Using the Past Participle of Regular Verbs Correctly

In each of the following sentences, find the helping verb (a form of have), and choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses. For help with this exercise, see “Past Participles.”

  1. We have all ______________ (receive) invitations to simple birthday parties where children played games and had cake, but those days are gone.

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    1. We have all ______________ (receive) invitations to simple birthday parties where children played games and had cake, but those days are gone.
  2. Kids’ birthday parties have ______________ (turn) into complicated and expensive events.

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    2. Kids’ birthday parties have ______________ (turn) into complicated and expensive events.
  3. Price tags for some of these parties have ______________ (climb) to $1,000 or more.

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    3. Price tags for some of these parties have ______________ (climb) to $1,000 or more.
  4. By the time she had finished planning her daughter’s birthday, one mother had ______________ (devote) hundreds of dollars to the event.

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    4. By the time she had finished planning her daughter’s birthday, one mother had ______________ (devote) hundreds of dollars to the event.
  5. She discovered that she had ______________ (hand) out $50 for a clubhouse rental, $200 for a cotton-candy maker, and $300 for an actor dressed as Woody from Toy Story.

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    5. She discovered that she had ______________ (hand) out $50 for a clubhouse rental, $200 for a cotton-candy maker, and $300 for an actor dressed as Woody from Toy Story.
  6. The money spent on gifts has ______________ (increase) as well.

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    6. The money spent on gifts has ______________ (increase) as well.
  7. At the end of each year, many parents find that they have ______________ (purchase) an average of twenty gifts costing $20 each — $400 total.

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    7. At the end of each year, many parents find that they have ______________ (purchase) an average of twenty gifts costing $20 each — $400 total.
  8. However, some families have ______________ (decide) to go against the trend.

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    8. However, some families have ______________ (decide) to go against the trend.
  9. My best friend has ______________ (save) money and effort by having small birthday parties for her son.

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    9. My best friend has ______________ (save) money and effort by having small birthday parties for her son.
  10. The savings have ______________ (reach) $500, and she is putting the money toward his college education.

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    10. The savings have ______________ (reach) $500, and she is putting the money toward his college education.