Past participles worksheet

Fill in the blanks with the past or past participle form of the verb.

1. It has been years since I last …………….. him.

a) saw
b) had seen
c) seen

2. Marathi is ………………. in Maharashtra.

a) speak
b) spoken
c) speaking

3. He had ……………….. his speech before we arrived.

a) began
b) begun
c) beginning

4. Recently the price of essential commodities has ……………… up.

a) gone
b) went
c) go

5. His voice gradually ………………. to a whisper.

a) sunk
b) sank
c) sink

6. As his friends expected, he ……………. to the occasion.

a) rose
b) risen
c) rise

7. The tempest ……………… the ship ashore.

a) blew
b) blow
c) blown

8. It has ……………….. the test of time.

a) stood
b) stand

9. What is …………….. in the bone will not wear out of the flesh.

a) breed
b) bred

Answers

1. It has been years since I last saw him.

2. Marathi is spoken in Maharashtra.

3. He had begun his speech before we arrived.

4. Recently the price of essential commodities has gone up.

5. His voice gradually sank to a whisper.

6. As his friends expected, he rose to the occasion.

7. The tempest blew the ship ashore.

8. It has stood the test of time.

9. What is bred in the bone will not wear out of the flesh.