Participles and Gerunds exercise

Exercise:
A. Rewrite the sentences replacing the italic part with a present participle.
1. She was talking to her friend and forgot everything around her.
→__Talking to her friend she forgot everything around her.___
2. Since we watch the news every day we know what's going on in the world.
→__________________________________________________________
3. They are vegetarians and don't eat meat.
→_________________________________
4. The dog wagged its tail and bit the postman.
→____________________________________
5. While she was tidying up her room she found some old photos.
→_________________________________________________
6. He was a good boy and helped his mother in the kitchen.
→______________________________________________
7. As they didn't have enough money they spent their holidays at home last year.
→_____________________________________________________________
8. The man was sitting in the cafe. He was reading a paper.
→______________________________________________
9. Since I didn't feel well I didn't go to the cinema.
→______________________________________
10. She walked home and met an old friend.
→___________________________________
B. Complete each pair of sentences with the correct form of the same verb, once as a
present participle and once as a past participle.
1. I hurt my leg ____________ football.
Bridge is a card game ___________ by four people.
2. It says “________ in Korea” on my camera.
I have a job in a café ___________ sandwiches.
3. I’ve spent the whole morning __________ an essay.
On the wall was some graffiti _____________ in big letters.
4. Goods ___________ in the sales cannot be refunded.
I’ve spent all my money ____________ Christmas presents.
5. The police caught the burglar ____________ into a house.
Careful! There’s a lot of __________ glass on the floor.

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Solution key: Participles and Gerunds
2. Watching the news every day we know what's going on in the world.
3. Being vegetarians they don't eat meat.
4. Wagging its tail the dog bit the postman.
5. Tidying up her room she found some old photos.
6. Being a good boy he helped his mother in the kitchen.
7. Not having enough money they spent their holidays at home last year.
8. The man was sitting in the cafe reading a paper.
9. Not feeling well I didn't go to the cinema.
10. Walking home she met an old friend.
1. I hurt my leg playing football.
Bridge is a card game played by four people.
2. It says “made in Korea” on my camera.
I have a job in a café making sandwiches.
3. I’ve spent the whole morning writing an essay.
On the wall was some graffiti written in big letters.
4. Goods bought in the sales cannot be refunded.
I’ve spent all my money buying Christmas presents.
5. The police caught the burglar breaking into a house.
Careful! There’s a lot of broken glass on the floor.