EXERCISE M4-3Present vs. past participles
Click on the correct participle in the parentheses.
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1 of 10
Some of the younger campers were too (tired / tiring) to climb the mountain.
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2 of 10
The noise in the hall was (distracted / distracting) to me.
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3 of 10
I saw an (interested / interesting) program on television last night.
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4 of 10
Many people feel (disgusted / disgusting) by industry’s pollution of our air, land, and water.
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5 of 10
Megan worked on her art project for eight hours but still she was not (satisfied / satisfying).
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6 of 10
When the bridge collapsed into the river, the people who were watching became (horrified / horrifying).
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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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8 of 10
Producers generally avoid making (depressed / depressing) movies because the public won’t pay to see them.
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9 of 10
Three weeks after his promotion, Al decided that being the boss was (bored / boring).
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10 of 10
The exhibit on the La Brea tar pits was (fascinated / fascinating).
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