EXERCISE 30–9 Present vs. past participles

EXERCISE 30–9Present vs. past participles

Click on the correct participle in the parentheses.

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EXERCISE 30–9 Present vs. past participles - 1 of 10: Some of the younger campers were too (tired / tiring) to climb the mountain.

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EXERCISE 30–9 Present vs. past participles - 2 of 10: The noise in the hall was (distracted / distracting) to me.

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EXERCISE 30–9 Present vs. past participles - 3 of 10: I saw an (interested / interesting) program on television last night.

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EXERCISE 30–9 Present vs. past participles - 4 of 10: Many people feel (disgusted / disgusting) by industry’s pollution of our air, land, and water.

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EXERCISE 30–9 Present vs. past participles - 5 of 10: Megan worked on her art project for eight hours but still she was not (satisfied / satisfying).

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EXERCISE 30–9 Present vs. past participles - 6 of 10: When the bridge collapsed into the river, the people who were watching became (horrified / horrifying).

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EXERCISE 30–9 Present vs. past participles - 7 of 10: I have never seen anyone as (surprised / surprising) as Mona when she walked through the door and we turned on the lights.

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EXERCISE 30–9 Present vs. past participles - 8 of 10: Producers generally avoid making (depressed / depressing) movies because the public won’t pay to see them.

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EXERCISE 30–9 Present vs. past participles - 9 of 10: Three weeks after his promotion, Al decided that being the boss was (bored / boring).

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EXERCISE 30–9 Present vs. past participles - 10 of 10: The exhibit on the La Brea tar pits was (fascinated / fascinating).