (1) the simple past, (2) the pastparticiples of the verb, or (3) an adjective. |
1. She painted this picture. 2. She has painted this picture. 3. The picture painted by Karen is now in a museum. |EXERCISE 5: Each of the following sentences contains one or more past participles. Underline the subjects once the verb twice. Circle the past participle and labelthem as adjective or verbs. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).
I | 1. The money was offered by client was not accepted. |
C | 2.The car listed in the advertisement had already stalled. |
C | 3. The chapters were taught by the professor this morning will be on next week´s exam. |
I |4. The loaves of bread were baked in brick oven at a low temperature for many hours. |
I | 5. The pots were reached by the sailors were under the control of aforeign nation. |
I | 6. Those suspected in the string of robberies were arrested by the police. |
C | 7. The pizza is served in the restaurant is the tastiestun the country. |
C | 8. The courses are listed on the second page of the brochure have several prerequisites. |
I | 9. All the tenants were invited to theIndependence Day barbecue at the apartment complex. |
I | 10. Any bills paid by the first of the mouth will be credited to your account by the next day. |